{"id":721,"date":"2015-10-15T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/?p=721"},"modified":"2020-01-02T02:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T02:46:00","slug":"wide-game-search-and-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/15\/wide-game-search-and-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Wide Game: Search and Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>I prepared a dramatic wide game for the Explorers with a military-style briefing and instructions. Obviously if you use this, you will have to adapt it for your locale.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preliminary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The scenario was to locate a downed pilot using some clues. 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Each cache contained a slip of paper that I had pre-printed beforehand for each team e.g. for the first cache:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"102\" data-attachment-id=\"725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/15\/wide-game-search-and-rescue\/widegame-cache\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-cache.png?fit=732%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"732,102\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"widegame-cache\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-cache.png?fit=732%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-cache.png?resize=732%2C102&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-cache.png?w=732&amp;ssl=1 732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-cache.png?resize=300%2C42&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had to print them blank because I didn&#8217;t know where I was going to place each cache until I walked the route so I filled in the boxes as I stashed the slips in the cache. I didn&#8217;t hide the caches away too discretely because I knew the Explorers would have difficulty finding them. (I remember when I did a wide game in Network and the leader had buried the cache &#8211; how any of us were ever going to find that!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I got back home, some quick maths and I found where the lines intersected and this would be where the pilot could be found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/15\/wide-game-search-and-rescue\/widegame-objective\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-objective.png?fit=939%2C671&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"939,671\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"widegame-objective\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-objective.png?fit=840%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-objective.png?resize=840%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-objective.png?w=939&amp;ssl=1 939w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-objective.png?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/widegame-objective.png?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/15\/wide-game-search-and-rescue\/20151014_113911\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20151014_113911-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20151014_113911\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20151014_113911-scaled.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20151014_113911.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20151014_113911-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20151014_113911-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jameshatton.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20151014_113911-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption>The Pilot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilot was a Pinocchio toy my Mum had given me, so I didn&#8217;t want him out there longer than needed (i.e. unlikely he&#8217;d be stumbled upon!). I dropped him off the rescues point just before the event started. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the evening the Explorers were split into teams, each given the mission briefing (see page 2) and 2 hours to complete. The pilot was, fortunately, rescued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s always a small risk that over-competitive young people will sabotage another team&#8217;s clue so it is better to utilise clues that aren&#8217;t collected e.g. words on a sign etc. but I didn&#8217;t have time to make up decoding riddles etc. This sort of game can get complicated so be prepared to give guidance or reduce the outcomes (e.g. give them maps instead of them constructing their own). A set route works well if you need to find missing people but this can also me teams catch up with one another &#8211; that&#8217;s not disastrous but you can adapt so different teams have to find different clues first &#8211; again, available time was prohibitive this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Briefing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reconnaissance, Search and Rescue (SAR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rendezvous<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Time:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 19:30 to\n21:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wednesday 14<sup>th<\/sup> October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location:  SU 9924 5252; Junction of Juniper Close and Hazel Avenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intelligence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An aircraft landed in hostile territory at 06:00. The pilot\nis badly injured but his location is unknown. Prior to capture, the co-pilot\nleft 4 clues (caches) in the area of operations (AO) and a description of how\nto find the clues. The description was smuggled out of a prison camp and is\nattached to this briefing. The AO has not been accurately mapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Follow\nthe co-pilot\u2019s description to locate the 4 clues and then locate the missing\nsurvivor.<\/li><li>Complete\nan accurate map of the AO.<\/li><li>Stealth;\ndo not let hostile forces see you.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remove just one clue from each cache you find and one block corresponding to your team\u2019s colour.<\/li><li>Return the cache to its exact position, unless you are the last team to the cache \u2013 then collect the cache.<\/li><li>Do not go beyond the AO boundaries defined at the time of briefing.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-Pilot Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk through the gate into a clearing and immediately follow\nthe path left along the edge of the clearing into a wooded area \u2013 heading North\nEast. Follow the path for 350m, passing a tyre swing on your left and going\nstraight over the cross-paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you follow the paths bending round to the right and\nheading north; you will see a large coppiced tree with a bendy branch on your\nright. I have placed the first clue here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carry along the path and head north for 150m, following the\nfence on the left-hand side. You should end up at a junction with a path\nrunning east. There\u2019s another large coppiced tree (near metal railing) there\nand I\u2019ve left my second clue here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the tree, head along the past in an easterly direction\nas it briefly follows the river on your left. Go over the cross-path and head\nsouth-east until you come across a large path underneath telegraph poles. Turn\nleft and walk in the direction east-north-east along this large patch for 150m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you pass a telegraph pole, take the path to the right,\nheading east-south-east for 100m until you reach a cross-path. Take the left\npath heading north-east and in 100m you will enter a clearing with a large Oak\ntree. I have left the third clue here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the tree head south-east through the clearing (about\n150m) and then continue west through the clearing for about 180m until you\nreach the woodland edge and pick up another path. Follow this path west (you\nshould see a fence along your left hand side) until you reach a junction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the junction, there\u2019s a sign-post and I\u2019ve placed the\nfourth clue in the bushes just behind it. 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