Bang
Bang
Icebreaker, non-active, circle
Time - Short (5-10 minutes)
Group Size - Any, but can get slow in larger groups
Equipment Needed - None
Everyone stands in a circle, making a gun shape with their hands. In an icebreaker situation, everyone would go around the circle and say their names.
The leader will call out a name of someone, who then has to duck before the people either side of them can turn and shoot them by saying BANG! The slowest person to say BANG is eliminated, unless the person in the middle was too slow or another rule was broken.
The last person to be eliminated also says the next name.
People can also be eliminated if they shoot or duck without needing to, or firing across the circle once multiple people have been eliminated (magic bullet).
Rounds continue until only two people remain, at which point they duel, where they stand back to back in the centre. Someone will call Walk, at which point they start walking, until Draw is called, where the fastest to turn and say BANG is the winner.
Variations
Not-Bang - the word when firing can be any word or phrase except BANG. Anyone who says the word BANG is out. The final round may also involve listening for an odd one out in a category as the cue to fire
Story Bang - the person calling a name tells a short story that eventually uses someone’s name, which is then the cue to duck and fire. The final round also uses a story that uses the words Walk and Draw
Mathematical Bang - Everyone is assigned a number. Rather than calling a name, the caller will present a simple maths equation. The answer indicates who must duck. The final round may also use listening for an odd one out in a common sequence, such as prime numbers or multiples of something
Musical Bang - Everyone chooses a band or artist. Rather than calling names, the caller says the name of a song belonging to one of the artists. Whoever has that artist then has to duck. A further variation would be to sing the song. The final round involves picking the odd one out for a certain artist.