Overview
An action packed team challenge where the planning is crucial. Teams must work together to determine the factors of a miniature medieval style catapult that will achieve its optimum throw. They will then scale this up to construct a larger version of the "trebuchet" in order to compete against each other in a fantastic fruit flinging finale!

Teams work together to create the most effective catapult. Beginning with the mini prototype, they must experiment using a number of different factors such as arm length, sling length, pivot position, counterweight and release angle.

Planning, recording results and hypothesis are crucial to this task as, once they have analyzed the results and found the way to achieve the best throwing distance, they will use their findings in order to construct THE BIG ONE!

Teams must then complete specially formulated, medieval themed tasks and 3D puzzles in order to "earn" their ammunition. Therefore, the more tasks they complete, the more chances they will get to hit their target.

As a bonus task, and to get the medieval theme in full swing, teams must then make their own team shields, damsel hats, and suits of armour!

Once the catapults are constructed and the costumes are on, teams will battle it out to knock down castles in a hilarious finale!