The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

YOU CAN PLAY THIS GAME WITH ANY NUMBER OF PLAYERS. ONE
PERSON STARTS BY SAYING THE FIRST LETTER OF A WORD (T)
THAT HE IS THINKING OF (TREASURE). THE SECOND PERSON SAYS
THAT LETTER (T) PLUS ANOTHER ONE (E) WITH A WORD IN MIND
(TEACHER). THE NEXT PERSON ADDS ON TO TE WITH A LETTER (X)
IN MIND FOR HIS WORD TEXTURE. THE NEXT PERSON MUST ADD ON.
IF HE THINKS THE PREVIOUS PLAYER IS BLUFFING, BECAUSE HE
THINKS THE PREVIOUS PLAYER HAS NO WORD IN MIND FOR TEX, THE
PREVIOUS PLAYER MUST STATE HIS WORD(TEXTURE). THE PLAYER THAT
CHALLENGED NOW HAS A POINT BECAUSE HE COULD NOT THINK OF A
WORD THAT BEGAN WITH TEX AND THE OTHER PLAYER WAS NOT
BLUFFING. IF A PLAYER ENDS A WORD, SUCH AS G, GU, GUM,
BECAUSE HE COULD NOT THINK OF A LONGER WORD BEGINNING WITH
GU, THEN HE GETS A POINT. WHOEVER GETS TEN POINTS FIRST
IS THE LOSER OF THE GAME.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD

Date learned: 07-00-1985 ; 00-00-1970