Natalia Eryasheva
Mix-Quest-Jumanji-Glitter-Halloween-Show “Unbelievable Creep.” Holiday scenario
Celebration All Saints' Day is somewhat foreign to the Russian and Russian people, especially the older generation. Children perceive the refusal to carry out this holiday, as a limitation of one’s own freedoms in the world of entertainment. I considered it possible and wiser to transform mindless horror stories into an intellectual team game with a magical twist. That's what came out of it.
Uncanny horror
Characters and performers:
Fiona (from m/f "Shrek")
Bloody Witch (from the film "Alice in Wonderland")
Medusa Gorgon (from the film "Percy Jackson - The Lightning Thief")
Maleficent (from the film "Maleficent")
Hermione Granger (from the film "Harry Potter")
Rawk or Shelma (from the film "X-Men")
Morgana (from m/f "King Arthur")
Jadis or the White Queen (from the film "The Chronicles of Narnia")
Scenario:
Disturbing music sounds. Track No. 1
In the corners of the attic there are benches with props for all stages of the game. It gives the impression of neglect and clutter.
There is an inscription on the mirror: attic "Gorge of Deceptive Lights".
Belatrix Lestrange, displeasedly walking around the hall, grumbles under her breath. nose:
My God... I made it... who would have thought that in my next life I would become a sorceress for the amusement of the crowd... What a villainous fate! She was a death eater, and now?
transforms, speaks with an evil mockery, lowering it to creepy whisper:
Dear ladies and gentlemen, magicians and elves, witches and sorceresses, as well as all oddities and supernatural things! Welcomes you "Gorge of Deceptive Lights"! Welcome to our old attic! Among our trash you can find a lot of terribly interesting things! But... beware... and be alert! We have gathered here not just to exchange horror stories and warm bones, our goal is much more sophisticated...
(an excerpt of a song is played "B2" "Staying Alive") (Track No. 2)
Belatrix throws films into the cauldron, begins to cast a spell, a glow appears in the cauldron, accompanied by music stage movie heroines appear, spin around the cauldron and freeze like puppets.
B.L., looking around in surprise:
What a parade of planets! What should I do with this! OK! Do you want to be creepy? - You will get it! Creepy, as they say, and in Africa creepy! I'll give you some real entertainment now “A la walking through torment!”
Addresses the audience:
Are you ready to dive into a world of mystery and adventure?
In chorus - yes!
Ready to get a few gray streaks in your hair?
In chorus - yes!
Are you ready for a surge of adrenaline in your young... and not so... blood?
In chorus - yes!
Divides participants into 2 teams depending on artifact: a bat wing or chicken foot they received upon entering the hall.
I warn you! Embarrassment and indifference will be severely punished, so be careful not to lazily doze off in the corner! You will spend this entire evening in constant drive. Remember, the all-seeing eye, (raises his hand with a skull or glass ball, watches the slightest grin of everyone.
Here utter horror, not a siesta,
There is no place for crybabies and whiners in the quest!
Jumanji doesn't mind hitting your nerves -
Let the mystical night come!
Now we are moving our symbolic clock to midnight and starting to have fun in a way that is not childish!
The clock on the table moves to midnight, 12 strikes sound... (Track No. 3)
Belatrix takes out a game from a dark corner "Jumanji", places her in the center of the table and casts a spell that brings her to action:
Ai! Laurie lantar lassi surinen,
Yeni unotime ve ramar aldaron!
Yeni ve linte yuldar avanier
Mi oromardi lise-miruvoreva
Andune sang, Vardo tellumar
Well Luini Yassen Tintilar and Eleni
Omario eirotari-lirinen!
The sounds of ritual drums are heard. (Track No. 4)
All the movie characters perform several movements, freeze in strange poses, and the animated Gorgon jellyfish steps forward.
Medusa Gorgon:
Preening in front of the mirror, sighing, addressing the audience with mockery:
Eyes are like a mirror of the soul,
But don’t rush to look at mine...
I clear thrones with my gaze,
Believe me! He's scary! Gorgon Gaze!
And yet, I am very glad that you came to see me... living beings so rarely come to see me... there are only stones around... (bragging) I have collected an excellent collection of stone statues here... not interested? Or maybe you would like to complement it? No? It's a pity... well... I'm not asking you if you want to play! You are already in the game! I love stones, I like stones!
(creepy laughter sounds)
I really hope that not everyone will get to the end of it... and then... I will find you (ominously...
Reads out the first message of the game
Forwarding game No. 1.
Glass is treacherous - no doubt about it,
The sorcerer left a mark on him,
He will show you the path of circulation,
Where is the very important code found...
Props: 7 glossy magazines, each of them has a fingerprint. 2 glasses with prints, tape, white powder, brushes for application, 2 encryption (page - line - word - letter).
