The Game of Clumps.
Sides are chosen, and a representative from each side goes from the room. After choosing the object to be guessed, they return, each going to his opponent’s side, where he is asked questions to be answered by “yes” or “no,” concerning the object selected. The side which first guesses correctly has the privilege of choosing a member from the opposing side. Then the successful guesser of one party and the player who has been most nearly successful on the other go from the room and choose a new subject. The two parties must be separated by some distance and the questioning carried on in a low voice, so that nothing said by one side can be heard by the other. An illustration:
For instance, the object chosen is the thumb on the right hand of the Washington Monument.
Question. “Does it belong to the animal kingdom?”
Answer. “No.”
Q. “To the mineral kingdom?”
A. “Yes.”
Q. “Is it in existence now?”
A. “Yes.”
Q. “Is it in this country?”
A. “Yes,” and so on until a successful termination of the guessing is reached.