The All-Around Story Game.
This is a very entertaining game and productive of general merriment, if conducted at all cleverly by the players. One person in the room begins to relate a story, and after telling enough to interest his hearers and arouse their curiosity, suddenly breaking off, throws a knotted handkerchief at some other member of the party, calling upon him to continue the narrative. This is kept up as long as possible, the more absurd and improbable the plot of the story the better. If any one fails to respond upon receiving the handkerchief, he or she must pay a forfeit.
Tongue-Twisters.
The amusing game of tongue-twisters is played thus: The leader gives out a sentence (one of the following), and each repeats it in turn, any player who gets tangled up in the pronunciation, having to pay forfeit.
A haddock! a haddock! a black-spotted haddock, a black spot on the black back of the black-spotted haddock.
She sells sea shells.
She stood at the door of Mr. Smith’s fish-sauce shop, welcoming him in.
The sea ceaseth and it sufficeth us.
Six thick thistle sticks.
The flesh of freshly fried flying fish.