Quicksilver: Adventure Games, Initiative Problems, Trust Activities and a Guide to Effective Leadership

Karl Ronke is the man! I wish all of his books were still in print. If you are into team building/low ropes initiatives, or if you need to get your team communicating and working together this book is for you. Very well written, easy to read and the pictures from the '80s are hilarious!

I have used many of the team challenges in this book in my work in youth ministry and public education. There are ideas for everything from ice-breakers to large group challenges that are very effective for building community and encouraging people to work together toward a common goal while having fun at the same time. While some of the ideas require more complex props, many can be done with items you have readily available around the house or office. All of the ideas would work as effectively with youth or adults in a variety of settings. Best of all, the text is written in Rohnke's witty style that makes reading about the games almost as fun as playing them.

I was just starting out leading a team building group and I found this book to be an incredible help. With some creativity, almost all of the activities can be adapted for adolescents and done in-doors. The section on leadership was good but a little simplistic. Regardless I consult this book almost every week and do not know what I'd do with out it!!! I highly reccomend it!

Being a challenge course facilitator and adventure educator i have used many books by Karl Rohnke. I recently purchased this book and its focus on not only games, but also the processes i commonly use make Quicksilver a great book for people just getting into adventure learning as well as those who are experienced.

When you are starting as an experiential education consultant you should read this first book to understad waht ropes courses and adventure activities can do among groups and persons. It is a serious and clear describer of a system to achieve the peoples tasks in a group rising activity. It is a fun and thankfull tool for learning about ropes courses. I read it once each 3 months to remember all the steps the author gives to get to the goal on a group...