1st task: Find the desired magazine using a fingerprint taken from a glass. Using the magazine, you can read the encryption that is left under the glass. A word is made from it "DECK". (answer - Gorgon)
There is a song about the Gypsy with an old deck from the film "Ah, vaudeville..." (Track No. 5)
All movie characters pick up a card, perform several movements with it, and fan themselves with it like fans. The revived Fiona steps forward and collects all the cards into the deck.
Fiona:
Throwing up our hands, romantically twirling around hall:
Oh! How wonderful it is!
So romantic! In crowd! In Game! Without any hope of returning...
Oh sorry! I’m so... contradictory all over... apparently, the long loneliness and... a large supply of dragon blood in the basement are taking its toll - it’s SO INSPIRING! ... here... it's gone again... let me throw the dice, and then...
Throws stones into the game, counts the dropped number of squares with a chip
Reads out the second message of the game
Forwarding game No. 2.
Here it is important to fold the suits like this,
To get a hint...
Props: 2 decks of cards, each deck contains a hint about the order of the suits, 2 bottles of tomato juice (dragon’s blood, cocktail straws.
Fiona:
(After deciphering the inscriptions on the decks, with a touch of boring secularism and stiffness from an aristocratic salon)
Dear friends! As a true princess of the royal dynasty... I offer you a small aperitif in the style of the traditions of the thirtieth kingdom - a cocktail "Dragon's Blood"… (change of mood - crazy robber) Let me guess! (sorts through the deck) your journey begins... at the bottom of this bottle!
2nd task: On the end of the deck, if it is folded correctly, it is scratched "Drink Me". The flasks contain dragon blood. To get to the containers, you need to quickly drain the flask. (answer: Fiona)
Music from the film is playing "Harry Potter" (Track No. 6)
Hermione comes to life, rushes to the pile of books, grabs herself some textbooks.
All movie characters portray (pantomime) indignation at such an excessive desire for knowledge. She waves everyone away, everyone freezes.
Hermione:
(in response, rolls his eyes indignantly)
My God! Your learning potential is as poor as a toothpick! Exams are coming soon, and you should all have fun!
movie characters:
It's the holidays!
Hermione:
Holidays!
dumbfounded...
How did I miss everything?
comes to his senses...
Doesn't matter! Even the holidays should be spent with benefit for the mind! I’m not suggesting that you learn Arabic, or take a course of rune spells in a week!
in response to her - for a moment they came to life movie characters:
You can!
Hermione:
proudly, playfully, defiantly...
I! Yes! I can! but that's beside the point!
with a professorial look...
Now it's my turn to throw stones!
dreamily…
I. let it be... something intellectual...
Throws stones into the game, counts the dropped number of squares with a chip
Reads out the third message of the game
Forwarding game No. 3.
Not gibberish, only English,
But you must read us quickly.
We are parts of the whole, there are many of us,
Put us together and you will find a way...
Props: sheets of paper, pens for recording translations, English dictionaries.
3rd task: Take notes written in English from the container, translate them into Russian, find puzzles (9 pieces, make a club card from them, find a note on it. (answer: Hermione)
music from the film is playing "X-Men". (Track No. 7)
All movie characters make several movements. Rawk comes to the fore. Waving his cloak. He walks around the hall in a circle. He gestures around everyone gathered.
Roke:
arrogant and tired...
These are the problems that ordinary people have... They want drive... adrenaline... But here every day, like a tigress on a curbstone - every minute you prepare to jump through a fiery hoop...
Smiling insidiously, he takes off his glove and approaches some of the participants...
Maybe I should touch you! Let's see how much of this adrenaline remains in your blood after Roke's touch? Or in yours? Will there be any life left there at all?
He grins sadly and puts on his glove again...
Relax... My job now is just to throw stones...
Throws stones into the game, counts the dropped number of squares with a chip
Reads out the fourth message of the game
Forwarding game No. 4.
I keep a secret to myself,
Carry me quickly to the fire...
Props: lighters, candles
4th task: develop a note using a candle. (answer - Rouk)
music from the film is playing "Maleficent". (Track No. 8)
All the movie characters gather in a tight circle, then disperse. Maleficent steps forward from the circle.
Silently looking around the room...
Maleficent:
addresses the raven sitting on her staff...
Look, my friend, how many monsters there are here... Should we turn them into a horde of spiders? so... just for fun...
as if thinking out loud...
Oh, these monsters... and then it turns out that someone loves them with real true love... They have nothing to do here in the Enchanted Forest... Let them make their way through other thickets... We must look into the Book of Secrets...
finds an old book, blows the dust off it, sorts through the pages...
