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Detectives

Players try to identify an object in a room by asking questions.

Ranks

LION
TIGER
WOLF
BEAR
WEBELOS
ARROW OF LIGHT

Specifications

Arrow of Light, Bear, Lion, Tiger, Webelos, Wolf

2+

Indoor

2

1

1

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Supply List

No supplies needed

Objective

Identify the object that everyone has chosen in the room by asking yes or no questions.

Set-Up

No set-up is required

Directions

Two players are Detectives and are sent out of the room.  The other players choose an object that the Detectives will try to discover, such as a piece of furniture, a book, or someone’s shoe.  The Detectives are called back into the room and try to solve the mystery by asking yes or no questions.  Remind them that their question must only be answered with a yes or no; this way the whole group can answer their question at the same time.

 

Level-Up – Instead of just yes or no questions, each detective is working against the other detective and can ask the other players three questions each in private.  They write down their guess of the object after asking every player three questions.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.