3-6-9

Procedure

• 1. Have the participants stand in a circle facing inward, and designate one person to be the starter.

  2. All the participants will say the starting chant together before beginning the game. See video below.

  3. The starting person will start by saying the number, “1,” and in a clockwise manner, each subsequent person will count upward continuing until someone messes up.

  4. Whenever the number has a “3,” “6”, or “9,” that participant must clap, and cannot say the number.

  5. In the case of doubles, triples, etc., (33, 36, 63, 96, 336, 369, etc.) the participant must clap twice or thrice respectively.

  6. Once someone messes up a number or the clap, that person is eliminated.

  7. The remaining participants in that group will start again until the next person is eliminated.

  8. The facilitator must decide how long the game will go (last one standing, last 2, last 3, etc.).

1. Repeat as many times as time allows.

Variations

• • You may also decide not to do it elimination style and simply see how high of a number a group can reach.

• To make things more difficult, you can add different actions to do for different numbers like jumping for multiples of ‘5’.

Notes

• • The facilitator may participate in this activity.

  • You may divide participants into smaller groups, but the activity is playable for any group size. It is still recommended, however, to have at least 4 players in each group.

  • Keep in mind, if playing elimination style, the larger the group, the longer the eliminated players will have to wait to play again.