Hmm... there’s no need for any witchcraft here! put everything on the line with fate and send him into the wilds of books!
Throws stones into the game, counts the dropped number of squares with a chip
Reads out the fifth message of the game
Forwarding game No. 5.
I'm ready to give them to you,
All I have to do is find me...
Props: alphabet, piece of paper and pen for writing the title of a book, several books for surroundings
5th task: Use the code in the note to decipher the name of the book where the list of celebrities is hidden, and find it. (answer: Maleficent)
music from the film is playing "The Chronicles of Narnia". (Track No. 9)
Jadis comes to life, walks around the movie characters, touches them with his staff - they come to life, touches them again - they freeze.
Jadis or White Queen:
He turns sharply into the hall and laughs ominously...
Well, here we are, pathetic little people! Is it possible to defeat the White Queen! Naive fools...
Dreamily closes his eyes...
With what pleasure I would sprinkle your blood on a sacrificial stone...
Starts screaming...
Enough games!
Ominously...
I will entangle you in a net... I will send you into dark labyrinths from which you cannot escape... Oh! Great witchcraft, great deceit!
Laughs...
You created the Internet - a shaky hope... After all, it is so deceptive, so fickle... The slightest mistake - and you are lost! Go ahead, pathetic people...
Throws stones into the game, counts the dropped number of squares with a chip
Reads out the sixth message of the game
Forwarding game No. 6.
There are 10 of us, we are rushing to help,
It's time to find out the number from the secrets -
Remember him for everyone's sake...
Props: cell phones with Internet, pieces of paper and a pen for writing down the phone number
6th task: Decipher a series of numbers, determine that they represent telephone numbers by which you can find out the code number. (answer: Jadis)
music from the film is playing "Alice in Wonderland". (Track #10)
All the movie characters gradually come to life, portraying (pantomime) panic, rushing around stage. The last to come to life is the Bloody Witch. He runs forward, everyone freezes...
Blood Witch:
Head off the shoulders!
vindictively...
The insidious spies of my impostor sister! I'll feed them all to my Jabberwocky!
wringing his hands picturesquely...
You can't trust anyone...
He lifts his head and walks around the crowd in the manner of Napoleon...
starts screaming, stomping his feet...
I won't. I won't. I won't.
changes the mood...
I have changed my mind. Wonderful thoughts are born in my wonderful head, not like my stupid sister. Give me one as a sacrifice! As unusual as me! POSSLUUUSHNOOOGGGGOO!
teams choose who will be the victim of the Bloody Witch...
Blood Witch:
falls on the throne...
Where's my pig?
He puts his feet on the pig, addresses the selected victims one by one...
Would you like a pig? And you?.
in vain... It relieves the heaviness in the legs...
jumps up and runs to the game...
Throws stones into the game, counts the dropped number of squares with a chip
Reads out the seventh message of the game
Forwarding game No. 7.
One of all will step into the darkness -
His success lies in trust,
The commands are adamant,
For self-willed people it is legal...
Blood Witch:
opens the doors to the theater hall, takes out blindfolds for the victims...
What, my obedients! The time has come for your sacrifices... Laughs...
mood transition - screams...
Otherwise, head off your shoulders!
Props: red threads, blindfolds, bells
7th task: Access to the puzzle folder through a laser alarm "in the blind". The team directs the movement. (answer: Bloody Witch)
commands receive folders without opening them. Everyone returns to the hall.
music sounds. (Track No. 11)
All movie characters stand in a semicircle, slowly swaying from side to side. Morgan's back is standing in the center. Slowly he raises his hands, covers himself with his cloak, and turns around sharply.
Morgana:
Walking up to the table with the game, wrapping his arms around himself...
How close is fate...
almost the end of the game!
Talking to myself...
Yes... mighty Morgana... you can decide the fate of these children...
But will they be able to appreciate your gift? People are so treacherous...
He begins to cast magic over the game table, as if falling into a trance...
Ash anzg durbatuluk,
ash nazg gimbutul
Ash nazg trakatuluk,
Annon edellen, edro hi ammen!
Fennas nogatrim, lasto bet lammen!
Throws stones into the game, counts the dropped number of squares with a chip
Reads out the last message of the game
Forwarding game No. 8.
The last push, you are at the goal!
Where is the logic, you wanted to know?
Find, find out - everyone can do this,
But the essence is like in the jungle and in jumanji:
Connect the links of the chain -
Here is the salvation of the winners...
Props: sheets of paper and pen for deciphering the rebus
Morgana:
returns to his place among the frozen movie characters...
It’s time for you to learn the finger of fate -
then the game will end!
freezes...
