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Torres Strait Pearl Shell Relay

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PLAYERS
4+ in teams
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Scatter shell tokens along a marked stretch of ground for each team.

2

The first player collects one shell and carries it in cupped hands, without dropping it, to the team bucket.

3

They run back and tag the next teammate, who collects another shell.

4

Continue until all shells for that team have been collected.

5

The team that empties its stretch of shells first wins.