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Vanuatu Sand Drawing Challenge

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PLAYERS
2+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Outdoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

One player demonstrates a continuous looping figure drawn in the sand with a single stick, without lifting it until the pattern is finished.

2

Other players study the pattern, then take turns attempting to recreate the exact same continuous line from memory.

3

A completed drawing must connect back to its starting point in one unbroken line to count as successful.

4

Judges or the group compare each attempt to the original for accuracy and smoothness of the line.

5

The player whose recreation most closely matches the original design is declared the round's winner, and a new pattern is chosen for the next round.