Wax Museum

As with many of our games, there are multiple variations out there, due to the fact that they spread by word-of-mouth first and then began getting written down.  This is the one we use.

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Purpose: 
Wax Museum teaches quick thinking, observation, and improvisational skills.

Objective:
The Night Guard tries to catch Wax Statues moving to eliminate them from the game.
The Statues try to move, but not get caught, and be the last one standing.

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Directions:

1. Pick a Night Guard.

2. Have everyone else spread throughout the room and strike a pose.

3. The Guard will then turn his/her back to the Statues for a few moments and then randomly and unexpectedly turn around.
  *The guard may choose to either STAND AT THEIR POST (stand in one place the entire game) or MAKE ROUNDS (walk around or amongst the statues, which means their back may to be some statues while they look at others).

4.  When the Guard’s back is to the statues, they may come to life, and move around, but must be frozen again by the time Guard turns around to see them.

5.  If the Guard catches a statue moving, then that Statue leaves the game.

6.  The game ends when only 1 or a designated number of Statues still stand.

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