Scatter Mouse



A game that consists of three mice on a team, a labyrinth, and a block of cheese.

To win, the mice must stay as far away from each other and the cheese as possible.

What you need to play:

 * 1)           5’ x 5’ board, complete with a labyrinth, and separate entrances for six mice.  This board should be open topped.
 * 2)           Three lab mice per team. You may want to paint a team logo on each mouse to determine the different teams.
 * 3)           One block of cheese, preferably medium cheddar, but any cheese will work.
 * 4)           A video recording device.

How to Play:

 * 1)           For the beginning rounds, only one competitor competes at a time.
 * 2)           The competitor places mice in their respective launch areas.
 * 3)           A video recording device must be placed above the arena, looking down at the mice.
 * 4)           A timer is set for 30 seconds.
 * 5)           You release the mice when the timer starts.
 * 6)           The round ends when the timer goes off, and the competitor puts his mice in their cage.
 * 7)           The winner moves on to the next round of the bracket.
 * 8)           For the final round, the two top competitors compete at the same time, rules 2 – 6 apply.

Point System:

 * 1)           You receive 1 point for every half-inch one mouse is away from another mouse.
 * 2)           You receive 2 points for every half-inch a mouse is away from the cheese.
 * 3)           You receive 30 points if all three mice are in a triangle formation.  The triangle’s sides must be within one inch in length.
 * 4)           You lose 5 points if a mouse is near another mouse or the cheese within one inch.
 * 5)           You lose 20 points if all three mice are near each other within one inch.
 * 6)           You are disqualified if all three mice are near the cheese, within one inch.

To Score Points:

 * 1)           After mice are removed from the arena, you examine the video.
 * 2)           When the video reaches 30 seconds, you stop the video and place fake mice in the positions of the actual mice.
 * 3)        You then measure the distances between the mice and the cheese to score points.

Final Round:

 * 1)           The two top teams battle it out in the arena at the same time.  .         If any of the mice kill each other, the team with the most dead mice is disqualified.
 * 2)           Additionally, the final round is one minute long, as opposed to 30 seconds.
 * 3)           Scoring of points is the same as in preliminary rounds.