This M&M game is based on Van Halen’s legendary rider demands, which included a requirement that each venue provided a bowl of M&Ms, but with all the brown ones removed.
Here’s how to play the Rock Star Rider M&M game:
Resources
- Large bags of M&Ms – 1 per team
- Personalized M&Ms (if playing that variation – see below)
- Bowls – 1 per team
- Paper plates – 1-6 per team (depending on which variation you play – see below)
- Prize (if applicable)
Preparation
Split your youth group into teams. If it’s a smaller group, this M&M game could be played individually. Otherwise, split the group into teams with the same number of players.
Rules / Variations
There are a few different ways to play Rock Star Rider:
1. Authentic Experience – The youth have to empty the bag of M&Ms into the bowl. In keeping with the Van Halen tradition, they have to remove only the brown M&Ms and place them on the paper plate (only one plate per team is needed in this version).
2. Super-Demanding Rock Star – The youth empty the bag of M&Ms into the bowl. In this version, they have to separate out all the different colored M&Ms on to separate paper plates (6 plates per team will be needed – one for each color). This version will therefore take a little longer than the first version.
3. Needle-In-A-Haystack – To play this version, you’ll need to order personalized M&Ms beforehand. You’ll also need to be the one to empty the bags of M&Ms into the bowls before you start playing.
Next, put one personalized M&M into each bowl. It’s best to put this at the bottom of the bowl and should be the same as one of the six regular colors, so that it’s camouflaged.
To play, teams have to find the personalized M&M. If one of the teams achieves that too quickly, consider continuing the game by playing one of the other two versions of the Rock Star Rider M&M game.
Winner
The team that completes their task first. Consider giving a pack of personalized M&Ms as a prize – this could have your youth group’s logo on it or something else distinct to your youth group. Use the banner below to get a discount on your order.
Question: Can you think of any other variants of this M&M game? Let us know in the comments below.
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