The adventures of Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen have been the coffee-break topic of choice across workplaces for the past two months, but now a South Wales company is looking to bring the excitement of HBO's hit television show to Welsh offices and universities.

Caerphilly-based Youth Development Agency is looking to bring the action and adventure of medieval combat to Wales and beyond, after being awarded the international licence for Katag, a game which has taken its home country of Canada by storm with more than a million participants.

Katag is an activity where participants grab foam swords and shields and battle it out in a game of team tag that lasts until only one side remains. There are more than 35 variations of gameplay, all designed to develop a different aspect of teamwork, leadership and strategy.

Director of the YDA, David Williams said he felt the game lent itself perfectly to student and workplace team building events, and hopes to promote it across the UK.

He said: "Teambuilding needs to be fun; for years staff members and students have attended army assault courses, built stick towers or shot at each other with balls of paint. Katag was designed to be easy to learn and play, but more importantly easy to adapt.

"Individual games can be designed to focus on a specific aspect such as leadership or decision-making; add in a sword and spear and you've got a fun activity that brings people together and develops key skills.

"Through our youth work we already have a significant network across Europe, the middle east and the US, in-fact we are already in talks with a major holiday company that is interested in having Katag at their family parks across Europe. However, we feel that the game is also perfect for university and workplace team building.

"It's easy to set-up, as we can provide the location, equipment and instructors, and there isn't the mess and cost that some other team building activities come with. The game has grown rapidly across Canada, and we are excited to bring it to the rest of the world; starting right here in Wales."

Katag was created by a group of former-primary school teachers who were looking for a creative way to get children moving and working together.

Yanick Métayer, co-founder of Katag, said: "The partnership with YDA, who will promote the game as Katag UK, came from a chance meeting over dinner. I was discussing Katag and how we wanted help to promote the game outside of Canada, when Dale from the YDA explained about their youth work and how they hold sessions and courses across the globe. I felt that the YDA and Katag had the same ethos of education through activity, and knew that this was the right partnership to help bring the game to a global audience of children and adults alike."

To learn more about Katag, you can visit www.katag.co.uk or call 07863 612 627