Definition

Hells Bells is a non-competitive team building game for groups of up to 200.

Philosophy

• There is one solution that the whole team is working towards.
• Hells Bells encompasses a wide range of different skills and disciplines including; Logic, music, word-craft, mathematics, lateral thought, organisational skills, construction skills, general knowledge, research ability, genealogy (family tree), spatial awareness, mechanics, storytelling.
• Nearly every challenge has a part to play (the "so what?" factor) in obtaining the final, overall solution.
• No team can achieve any significant result if they work in isolation.
• For every challenge within the game, there is invariably more than one route to the solution, drawing on an alternative discipline.
• The ending is spectacular and immensely satisfying for the participants, resulting in a genuine (and well-earned) sense of achievement!

The Game's Structure

There are 2 different aspects to the game. Physical construction

There are 12  brightly coloured mechanical plywood sculptures that are initially in their component parts. Each team is allocated a number of sculptures to construct from "Haynes Manual" style drawings and other associated information.

Logical deduction.

There are l2 (this varies according to number of participants) books that contain a web of clues and riddles. Their solutions lead the teams not only to the order and layout of the sculptures in their final assembly, but also to the answer to the game's quest. "At what hour, on what day did Sir Richard the "Very Brave" rescue his fiance, the lovely Lady Claire de Lune, from the clutches of the evil Duc de Coq Noir?"

Game Management

With the Game, comes a "Master of the Scrolls', whose job it is to ensure the game runs smoothly and in accordance with the wishes of the client. There is also a team of other staff whose brief is to direct the participants to wherever appropriate, should they be floundering!.

Neil Harvey, Hells Bells Creator.