| A couple of years ago as one of our
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| | few minutes).Catalogue CharadesI'm sure
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| family parties wound down, one of my
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| | you have played traditional charades, the
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| mother's friends said, "What a wonderful
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| | game where you mime out the title of a
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| party - it's so wonderful to laugh. We
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| | book, movie or television programme.
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| don't laugh enough these days, don't you
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| | Well, we find that they're a little too
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| think? "Our family parties are, well,
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| | easy...We play this with one person
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| different than most other parties. The
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| | setting the charades for two teams to
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| main difference between our parties and
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| | work their way through. We normally use
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| other parties is - party games. We have a
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| | the same list, jumbled up so that they
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| large repetoire of partty games that make
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| | aren't miming the same thing at the same
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| us laugh. Here are some of my
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| | time.As for what we get our willing
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| favourites.Plum plum plumPlum plum plum
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| | volunteers to mime - we pick item from a
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| is noisy and boistrous - the way a party
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| | hardware catalogue. So instead of trying
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| game should be. You need about ten people
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| | to mime "Wind in the Willows", they are
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| for this, sitting in a circle with one
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| | miming "Cordless power screwdriver" or
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| person in the middle.Starting with the
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| | "Claw hammer with non-slip handle".For a
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| youngest player, each player in the
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| | more sedate version of this game, you can
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| circle chooses a different fruit.The
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| | play this with pen and paper instead of
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| object of the game is for the person in
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| | miming.Who am I?We quite often play this
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| the middle to point at one of the people
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| | one as an icebreaker.This game requires a
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| sitting down and say the name of their
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| | little bit of preparation. First, get
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| fruit three times before that person says
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| | some stickers (Post-It notes aren't
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| the name of their fruit just once. It
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| | really robust enough but sticky address
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| doesn't matter who is being looked at -
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| | labels are ideal) and write the name of
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| it's who is being pointed at that has to
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| | someone famous on each. The game is
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| answer with their fruit.If the person in
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| | played with you putting a sticker on each
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| the middle wins, they and the person they
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| | player's back (or their forehad, if they
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| beat swap places - but the name of the
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| | are up for it). That player then tries to
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| fruit stays attached to that position.
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| | guess who they are by only asking yes/no
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| (So after a while nobody will be in their
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| | questions of the other players (for
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| original positions and everyone will have
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| | example, "Am I male?" "Am I a
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| to remember new fruit.)Note - you might
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| | politician?" "Am I Bill Clinton?").Lots
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| want to ban really long (over three
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| | of people can play this, and they can all
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| syllable) names; my father once chose
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| | play it at once, with players taking it
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| "pomegranite" and we never managed to
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| | in turns to ask questions. Each time
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| shift him.The name gameThis one is a
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| | someone is successful, they come to you
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| little more sedate than Plm Plum
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| | for another sticker.If you are playing
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| Plum...To start this game ask everyone to
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| | this competitively, the person who
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| think of a character or person - it could
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| | guesses the most is the winner.It is easy
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| be someone famous, it could even be
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| | to theme this game by choosing 1950's
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| someone in the room. Then you should go
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| | movie stars, or characters from The Lord
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| outside, and each person should come to
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| | of the Rings, for example.Chinese
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| you one at a time and tell you the names
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| | MimesChinese Mimes is a more energetic
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| they have chosen.Once you have made a
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| | version of Chinese whispers. It can be
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| note of all the names, read them out to
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| | played as a team, or just for fun.In
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| everyone. Then read them out again - and
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| | Chinese whispers, the players line up all
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| then the game begins. (By the way, you
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| | facing away from player #1. Player #1
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| don't play the game as you know who
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| | then taps player #2 on the shoulder, and
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| everyone is.)Pick someone to start. That
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| | player #2 turns around. Player #1 mimes
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| person choose a player and says,
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| | out an action to player #2. When they are
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| "Shirley, I think you are Darth Vader"
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| | finished, player #2 taps player #3 on the
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| (or whichever name they think that
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| | shoulder, and then mimes out the actions.
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| Shirley has chosen). If that player is
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| | And so the mime carries on down the line
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| wrong and Shirley isn't Darth Vader, then
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| | until at the end the last player as to
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| it's Shirley's turn to try and guess who
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| | try and figure out what the action was.If
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| someone is.When someone is correctly
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| | you are playing in teams, the first
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| guessed, that person is out, and the
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| | players in each team should agree to do
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| person who guessed correctly gets another
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| | the same mime.The mimes should be
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| go. The game ends when there is only one
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| | slightly off-beat. For example: Filling a
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| person left - the winner!The trick to
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| | steam iron with water, trying on a
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| playing this game is first choosing an
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| | wedding dress, carrying out the safety
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| unexpected name (one that isn't normally
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| | instructions on an aeroplane...As I hope
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| associated with you) and then remembering
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| | you can see, you can drop these games
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| the names on the list (as it is easy to
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| | into almost any party - so let your hair
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| forget after you've been playing for a
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| | down, play a game and have a laugh!
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