In this weekly series we highlight fun, simple games which can be played at your local park, around your campsite firepit, with new friends or family. The games vary from icebreakers, name games, and exercise warm-ups, to puzzles or riddles. Check out our weekly post and get out there and have some fun!

Participants: 6 or more

Equipment: A deck of cards

Timeframe: Anywhere from 15-60 minutes

Objective: Either find all the werewolves, or they “kill” all the villagers

This game is best played around a campfire. One person who knows the rules is picked to be the Narrator. The card deck is divided into roles: King= detective, Queen= Doctor, card of certain suit= werewolf (one per two villagers playing), cards of other three suits=villagers. Shuffle and deal. The Narrator says it is nighttime, and everyone “goes to sleep” and closes their eyes. The werewolves will be told to wake up and choose a victim silently. They go back to sleep. The detective is told to wake up to investigate a player, if they pick a werewolf they are told if they are correct, and they go back to sleep. The doctor is told to wake up, and they can save one person, including themselves. They then go back to sleep. The Narrator says it is daytime, and announces who the victim was, and if they were saved by the doctor or not. If not, they are out. Players then discuss who they believe are the werewolves. Werewolves attempt to deny. Official accusations are made against a player, which must be seconded. The group votes, and if it passes, that person is out. The game continues starting again at nighttime. The game ends when all werewolves are eliminated (villagers win), or werewolves outnumber villagers (werewolves win). Check out other roles online for larger groups!

Here in Northeastern Wisconsin we live amongst an abundance of beauty! With this weekly series “Wisconsin Parks Near Me” we take the opportunity to highlight our community parks we share. We have so many parks we narrowed our focused to a selection along the waterways we paddle (and we still can’t feature them all!). So check out this week’s park details featured below – pack your gear, fill up the picnic basket, don’t forget your hammock or fishing pole.

Address: N6150 County EE, Hilbert, WI 54129

Size: 230 Acres

Description: Shoreline, bluff trails, boat launch, and camping: this park has it all! Enjoy the views from the east shore of Lake Winnebago and take advantage of the beautiful boat launch to launch a kayak or two. Summer activities include biking, hiking, and volleyball courts along with the camping facilities. But it doesn’t slow down in the winter; try snowshoeing, cross country skiing, or sledding at one of the park’s hills!

Links: https://www.calumetcounty.org/650/Calumet-County-Park

In this weekly series we highlight fun, simple games which can be played at your local park, around your campsite firepit, with new friends or family. The games vary from icebreakers, name games, and exercise warm-ups, to puzzles or riddles. Check out our weekly post and get out there and have some fun!

Participants: 6 or more

Equipment: None

Timeframe: 10-15 minutes

Objective: Identify the assassin

One person is secretly chosen as the frog assassin, and one as the detective (by draw of cards, a selector who is not playing, or drawing sticks as examples, but it must be kept a secret). Players sit or stand in a circle, and the detective moves to the middle. This person must figure out who the assassin is in three guesses, more if the group is very large. The frog assassin sticks their tongue out at people like a frog when the detective isn’t looking, and they “die”, and are out. The detective must figure out who the the frogger is, or they remain in the middle for the next round.