Overview
Don’t spill the beans is a fun dexterity game for young children from the age of 5 upwards. The game is simple and quick to play. To play the game, a bean pot with lid is used and players take turns to drop a bean at a time onto the pot lid without offsetting the balance of the pot and spilling its content.
Objective
Be the first to run out of beans.
Don’t Spill The Beans Rules
Players take turns to add a bean onto the pot.
The player that spills the beans must pack the spilt beans and add to their tray.
The first player to run out of beans is the winner.
Number of Players Needed
4
Equipment
A bean pot with lid
A base on which the pot is hanged
Beans (tiny plastic beans)
Trays for each player to hold their beans
Setting Up
The lid on the bean pot is removed and the beans contained in the pot is spilt. The beans are shared equally to all the players, after which the pot’s lid is replaced and the pot hanged on its base. Each player packs their beans into their tray. The order of how the players take turns to play is determined using any criteria. Age could be used, with the youngest player taking their turn first, the order of how players received beans could be used, with the last player to receive a bean going first, or it could be just about any other criteria.
How to Play Don’t Spill The Beans
The game is played in a very simple way. Players take turns to drop a bean onto the bean pot. Each player can only drop one bean onto the pot per turn. The bean pot is hanged slightly above its base by its handles which means the pot is maintained in a delicate balance and each bean added to it shifts the balance. The players keep taking turns to add a bean onto the pot until one player adds a bean and tips the pot over, causing it to spill its content. This player must pack all the spilt beans and add them to their tray.
Play continues with each player taking their turn to add a bean and each time the beans is spilt, the player responsible must pack the spilt beans and add to their tray. The game ends when one player runs out of beans and that player is declared the winner.
Winning the Game
The first player to run out of beans wins the game.