Ballista!

Ballista – an ancient military device for hurling rocks at ones enemy! In medieval and Roman times, the BALLISTA was at the cutting edge of modern warfare. A well-built ballista is both extremely accurate and awesomely destructive!

Your objective, in this activity, is to construct a ballista and then battle it out with your opponents defeating all that stand before you! Although scaled down in size, the techniques and materials used replicate those used in medieval times. No technical know-how is needed however your team will enjoy tweaking the set-up to get the best from their ballista.

To earn gold nuggets needed to purchase ballista equipment, each team is provided with a menu of challenges or tasks. These can be active or cerebral, long or short, simple or complex. For each challenge completed a team may select one item from the Ye Olde Medieval Stores. Teams can choose equipment (such as a spar or some rope) or consultancy (design tips or knot tying instructions).
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