Season 1 / Episode 5
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1 · Prize task
Most pretentious thing
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Protect the popcorn with an impenetrable fort
Protect the popcorn with an impenetrable fort. In 10 minutes, Tom will try to eat the popcorn. You may not move the popcorn. You may not…
3 · Puzzle task
Pick up all 26 flowers and deliver them to Tom's vase
Pick up all 26 flowers and deliver them to Tom's vase. You may only advance to collect the next flower when you correctly guess that…
4 · Team task
Get the giraffe in the bath
Get the giraffe in the bath. If you touch the grass, or the giraffe touches the grass, or you touch the giraffe, You must start again.…
5 · Live task · Team task
As a team, use your own shadows to spell Taskmaster
As a team, use your own shadows to spell Taskmaster. You must spell one letter at a time. A letter will be captured every 10 seconds. Every…
Play this episode at home
All 5 tasks can be played at home, about 1 hour of play.
You’ll need
- anything from around the house
- bowl of popcorn
- cushions, boxes and blankets
- flowers
- vase
- paper and pen
- big soft-toy or inflatable giraffe
- paddling pool or tub
- broom, rope, sheets
- sunshine or a bright torch
- phone camera
Prepare beforehand
- Pick up all 26 flowers and deliver them to Tom's vase: Line up about 10 paper or real flowers along a path, each with a secret one-word password the host knows (a colour, an animal, a fruit).
Changes for playing at home
- Pick up all 26 flowers and deliver them to Tom's vase: Use about 10 flowers; the host says only yes or no to each password guess.
- Get the giraffe in the bath: Use a soft-toy or inflatable giraffe and a paddling pool; nobody may touch the giraffe or the grass.