A collaborative storytelling game in which players tell a story together, using fine art and photographic images as creative cues. The physical game takes the form of decks of oversized cards (about twice the size of normal playing cards) with the images printed on them. There are also online versions of the game (in the form of a Facebook app and a...
From the National Museum of Play Online Collection: "One of the most popular children's games of the late 19th century was called "Peter Coddles and his trip to New York," or some variation of that title. The games true origins have been lost but it is thought that it was first developed by McLoughlin Brothers in New York, though nearly every competitor...
The object of the game is to find the hidden five-letter word with the least number of guesses. The numbers or keys to the five letters of the word are hidden under sliding panels. Open one panel at a time until a number of numbers appear. Write the letter in the position indicated by the number. Who can complete the word in the least number of guesses?...
This Cracker Jack prize is probably the smallest published word board game ever. The contents are a 0.9 inch square plastic board with holes in a 3x3 grid, and attached tiles with a peg on the bottom and a letter on top (one of TIMECARD). The tiles are snipped off before the first play. To play the game, the tiles are mixed up face down. On a turn, each...
Separate the 2 decks • Shuffle each deck and place on the table. Flip the top Ice Breaker deck card face up. Flip the top Penguin Panic deck card face up! THE PANIC BEGINS! Players compete to come up with a qualifying word first. The first player to finish saying a qualifying word is the winner of that round and receives the flipped “Penguin Panic” card to...
Out of six icosahedrons (20-sided dice), one shows only vowels, one only consonants and the others vowels, consonants and * for jokers. You can roll the dice up to three times and then you have to form a word of the German language with at least three and at most five letters, words with four or five letters may contain one or two jokers. For a five-letter...
Despite its English name People Game is a German Word Game for at least 2 players or teams. The cards show each uncommon or unusual German words with their explanation or definition. A sand timer of about 3 mins running time allows the players to do the following: They read one term and the definition and are allowed to write two definitions of their own....
A party game where players create a chain of syllables that continues without stopping. If the players go wrong, they will be penalized. In the game, there are 3 cards on the table that have different hand gestures (in total there are 15 cards with different gestures but we only use 3 in each game). Also on the table is another card with different words...
The Perfect 10 Word Game is part of the Smethport Hip Hugger game series, with a foldable vinyl-covered metal board that can fit in your hip pocket, and magnetic pieces, which in this case are 98 8mm x 8mm letter tiles. At the game start all the letters are placed face down, and players take turns revealing the letters one at a time. After revealing a...
Have you ever hoped for a voice-activated armadillo launcher? Or perhaps some invisible jelly bean repellent? And should you get your sister that heat-seeking butterfly cleaner she has always wanted? Well, now you can practice finding that special something for your special someone. The Perfect Gift is a family-friendly party game for 2 to 6 imaginative...
The five riddles on each card describe the same object, and each riddle relates to one of your five senses. How quickly can you solve these Riddles That Make Sense™? Sight: I come in all colors and sit in a dish. I’m never dirty. Guess if you wish. Touch: Slip and slide, I glide on your skin. I make you feel clean, leave you with a grin. Smell: Wish to...