This is a dodgeball-style game designed for children over the age of 6, where the objective is for the active player to hit the fleeing opponents with a ball and gradually eliminate them from the game. The children standing around the circle each choose a country name – this is where the game gets its name from.

Skill focus

Primary Skill Focus

• Flexibility

Complementary/Secondary Skill Focus

• Emotional awareness (emotional regulation and communication)
• Curiosity, sense of wonder and openness
• Resilience
• Empathy
• Problem-solving

Age group	Student number	Duration
6 +	6-12 children	20-40 minutes

How to play – brief game rules

1. Children stand around a circle with a diameter of 1.5–2 meters, positioned in a way that allows them to run away easily. A ball is placed in the centre of the circle. Each child chooses a country name, which the game leader writes down on a sheet of paper.
2. The game leader then begins calling out the country names one by one, saying: “Let it be the famous and well-known country… (e.g., Poland).”
3. The child whose country name is called grabs the ball and tries to hit one of the others, while the rest try to escape.
4. If the thrower successfully hits someone, the hit player receives a penalty mark. If the throw misses, the thrower receives the penalty mark. The game leader keeps track of the penalties.
5. Any player who receives three penalty marks is out. The last remaining player wins and becomes the next game leader.