8th task: Decipher your puzzle. Find the item and apply the code. Open the suitcase with prizes. (answer: Morgana)
Teams find a suitcase with sweet prizes and open it together
bring to Front Belatrix appears on stage
B.L., surprised:
Wow! Everything worked out... what a shame.
comes to her senses, transforms again into an arrogant sorceress...
You're in luck, Muggle bunch!
big... big...
and we will meet again...
Music is playing. (Track No. 12)
He slams the game and waves his wand. All the movie characters come to life, fly in a circle and disappear into another room.
return to bow and introduce the participants. (Track No. 13)
corporate transition game
in the style of "JUMANJI"
Tagline
“She knows that you have a game...”
“A game for those who want to go beyond the boundaries of everyday life”
“Lions, monkeys and herds... Oh, God, what a game!”
"Saving Private Alan"
From the author . Based on this scenario plan, a unique model of your event can be developed, which synthesizes different genre trends and styles. For example, the theme of “saving private Alan” can be built on the principle of a military show.
Preamble (it is possible to use the text as an announcement): Corporate party “Company N vs. Queen Jumana”, stylized after the popular feature and animated films “Jumanji”, as well as the network game of the same name. Stunning show numbers, elements of happenings (participation of the audience in the development of the plot) and dynamic team games will become a brilliant, unforgettable event in the life of your team.
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We invite you to make a space-time leap! Transition to another dimension! We don't know what awaits you THERE. We just assume that it will be something incomprehensible!
Make your move, gentlemen! Enter a world of wonder and adventure through the Gate of the Elements. And you will discover something in yourself and about each other... that you never even thought about. It is in this game that you will be able to release from the depths of your world the spirit of warriors, brave travelers and tireless seekers.
Your goal: to remove the spell of the Silver Queen Jumana (silver pearl - translation from ancient Arabic) and free young Alan from many years of captivity in the “There-There Otherworld”.
Actors and characters
Heroes:
Young Alan is a misfit who finds himself in the magical world against his will. In our interpretation, Alan is an eternal child, since he does not live his own life in an alien, even hostile territory. Over the years of his stay in Jumanji, the boy never remembered the clue that could take him out of the game and return him home. Alan is endowed with a funny disposition and a keen sense of justice. In a word, in the boy, the characteristics of the rogue Dunno, the adventurer Tom Sawyer, the proud Kai and the peacemaker Jim Hawkins from Stevenson’s novel “Treasure Island” are intricately intertwined.
Pilgrims are guests of the party. They have the ability to influence the development of the plot. The fate of Alan, the country of Jumanji, and, finally, their own choice of the path home depends on the pilgrims.
Antiheroes:
Queen Jumana is a dazzling beauty. Cold or hot - at your discretion. The diva sits (or rather reclines) on a throne resembling a sea shell. The royal person is silent and arrogant, conveying messages and orders through body language. In her demeanor she is more reminiscent of a sacred Matriarch or a queen bee. It cannot be said unequivocally that Jumana personifies evil. The Queen stands guard over the secrets and interests of her mysterious country, hidden from the prying eye. And her position is worthy of respect.
The queen's assistants and associates are earth and water magicians; charmers of creeping reptiles and spider legs.
and/or
Gray Cardinal Raven - Advisor to Her Majesty. This character is the frontman of the evening. He holds competitions and follows the rules of the game. The wise bird also does not stand among the dark forces. Rather, it is an arbitrator. Raven is wearing a silver-black cloak with torn edges; his forehead is crowned with either a horn or a beak.
The Raven character can be replaced with a shaman.
The queen's subjects are lions, monkeys, snakes, crocodiles, spiders. All together they annoy the heroes in every possible way. Their sabotaging actions have a purpose: not to let Alan out of the green world of Jumanji. The boy knows too much! The maximum task is to keep the newly arrived pilgrims inside the Otherworld.
Citizens of Jumanji may be “living masks” as tall as a person.
Artifacts
The Gate or Wormhole (according to Wheeler) is an imitation of a stone arch entwined with wild ivy or a semblance of a huge keyhole through which guests find themselves in another dimension.
Chips - Magic stones or Crystals of fate (green - for antiheroes, red - for pilgrims). It is possible to use life-size puppets or costumes “Elephant”, “Lion”, “Crocodile”, “Monkey”.
Scenario plan
Pre-Audience Engagement
A stylish way to invite someone to a party would be to have correspondence delivered to your office by a “special communications officer” (a Jumana ambassador in eco-clothes with animal paint, an African shaman, an actor in a Raven costume).
The Ambassador will solemnly unroll a scroll in front of the assembled members of your team and read aloud the text of the message (decree) of the Pearl Queen of the country of Jumanji.
The contents of the scroll are approximately the following: “...One of you (looks meaningfully around everyone, as if looking for a lawbreaker) owns an object that does not belong to him.
