In this game the boys are all asked to leave the room, when the girls take their seats, leaving a vacant space on the right side of everyone for the boy of their choice. Each fellow in turn is summoned, and is asked to guess which girl has chosen him as her partner. Should he…
Category: Parlour games
The Grand Mufti
One person is appointed to have the dignity of Grand Mufti conferred upon him, which means that, whatever ridiculous action he may chose to perform, that is preceded by the words, “Thus says the Grand Mufti”, every one else must follow his example. Nothing that he does, however, unaccompanied by these words, is to be…
The Farmyard
If it were not understood that joking of all kinds is considered lawful in most game playing, we might be inclined to think that in this game of the Farmyard a little unfairness existed in one person being made so completely the laughing-stock of all the rest. The master of the ceremony announces that he…
The Elements
Seated around the room, one of the company holds in his hand a ball, round which should be fastened a string, so that it may be easily drawn back again. Sometimes a ball of worsted was used, when a yard or two was left unwound. The possessor of the ball then throws it first to…
The feather
A small feather with a very little stem is required to play this game. The players draw in their chairs in a circle as closely as together as possible to form a tight circle. One of the party begins the game by throwing the feather into the air as high as possible above the centre…
Blind Postman
The first thing to do is to appoint a postmaster-general and a postman and ensure there is plenty of room to move about. The postmaster-general, with pencil and paper in hand, then goes around the room and writes down each person’s name, linking it with a town they have chosen to represent. As soon as…
Capping verses
Every one at the table is supplied with a sheet of paper and a pencil, at the top of which is written by each player a line of poetry either original or from memory. The paper must then be folded down so as to conceal what has beenwritten, and passed on to the right; at…
Buff with the wand
A person, blindfolded, stands with a stick in his hand in the middle of the room. The remainder of the party form a ring by holding hands and they all dance to music around him. Occasionally the music should be made to stop suddenly. The blindfolded person takes the opportunity of lowering his wand slowly…
