There are a few well known party games where players stand in a circle and take it in turns to do something and then get another player to do the same thing (or related thing) by pointing at them or saying their name. The Stupid Ninja game is therefore, at first glance, not that different...but the addition of ninja noises as well as adjacent players activity raises it to a different level.
The starting player makes a ninja 'hai!' whilst pointing at a player elsewhere in the circle. That player must then put their hands together in a samurai sword shape whilst emitting a ninja grunt. Adjacent players must then, simultaneously make their own ninja arm swords and aim toward the new player's stomach, again with their own sounds. This player makes a second ninja 'hai!' as he redirects somewhere else in the circle. The video makes it perfectly clear. Players slow to respond are out of the game and play continues.
1st Irish Egg Throwing Competition
The noble art of egg throwing - apparently invented in 1322 and now almost sure to be a demonstration sport in the UK Olympics of 2012 - is crossing the water to Ireland. This Saturday, 29th October, sees the first National Open Egg Throwing Comp at the Culchie Festival, Mohill,Co. Leitrim. Events include the Throw and Catch and the marvellous Russian Egg Roulette.Head Egg, Andy Dunlop writes "We can already confirm the attendance of the current Egg Throwing World and Dutch National Champions http://www.eiwerpen.nl/ and the previous World Russian Egg Roulette Champion Englands Opal Upton-Brooker. International Judges will be present to ensure fair play"
The World Egg throwing Federation is proud to recognise these games and looks forward to the rapid growth in its popularity under the leadership of Irish Egg Throwing President Paddy Rock, who said “This is a great opportunity for the people of Ireland to show what they are made of. We recognise it’s a new sport to some but we will be training people all day to take part in the finals and a chance for glory and world fame”
Rock Paper Scissors - UK Championships
Sally 'Wacky Nation' Raynes has emailed Strange Games to mention that the UK RPS Championships will take place in the JD Wetherspoon Knights Templar pub in Chancery Lane, central London on Saturday 22nd October 2011.
Over 300 people are expected to take part -there are no World RPS Championships this year so this will be the big one.
Everyone knows how to play the game so I'm not going to cover the rules but the UK RPS website has some fascinating tips on strategy and nomenclature of different RPS combinations. So, to encourage you to enter the event:
Rock Paper Scissors Gambits:
The Avalanche - Rock, Rock, Rock (beginner’s choice)
The Bureaucrat - Paper, Paper, Paper (boring, but effective)
The Crescendo - Paper, Scissors, Rock (crank up the pressure)
Scissors Sandwich - Paper, Scissor, Paper (very cheeky)
Denouement - Rock, Scissor, Paper (the surprise factor)
Fistful o Dollars - Rock, Paper, Paper (won 1967 World Championship)
Paper Dolls – Paper, Scissors, Scissors
The Toolbox – Scissors, Scissors, Scissors (a lethal combination)
Temper Tantrum - competition
Temper Tantrum is a game I hadn't heard of till it featured on the ITV2 series Minute to Win It.
Simply get a couple of basic plastic pedometers and attach one to each of your feet or ankles. A velcro strap is ideal or you can sometimes get away with a couple of strong rubber bands. Set the pedometers to zero, then get down on the floor on your back and get ready to play.
You have a minute to frantically kick both your legs up and down as fast as possible - simulating an angst ridden toddler. If at any time one of your feet touches the ground you are disqualified. Once the minute is up it's time to check both pedometers and average the scores.
I've just been having a go and managed an average score of 173 and noticeably tighter abdominals. As a Strange Games challenge the first reader who can beat my score, and prove it with a You Tube video will get a signed copy of my book Strange Games
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Minute To Win It is an eight-part series on ITV2, presented by Cadbury Spots v Stripes, which sees contestants compete in hilarious and bonkers 60-second challenges using everyday household objects. To find out more and play Minute To Win It games, visit the Spots v Stripes website here www.spotsvstripes.com
You have a minute to frantically kick both your legs up and down as fast as possible - simulating an angst ridden toddler. If at any time one of your feet touches the ground you are disqualified. Once the minute is up it's time to check both pedometers and average the scores.
I've just been having a go and managed an average score of 173 and noticeably tighter abdominals. As a Strange Games challenge the first reader who can beat my score, and prove it with a You Tube video will get a signed copy of my book Strange Games
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Minute To Win It is an eight-part series on ITV2, presented by Cadbury Spots v Stripes, which sees contestants compete in hilarious and bonkers 60-second challenges using everyday household objects. To find out more and play Minute To Win It games, visit the Spots v Stripes website here www.spotsvstripes.com
Bloody Knuckles - 2 versions
I thought that I must have covered this classic and brutal childhood game many posts ago..but checking I find that I haven't!
Bloody Knuckles 1
Here, players sit down at a table across from each other. One player then makes their hand into a fist and places it on the table. The other player takes a heavy coin (an American quarter, for example), puts it flat on the table then flicks it with as much force as possible at their opponents knuckles. Play then reverses and it is the first player’s turn to form a fist. The game continues until blood is drawn or one player submits or both realise they are wasting their lives and go and do something more productive instead.
