Pumpkin Chunkin' Catapult Contest
Halloween Party
P
PLAYERS
Teams of 2-6
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
- A catapult, trebuchet, or air cannon
- Pumpkins of a standard weight
- A measuring wheel or tape for distance
- A clear launch field
MEASUREMENTS
Launch fields typically need several hundred yards of clear open space for safe landings.
HOW TO PLAY
1
Each team loads a pumpkin of the agreed standard weight into their launching device.
2
The team fires the pumpkin down the marked launch field while officials watch the landing zone for safety.
3
Officials measure the distance from the launch point to where the pumpkin first made contact with the ground.
4
Each team gets an equal number of launches, with their single farthest distance counting as their score.
5
The team whose pumpkin traveled the farthest distance without leaving the marked field wins the contest.