Fun activities for junior high school students. Recreation games.

An apartment building where only teachers live

Set in an apartment building inhabited only by teachers, this theme has you deducing who lives in which room.

Using 14 hint cards as clues, players share information to piece together the overall solution, making cooperation essential.

It’s crucial to decide how to share the cards in your hand and how to organize information from others’ statements.

Through conversation, both logical thinking and teamwork are tested, and the whole class gets excited.

As the deduction progresses, there are moments of discovery, and the sense of achievement when you reach the conclusion is exceptional.

It’s a theme that lets you enjoy the fun of cooperation and deduction.

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Class Recreation Consensus Game: Deserted Island Edition

This is an activity where you choose 8 items out of 17 under the scenario that you’ve been caught in a storm and stranded on an uninhabited island.

There isn’t a single correct answer; the key is to discuss why you choose each item as you make your decisions.

The criteria for what seems necessary—such as tools to make fire, food, or items to call for help—vary from person to person.

In small groups, considering what’s essential for survival will also test your ability to cooperate and persuade.

By engaging in conversation and exploring your teammates’ thinking, understanding deepens, and the adventurous theme fosters excitement and a sense of unity.

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Runaway Trolley and Workers

Thought Experiment Consensus Game: “Runaway Trolley and Workers”

A consensus game themed on a thought experiment proposed in 1967 by British philosopher Philippa Foot.

There are multiple workers on a railway track, and unless something is done, a major accident will occur; if you flip a switch, you sacrifice one person to save many lives.

Should you flip the switch, or leave things as they are? The key is first to consider the dilemma individually, then to reach a single conclusion as a group.

Because differences in positions and values become clear, it’s a compelling topic that sparks lively discussion.

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Escape from the Desert

Consensus Game: Desert Survival – Rules Explanation

This is a consensus game with the scenario: your plane has made an emergency landing in a desert where only cacti grow.

You have 12 items, such as a flashlight, a compass, a plastic rain poncho, and an aerial photo map.

Rank these items in order of importance.

First, think individually, then discuss within your group.

Consider detailed conditions—like temperatures exceeding 40°C and the nearest settlement being over 100 km away—as you work toward the optimal solution.

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Captain’s Decision

Consensus Game: Captain’s Decision — Rules Overview

Consensus is a word that means “agreement.” There are many possible situations, but in a consensus game you face a particular challenge.

In this case, while you’re at sea, visibility becomes poor, and by the time you spot another ship’s silhouette, a collision is already unavoidable.

As the captain, you must address the given items in the optimal order.

Your group discusses and decides that order.

At the end, you compare the model answer with your group’s answer and calculate the rank difference for each item.

The group with the lowest total difference wins.

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Invisible Invaders

Consensus Game: Invisible Invaders — Rules Explanation

This content discusses whether, in a situation where a virus is spreading, families should gather and stay at home or go to work to make a living.

The focus is on how to address the contradiction that prioritizing safety reduces income, while attending school or working in offices increases the risk of infection.

Each member has different positions and opinions—such as the desire to protect children and the elderly and the sense of responsibility to support the economy—leading to a clash of values.

Through speaking, participants not only express their own views but also develop the ability to understand others’ thinking.

If the discussion is held in class, it becomes a deeply educational theme that allows students to simulate the challenges faced by society as a whole.

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Play together! 10-Second Bomb Game!

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This is a simple, easy-to-understand recreation where you pass a ball to others within a time limit! Ten people form a circle and keep passing a ball or balloon to the person next to them.

Once you get used to it, you can also throw or pass the ball or balloon to a specific person you’re aiming for.

When the timer signaling the time limit goes off, the person holding the ball or balloon loses! It’s also fun for each person to come up with and try out their own strategy.

It’s a heart-pounding game that treats the ball or balloon like a bomb.