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Torn Letter

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Translation detailsModel: mistral-large-2512.

The Patrol Leader prepares as many identical cards containing the text of the Scout Law as there are boys in the patrol, or half that number. Then, he tears these letters into pieces—all in exactly the same way—and distributes them to the boys or pairs (each receives only fragments of his own letter). The boy or pair who reconstructs the entire letter first wins. Variation: the text of the Scout Law is written in an order different from the established one.

Variation: instead of the Scout Law, the content of the letter can be anything else, such as a sketch of the district, a plan of the room, a map of Poland, etc.


Source of scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — image 54.

  • Type: game
  • Traits: Not stated in the source
  • Source: Juliusz Dąbrowski, Gry i zabawy w izbie harcerskiej (1934)
  • Printed pages: 52
  • Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
  • Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 52
  • Read the source text: gih-122