The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

THIS GAME MAY BE PLAYED WITH TWO PEOPLE OR MORE.
THE ONLY ITEM NEEDED IS A DICTIONARY. IF TWO PEOPLE
ARE COMPETING, THEN THE DICTIONARY IS DIVIDED AT THE
LETTER "M." PLAYER #1 CHOOSES ANY WORD IN THE FIRST
HALF OF THE DICTIONARY AND READS THE ENTIRE ENTRY
ALOUD, WITHOUT NAMING THE WORD. PLAYER #2 MUST THEN
GUESS THE WORD. THE TIME LIMIT IS AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE PLAYERS. THE ACTION IS REPEATED, WITH PLAYER #2
SELECTING A WORD FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE DICTIONARY.

Submitter comment: I HAVE OFTEN PLAYED THIS GAME. IT IS MORE DIFFICULT
THAN IT SEEMS! THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS THE
INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE, THEREFORE, NO SCORE IS KEPT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK

Date learned: 00-00-1983