On such and such a day and hour, in such and such a place, you must all gather together - and this is not discussed! In order to transfer an object that does not belong to you, which is the sacred game “Fanorona”, into the hands of Raven - the faithful servant of the mistress of the seas and forests, mistress of the elements and so on, Her Majesty the Pearl Queen Jumana.
Disobeying the will of the Greatest Jumana means admitting your surrender in a game that has already begun. Whether you want it or not...”
The messenger bows ceremoniously and leaves your office. Forever. There will not be a second invitation from the queen! Make up your mind right now, you have 5 minutes!;)
The message contains an invitation to play on behalf of Queen Jumana:
“Mistress of the seas and forests, mistress of the elements and so on, Her Majesty the Pearl Queen Jumana awaits you on such and such a day and hour in such and such a place.
The game of Jumanji has already begun and you are in it. Therefore, a negative answer is not accepted. Those who refuse will be forever deprived of a visa to the Tam-Tam Otherworld.”
Scene One - "Transition"
Guests will immediately be immersed in the celebration of hoaxes, adventures and unexpected transformations stated in the invitations. You and your friends will feel like pioneers in unknown, mysterious worlds that exist beyond the limits of modern knowledge of Natural phenomena.
An arch will be placed in the Welcome zone, marking that same mysterious transition from reality to the Otherworld. Or a certain line has been drawn (air flow, haze, sound signal), beyond which the Gate guard will meet you. He will let anyone through who says the secret password.
So, each new arrival has the right to write a task on a piece of paper and put a “forfeit” in the Chest of Secret Desires. All guests who agree not only to write tasks, but also to complete them subsequently receive an identification number.
The Cup then passes into the hands of Arbiter Raven. He takes it to the stage.
After guests are “teleported” to another dimension, they will be taken to the Winners' Alley. Here, depending on your emphasis, both stylized eco-stands depicting milestones and achievements of your company, and neon projections of parallel worlds can be placed (at your discretion, the storyline can be transferred to different metaphysical planes: from outer space, man-made the future to the fairy forest, etc. - Author's note).
Against the backdrop of all this fantasy splendor, guests will be able to take photos and also listen to a (comic) lecture from Raven about the dangers of breaking the rules and serenely jumping from one dimension to another.
Here you will have fun and play a little prank with funny monkeys. These heroes are good-natured, but extremely spoiled. They can steal some item from an unwary guest and demand a ransom for it (for example, play snow hunt - the description of the game is in the appendix; dance with them; drink a magic potion; jump on one leg the distance from the arch to the storage of looted treasures) .
From the author. Guests should be warned about possible pranks, let them give the thieving monkeys the opportunity to frolic, and take something insignificant with them for the evening (an empty wallet, a cheap chain, key chains, keys from nowhere, an old cell phone - in any case, the “stolen” will be returned to the owner ).
Musical themes from the movie “Jumanji”: The Game, Rampage Through Town will add a mystical mood to the evening. As well as psychedelic “music of the spheres” and ritual rhythms of African drums.
Scene two. Immersion in the Tam-Tam Otherworld
When the guests took their places in the hall, the lights go out. Only the stage is slightly illuminated and shrouded in a mysterious bluish haze.
In complete silence, sounds gradually increase - they are beating tom-toms. Finally, the blows merge with a war cry. Bright lights flash, simulating bonfires. Jackals howl, tigers growl, hyenas cry - the atmosphere of a wild forest is frightening and at the same time fascinating for a city dweller.
Frightened monkeys are darting around the guests' tables. They report with horror that a hunter is coming for them. And he follows the unfortunate Alan. Oh, goddess Diana, where are the heroes who will save the boy from death!?
Meanwhile, shots are heard and a couple of monkeys fall as if killed. The angry voice of the “hunter” is heard.
While the hunter resolves himself with a tirade, the wounded monkeys rise and, looking around warily, comically hobble after their escaped fellow tribesmen.
Everything is quiet again. Unexpectedly for everyone, the space is illuminated with rainbow light, a rainbow motif sounds, accompanied by the singing of birds and the sound of falling water streams.
A waterfall can be recreated using blue and white LED lamps. The stage decor itself may imply the Green Castle, overgrown with strange flowers and vines that have sent out their gigantic roots.
From the author. A budget option for site design involves a play of light and iconic objects. Large cubes from the game, models of animals, video projections of views of a mysterious forest and desert. The sounds also help the audience to immerse themselves in another dimension.
So Alan appears on stage: he carefreely whistles and hums a song. He makes jokes about the newly emboldened monkeys poking their faces out from behind the scenes.
Having finally made sure that the danger has passed, the monkeys begin to dance, dragging the boy along with them.