Bloody Knuckles 2
The more usual version of Bloody Knuckles is the knuckular (a technical medical term) version of Slapsies. Here both players form their hands into fists and stand opposite each other, arms outstretched and fists touching. It is the aim of one player to lift their fist (no higher than shoulder height) and bring their knuckles down onto the top of their opponents fist. Obviously, it is the opponents job to pull their fist away and avoid a painful blow but they must not make a move until their opponent starts their attempt. Players can either take turns and gain points for each hit or maintain the strike if contact is made.
In the old-fashioned version of this game you are not allowed to move your hand to escape, you just leave it there to get hit then have your turn. Obviously that was just barbaric.
Bloody Knuckles even has its own governing body, the World Bloody Knuckles Association, who promote the game and organise regular events.
Bloody Knuckles 1
Here, players sit down at a table across from each other. One player then makes their hand into a fist and places it on the table. The other player takes a heavy coin (an American quarter, for example), puts it flat on the table then flicks it with as much force as possible at their opponents knuckles. Play then reverses and it is the first player’s turn to form a fist. The game continues until blood is drawn or one player submits or both realise they are wasting their lives and go and do something more productive instead.
Bloody Knuckles 2
The more usual version of Bloody Knuckles is the knuckular (a technical medical term) version of Slapsies. Here both players form their hands into fists and stand opposite each other, arms outstretched and fists touching. It is the aim of one player to lift their fist (no higher than shoulder height) and bring their knuckles down onto the top of their opponents fist. Obviously, it is the opponents job to pull their fist away and avoid a painful blow but they must not make a move until their opponent starts their attempt. Players can either take turns and gain points for each hit or maintain the strike if contact is made.
In the old-fashioned version of this game you are not allowed to move your hand to escape, you just leave it there to get hit then have your turn. Obviously that was just barbaric.
Bloody Knuckles even has its own governing body, the World Bloody Knuckles Association, who promote the game and organise regular events.
Minute to Win It sponsored by Cadbury Spots V Stripes... Press Launch
It's not often that Strange Games gets invited to the press launch of a brand new TV Game Show but on Tuesday this week I went to the launch of ITV2s new show A Minute To Win It sponsored by Cadbury Spots V Stripes. The show features two teams of friends undertaking a series of wacky challenges in an effort to win a cash prize. The show is presented by comedian and TV host Darren McMullen and the teams captained by Joe Swash and Caroline Flack.
But, the stars of the show (from a Strange Games point of view) are the games. Each one is played within a 1 minute time limit. The games are a mix of tweaked classic parlour games and brand new ones. The first show featured Cherry Licker(sucking cherries off hanging strings), Knee Trembler (carrying oranges between your knees) and Rapid Fire (firing rubber bands at stacked tin cans). The best games were Flipper That Pancake (one player flips pancakes from scuba flippers and the team mate must catch them on a pie tin worn on their head!) and Stirring It Up ( players transport marbles by spinning them around the inside of an upturned wine glass).
We then got the opportunity to play some of the games against team captain Joe Swash. Triple Pong Plop (bouncing ping pong balls along 3 plates into a goldfish bowl) is a lot harder than it looks...Joe whupped me.
Talking to Darren and Joe it became clear that they had a real love for these sorts of games as well as strange sports like Cheese Rolling, Bog Snorkelling and even some of my favourite violent kids' games such as Slapsies and Bloody Knuckles. Surprisingly they were both unaware of the prince of hand games Finger Jousting. A quick demonstration later..they both whupped me.
Joe also talked about a particularly basic and beastly chasing game that he played when he was little, which I will cover in my next post.
All in all a superb launch for a good new game show.
Thanks Sophia :-)
Cadbury's Spots v Stripes
ITV2 Minute to Win It
We then got the opportunity to play some of the games against team captain Joe Swash. Triple Pong Plop (bouncing ping pong balls along 3 plates into a goldfish bowl) is a lot harder than it looks...Joe whupped me.
Joe also talked about a particularly basic and beastly chasing game that he played when he was little, which I will cover in my next post.
All in all a superb launch for a good new game show.
Thanks Sophia :-)
Cadbury's Spots v Stripes
ITV2 Minute to Win It
Dancing Rock Paper Scissors
Walter 'Bloody Knuckles' Brown has written to Strange Games to tell me of his favourite Rock Paper Scissors variations. There are many forms of this game - I have already covered Extreme RPS, RPS 101 and Bear Hunter Princess.
If you throw Drum and Bass then you drum the air with both of your hands. If you throw Techno then you wave both your hands in the air. And if your throw Waltz then you position your arms as if holding an imaginary waltzing partner. Techno beats Drum and Bass which in turn beats Waltz. Waltz, of course, beats Techno.
For the most fun play the game at your local discotheque.
Indian Leg Wrestling
In Leg Wrestling two players lie flat on their backs side by side. They should be next to each other and touching but pointing in different directions – so the feet of one player are next to the head of the other and the players hips are touching. They then raise their adjacent legs straight up simultaneously three times. On the third raise players should hook ankles and try and pull their opponent over. No other part of the body is used and the non playing leg should remain flat on the floor and not be used for leverage. Games usually last a much shorter time than Arm Wrestling and successful play depends not just on muscular strength but on stealth and speed.
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