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Nuer Stick Balance Walk

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PLAYERS
2+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
MEASUREMENTS

A course roughly 20-30ft (6-9m) long.

HOW TO PLAY
1

Each player balances a long stick horizontally across one open palm at the starting line.

2

On the signal, players walk carefully along the marked course, keeping the stick balanced without steadying it with the other hand.

3

If the stick falls, the player must stop, pick it up, rebalance it, and continue from that spot.

4

Players may switch the stick to the other palm partway through if their group agrees to allow it beforehand.

5

The first player to complete the course with the stick still balanced at the finish wins.