The idea of this game is to try how many sentences can be spoken without containing a certain letter which has been agreed upon. Supposing, for instance, the letter “f” is not to be introduced; the first player might ask: “Is this a new game to you?” The second player could answer: “Oh, no! I [...]

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The company should be seated in two lines facing each other, and one of the party should then be elected to act as judge. Each person has to remember who is sitting exactly opposite, because when the judge asks a question of any one, it is not the person directly asked who has to reply, [...]

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To play this game it is best for the players to arrange themselves in a half circle round the room. Then one begins: “I love my love with an ‘A,’ because she is affectionate; I hate her with an ‘A,’ because she is artful. Her name is Alice, she comes from Alabama, and I gave [...]

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This is a very old game, but is always a very great favorite. The more the players, the greater the fun. The way to play it is as follows: The players sit in a circle and begin to count in turn, but when the number 7 or any number in which the figure 7 or [...]

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The players sit in a row and the first begins by saying, “I am going on a journey to Athens,” or any place beginning with A. The one sitting next asks, “What will you do there?” The verbs, adjectives, and nouns used in the reply must all begin with A; as “Amuse Ailing Authors with [...]

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To play this game it is best to sit in a circle, and until the end of the game no one must speak above a whisper. The first player whispers a question to his neighbor, such as: “Do you like roses?” This question now belongs to the second player, and he must remember it. The [...]

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