Raven appears on the scene. Greets the pilgrims and calls their leader (the first person in your company) to the stage. The Arbiter initiates the leader into the background of the events that took place in the world of Jumanji before the appearance of Alan, and subsequently everyone who penetrated into the Tam-Tam Otherworld.
The legend of Jumanji may bear your company's imprint. For example, certain key events will merge with the history of Jumanji. Either your appearance is a fateful event for all the inhabitants of Jumanji: the boy was clearly in a different dimension. He upsets the balance of power in both worlds.
The head of the company can make a stylized speech-address to employees, partners or clients. It is also possible to show a corporate film.
The official part will be completed by the exit ceremony of Queen Jumana. Her appearance should be the climactic event in the plot. The royal personage is carried out on a palanquin under an embroidered canopy by four formidable Moors armed with swords.
Raven, a faithful servant and great diplomat, bows respectfully to Her Majesty and introduces the guests to her. She graciously accepts the gifts of pilgrims: according to ancient custom, envoys of other states presented rich and significant offerings to the monarch. In our case, this could be Fanoron's game.
However, returning the artifact is only half the battle! Ahead of the pilgrims are tests appointed by the Game itself.
And the tests will begin right in the hall with a game of Fanta.
The raven will call out the participant's number and take out a card with a task (in the note there are variants of tasks). Along with the guest cards, the chest will also contain fake tasks from the Queen’s cunning and treacherous servants. Their tasks are not so simple, they have a catch. The more guessed tasks the guests have on their account, the more red chips from Jumanji residents they have. This means that it will be easier for you to win at Fanoron!
After the intellectual and educational game, guests will be treated to a thematic composition performed by a children's choir or dance group. After touching children's singing, a hoax will take place performed by an illusionist with the participation of the audience.
A less expensive version of the production can be built on the fiery dances of the already familiar monkeys with access to the audience in the hall. A master class in drumming, native dancing and other colorful exotics is possible.
According to the plot, the ball will be divided into two parts. Before the game starts and after it ends.
At the end of the illusion, Raven will invite all guests to the game.
Guests who do not wish to take part in active entertainment can stroll through the laughter room; visit the Salon of Magic and Wizardry; take a virtual safari; try your hand at the master class area - all the fun of your choice.
Fanorona Game Profile
Interesting fact: Fanorona for the inhabitants of Madagascar is not only a game, but also a cult artifact. The movements of the chips on the board symbolize the movement of the stars and their influence on the destinies of people; astrologers use the game to calculate favorable and dangerous days.
On the dance floor (playground, hall, etc.) a polypropylene (any washable and weather-resistant material will do) light carpet with a black mesh of 5 × 9 dots is laid out (picture in appendix). The points are connected by lines defining the directions of moves. The game involves 22 “chips” on each side.
A virtual projection can be used as a field. This is a more expensive product to implement, but also more spectacular in terms of entertainment. In this case, the players sit on their seats, only directing their virtual “chips”. Queen challenges and violation challenges remain active.
From the author. If there are a lot of people who want to play, then you can give the players the opportunity to replace each other. Like, “my injury is incompatible with life, only fire water will prevent me from dying.” The referee also has the right to bring new players onto the field, replacing offenders. It's easy to break the rules; these include attempts to knock opponents off the field outside the game, deception, and provocations (which is what the hosts do most often, since their task is to lose in this game - this is a note for internal use)
The goal of the game is to capture as many enemy stones (“chips”) as possible. Each lost “chip” means a “test”. This means a kind of test for the guests. For example, a frantic dance with snakes (artificial, of course) or the competition “I am a parrot. Talk to me." If the residents of Jumanji lose the “chips,” then part of the pilgrim team is released (in batches, not one person at a time. Otherwise, the game will last indefinitely).
Each winning move gives the pilgrims the right to a hint. The more clues Alan has, the faster he will return to our world. In any situation on the board, the boy Alan will be freed and the pilgrims, having won, will leave the mythical country.
Sample puzzles and hints:
A trick awaits you at the target:
The earth will suddenly disappear from under your feet.
Answer: earthquake. But you can’t say the code word out loud, you need to demonstrate it. Alan will figure out your message and, under the influence of some external forces, will fall.
The Pilgrims' totem (chip) is a red crystal. The owners have green.
The crystals along with the players are placed on the field as shown in the picture. The first turn is for the guests of Tam-Tam Otherworld.
There are two options for a move: simply moving or capturing enemy stones.
A simple move simply involves moving one of your stones along a line to an adjacent point.
A captivating move results in one or more of the opponent's stones being removed from the board.
Scene three. Quitting the game
The guests return to their seats amid victorious fanfare.
