Rocket Relay
Team Racing Challenge
The Goal: Launch, retrieve, and pass to your teammate. First team to finish wins!
Setup
- Teams of 3-5 players each
- Each team has one launcher and one rocket
- Teams line up side-by-side at the starting line
- Open field with at least 100 feet of space
- Mark a finish line or use a turnaround point
How It Works
Player 1
LAUNCHES
LAUNCHES
→
Player 1
SPRINTS
SPRINTS
→
Grabs
ROCKET
ROCKET
→
Returns &
PASSES
PASSES
→
Player 2
LAUNCHES
LAUNCHES
Full Rules
- First player launches the rocket
- Same player sprints to retrieve their rocket
- Run back and hand rocket to next teammate
- Next player loads and launches
- Repeat until all players have gone
- Optional: Final player must hit a target to finish
- First team to complete all legs wins!
Game Variants
- Classic: Each player launches once, first team done wins
- Double Relay: Each player launches twice (out and back)
- Target Finish: Last player must hit a target to stop the clock
- Distance Bonus: Farthest launch each round earns -5 seconds
- Handicap: Younger players get a head start
Strategy Tip: Distance vs. accuracy tradeoff! A long launch means a long run to retrieve. Sometimes a medium launch that's easy to find is faster than a maximum distance shot that takes time to locate.