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10 tips for fun pentathlon games!

Looking for tips on really fun pentathlon games? In this article, we share some games that are suitable for all ages and all events. Go ahead and help yourself to our tips on pentacle games!

Updated on 23 June 2026 by Stöten in Sälen

Pentathlon games for all ages

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Looking for tips on really fun pentathlon games? In this article, we share some games that are suitable for all ages and all events. Go ahead and help yourself to our tips on pentacle games!

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There are lots of different games that are perfect for a pentathlon. In this article, we've focused on traditional and unusual pentathlon games that are suitable for all ages and all events. From family reunions and Midsummer's Eve with friends to company parties!

Traditional games

Tug of war - Use a rope of the right length and let the teams fight over who is the strongest. The first team to pull the other across the centre line wins!
Sack race - The first person in the team lines up at a starting position and steps into the sack. On the referee's signal, the competitors start moving forwards and around a cone and then come back and hand over the sack to the next team member. You can use jute sacks, for example.
The wheelbarrow race - One team member acts as a wheelbarrow and another manages the speed.
Tandem skis - A perfect pentathlon game that can really get messy. Each team is given two planks with loops for their shoes. The team must then make their way from start to finish and the team that is first wins.

Different pentathlon games

Five-piece tubs suitable for everything from family reunions and Midsummer's Eve with friends to company parties!

Dumstrutes - Roll a large piece of paper into a cone. One person in each team should put the cone over their face and look through the small cone hole. Then you have to guide a small ball between some cones, the fastest team wins!
Corn hole - Saw a hole of a suitable size out of a sheet of plywood, for example. The teams should then try to hit the hole with a bag of rice or similar.
Norwegian karaoke - Load a list of some really well-known (preferably older) songs. One person in each team hears the songs through headphones and hums the melody so that the team can guess which song is playing.

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Spitting contest – Which team can hammer a nail into a board the quickest? Prepare for the competition by hammering a long nail about one centimetre into a board. Each team member must then take turns hitting the nail once before the next person takes over. The team that drives the nail all the way in first wins!
Forming words - Identify a word or phrase, for example Stöten in Sälen, and print each letter (and spaces) on individual pieces of paper. Teams are given the papers in a pile (not in order) and have to work out which word/sentence the letters form. The fastest team wins!

Our top tips for games suitable for the pentathlon!

Tips on great prizes!

Of course, the honour is a very big and often sought-after prize. But to whet the appetite for winning even more and thus create greater commitment among the competitors, it always helps to have an attractive prize. Below we list a couple of really nice prizes for the winning team of your pentathlon games!

Make your own medals for the winning team to wear for the rest of the evening!
Make t-shirts for the winners with a funny print, like "we won the pentathlon" that they can wear for the rest of the evening. And why not make similar t-shirts for the losers? But of course with the text "we lost the pentathlon" instead!
Make your own scratch-off cards! Let the winning team get a scratch-off tattoo with something funny on it, such as ”we’re the best at the pentathlon”. It’s bound to be a massive hit!

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In conclusion

There you have it - our absolute best tips on femkamplekar. You do realise that you can weld the whole team together with us? Stöten is the perfect destination for any get-together! Check out our conference packages or contact us for a tailor-made conference package that suits you and your colleagues.

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Stöten in brief

Stöten has been voted Sweden's best ski resort several years in a row by Freerides readers
There are 50 slopes with different levels of difficulty
There are 45 kilometres of cross-country ski trails, 3 km of which are lit
Stöten is home to Sälen's longest descent - Morsmor's 3060 metre plunge
The Älvan slope has been voted Sweden’s best slope – for five years running
Stöten has been awarded Sweden's best ski resort for families with children

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Activities in Sälen

In Stöten there is a wide range of activities for the whole family - both on and off the slopes! In addition to Sälen's best skiing, Stöten has all this and more;