Monkeys march through the auditorium onto the stage, marching bravely. To add even more surrealism to this already paradoxical and irrational show, the monkeys frantically beat small drums with small sticks and sing with genuine enthusiasm. The procession is led by Alan.
The whole company appears before the Queen. Raven reminds the ruler of her promise - if she wins the game, she will release the boy and his saviors from Jumanji. The Pearl Queen, although reluctantly, is forced to agree.
It's time for fun!
Suddenly the holiday is abruptly interrupted by a series of angry warnings and curses addressed to Alan and his friends. It was the invisible hunter who had not lost his warlike mood who reappeared. He did not abandon his inexplicable idea - to physically eliminate the boy.
However, by this point a lot had changed. Alan is no longer that scared, confused boy. He demands to be given a gun loaded with a fair amount of salt. Alan is given a weapon and he takes aim. A shot rings out...
Squeal-squeak! Pleas for medical assistance. And this was once a formidable and dangerous hunter! You can hear the patter of his feet, something collapses and rattles. The villain is not just defeated. He runs away in disgrace, dropping all his ammunition as he goes!
The spirit of fun and victory reigns again.
Trainers appear on stage with a number of your choice. For example, parrots, python, crocodile, monkeys. If programs with animals are not planned, then it is possible to include costumed show numbers.
Then, to a solemn song (this could be your company's Anthem), Alan descends into the hall. He's free! Residents of Jumanji see him off, some monkeys wipe away their tears. The raven asks not to forget them and one day to return again to their wonderful world, full of yet unsolved secrets.
The official staging part of the evening ends on this triumphant note.
If you choose a lottery as a continuation of interactive entertainment, it will go according to the following scenario:
Raven holds a New Year's carnival lottery.
Those who wish take turns drawing numbers, and Raven presents you with an item or part of an outfit, after reading out a poem.
You are so beautiful today
We send - to the Maldives
(a chest wreath of flowers is issued).
I should give you a cap,
Let your guests wear safari-style clothing for your event. Although you can make the costumes yourself. For example, deep plastic plates make wonderful helmets. The main thing is that the plates have wide edges and a rounded bottom. We make holes, prepare ties (jute twine is quite suitable for ties). In case you don’t want to “bother” personally, you can go to the nearest hunting store and buy simple khaki-colored Panama hats. By the way, instead of helmets, you can offer boys bandanas, and girls scarves with predatory prints.
You can buy children's plastic binoculars and distribute them to children. Just remember to tie a string or rope to them so that kids can put them around their necks.
Decorating the room
Naturally, a Jungle-themed birthday will not succeed if you do not create the right atmosphere. You need to create the atmosphere of the African jungle and set up camp (Outdoor children's birthday party. Where to spend it?). Use green balloons, green fabric drapes, jungle posters, some artificial palm trees, etc.
In addition, you can decorate the room with animal masks, toy animals and balloons with predatory colors. Don’t be lazy and glue animal paw prints made of paper to the floor. Compasses, suitcases, slingshots, binoculars and backpacks can also become excellent decorative elements.
The final touch to create a jungle atmosphere will be music that matches the theme of the holiday. The sounds of nature that you downloaded from the Internet are quite suitable.
Jungle style table
To set the table, use a tablecloth with zebra, tiger, leopard colors or lay a “tarpaulin” one. There are also two options for tableware: either disposable campware or holiday tableware with African-themed designs. On the tables there should be baskets of fruit and bowls of cookies in the shape of animals.
How to entertain children?
Once the preparations are completed - the table is set, and the room looks like a real African jungle - you should think about how to make your birthday fun and memorable. After all, no one is interested in just coming to visit, sitting under a palm tree and, after chewing a treat, peacefully bowing out. The kids need a holiday (by the way, for everything to go off with a bang, read the article “Secrets of organizing a children’s themed party!”). We offer you two games that will undoubtedly interest you and appeal to the birthday boy and his little guests.
Game "King of the Jungle"
Gather participants in a circle. One of the children turns his back to the others, and then the guys begin to pass each other (in a circle) some toy. This continues until the child who turns away shouts: “Tarzan.” Then the one who had the toy at that moment leaves the circle. Then they turn their backs on the other participant who was standing to the right or left of the first “leader”, and the fun is repeated. The game continues until there are two participants left. They are declared the winners.
Competition "Wild Hunt"
You need a coconut and 10-12 plastic bottles that need to be filled with water. Glue pictures of animals onto the bottles. Let there be monkeys on four, elephants on three, lions on one and tigers on two more. Players get ten points for a lion knocked down by a coconut, three for tigers, five for elephants, and one for monkeys. Whoever scored the most points won.
Happy Holidays!
