The "Ins and Outs" game

Theologizing games is possible and worthwhile. Just give a little narrative before or after the game. My favorite, which comes from Gabe Campbell, is “Ins and Outs” a vigorous game where they divide themselves into groups based on a number shouted out by the leader.They mill around until they hear the number then they have to form a group of that number quickly  If a group is too large or too small they are eliminated. The process continues down to two people.  During the game friends and socially acceptable go by the wayside in an attempt to form the right number.  The debriefing discussion is “how is this like high school/middle school society?” (After this is an established game with a group it can also be used for randomly dividing a group -- ""get in groups of x; get in groups of y; get in groups of 6 -- now sit down together.")