Movie " Jumanji"was released in December, already so far away in 1995. Despite the fact that critics didn’t particularly like the movie, it was quite successful, ultimately collecting 260 million against a budget of 65. Of course, it’s now clear how outdated many of the film’s computer effects are. But I still remember how impressive they were then, during my first viewing. And of course we must not forget about Robin Williams, capable of pulling off almost anything with his game.
I always found it strange that the studio didn't try to make more money from the film's success. No, of course, there was a television series of the same name, and I remember several times coming across news that a sequel to Jumanji was about to begin filming. But years passed, and he was still missing. However, it appears that the studio was planning on making a quick sequel after all. At least he definitely had a script. A scanned copy of it recently surfaced online. Judging by the title page, this is the second version. It is dated July 12, 2000 and written Jonathan Hensley(original screenwriter) with edits from David Ward.
I’ll say right away that none of the characters from the first part appeared in this script. I have no doubt that the studio offered Robin Williams large sums of money to take part in the sequel, but we must assume that he refused. So “Jumanji 2” was connected with the first part only by the game itself and the creatures crawling out of it.
So, the main characters of the failed sequel were to be an American president named Cooper, his wife and two children. The situation in the country's first family is quite tense - Cooper's wife and children accuse him of devoting all his energy to the presidency and thinking about the fate of the country instead of devoting time to them. To defuse the situation a little, Cooper decides to give the children a gift and buys a board game from an antique shop, which naturally turns out to be Jumanji.
After his kids start rolling dice, pandas and a huge python emerge from Jumanji, and then Cooper finds himself drawn into the game. He will stay in the Jumanji jungle until his next turn. The game itself disappears. Witnesses to everything that happens are Vice President Snyder and his bitchy and power-hungry wife (I have a suspicion that the authors slightly, or maybe not slightly, parodied Hillary Clinton). She ends up forcing her husband to lie about what happened. After all, if no one finds the game and makes a move, then Cooper will never return, which means she will become the First Lady.
A year passes. Snyder's presidency turns out to be extremely unsuccessful - there is a crisis in the country, unemployment, the stock market has collapsed, etc. Cooper's children, whom everyone takes for crazy, are all trying to find the game. In the end, we manage to find her. Having learned about this, the wife of the vice president orders the special services to find and arrest the Cooper family. After a series of adventures, Cooper and his family, who returned from the jungle to our world, gather in the White House to play out the game to the end.
This leads to a volcano growing in the middle of Capitol Hill, then a typhoon covers the city, then the White House is overrun by fire ants, as well as hybrids of tiger sharks and spider monkeys. On top of that, the vice president's distraught wife with a gun begins to chase Cooper. When practically nothing remains of the building, Cooper reaches the finale and pronounces the cherished Jumanji. All creatures return to the game, and time is rewinded back a year.
After everything he has experienced, Cooper, of course, improves and becomes a good father and husband. As for the game, he sends her to a safe place where she can never be found - a secret warehouse in Area 51. Yes, the last scene of the failed sequel was supposed to exactly repeat the ending " IN search for the lost ark».
To be honest, apart from the script itself, I was unable to find virtually any information about this project. But the very fact of the existence of the script, the fact that the screenwriter of the first part was brought in for the work, suggests that the idea of a sequel was considered by the studio quite seriously. But I don’t want to regret that the continuation did not take place. Although the success of the original was largely built on spectacular effects, it also had a soul - four characters with quite good personal stories.
In this same script, the characters are purely for show, there are few memorable jokes, and besides, the middle of the action openly sags. Well, by and large, in visual terms the story did not offer anything beyond what we had not already seen in the first part. Yes, instead of an ordinary house, the White House was demolished, the effects would probably have been more spectacular, but this is just an increase in scale. Besides, the very idea of adding politics, intelligence agencies to Jumanji... it's so strange. To be honest, it’s quite difficult for me to understand how such thoughts come into being and who gives them the green light, believing that this is exactly what is needed for success. It seems to me that if the film had been made, it would now definitely be on the list of the strangest sequels to famous films.
I'm guessing that most likely the sequel didn't happen because of September 11th. Most likely, after these events, the producers decided that a picture with the destruction of Washington landmarks that can be rolled back by throwing dice, simple verbal jokes about terrorists and without Robin Williams was unlikely to be accepted by the public. Even James Cameron had to give up here with his “True Lies 2,” what can we say about “Jumanji”? In any case, I can’t say that the fact that the sequel script remained on the shelf upsets me greatly.
As a result, after almost a decade and a half, Hollywood decided to return to Dumandzhi. Either a sequel or a reboot Dwayne Johnson has already been filmed, the premiere is scheduled for December this year. It’s hard to say whether it’s worth expecting anything from him. Let's hope the studio is more creative with the new Jumanji than that failed sequel from the 2000s.
