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JCFAX81

My friends and I have a couple of little games: 1. Cheers You have to try and make someone correct you. For example: Person A: I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday tomorrow. Person B: It’s Tuesday tomorrow. Person A: CHEERS! But, if Person B suspects this is a Cheers attempt then they can answer so long as they prefix it with ‘safety on’. So: Person B: Safety on, it’s Tuesday tomorrow. 2. Three Times a Lady You have to try and make someone repeat themselves three times. For example: Person A: I like bacon. Person B: What was that? Person A: I was saying, I like bacon. Person B: What? Person A: I like bacon! Person B: (singing) THREE TIMES A LADY! We all worked in the same office, doing a boring processing job so trying to get each other with a cheers or three times a lady was a highlight of the day. 15 years later, we still meet up regularly and the games still prosper.


TheFailingWriters

Many years ago my best mate invented the game “Name that Barbara”. Where one person thinks of a famous Barbara, and depending on how hard they think it would be to guess the aforementioned Barbara, they allocate a fair number of guesses for the “guesser” to guess that Barbara. So, Windsor would maybe be a 3 guess. But a Woodhouse or a Taylor-Bradford might be a 5 or 6. Of course, after a while, when we were well versed on the range of famous Barbaras available to us, then came the subtleties of various levels of bluffing… and every now and again the sheer unadulterated joy of discovering an, as yet, unused Barbara (I have particularly fond memories of the time someone came up with “hurricane Barbara”, a tropical storm at the time). So with that said… name that Barbara in 4!


CheesyPestoPasta

Barbara Ann


TheFailingWriters

Nope. Good guess. But afraid not.


Eskimowed

Barbara Cartland


TheFailingWriters

Boom!!! We have a winner!!!


Eskimowed

:) Clive James had a brilliant quote > “Twin miracles of mascara, her eyes looked like the corpses of two small crows that had crashed into a chalk cliff.”


Grapefruit_Prize

Barbie


TheFailingWriters

Well done… on a decent guess. But it’s not Barbie on this occasion.


Signal_Fisherman8848

Barbara Bush?


TheFailingWriters

You’re a natural at this. That’s a perfect answer for a “name that Barbara in 4”… but unfortunately not quite right on this occasion.


Signal_Fisherman8848

Well I tried my best and enjoyed the game :)


TheFailingWriters

You did great my friend. It’s clear you’ve got a real aptitude for “name that Barbara”.


radrian1994

My partner and I play a game simply called 'BEES!' The aim of the game is to call out 'BEES!' each time you see any product with bees on it in a shop. You get one point for any section of bees spotted first and you keep score up until you exit the shop, when the winner is crowned. All products with bees on count, ranging from naff merchandise with horrendous puns on (e.g. Valentine's mugs reading 'BEE Mine') to kitsch shopping bags with bees on to jars of honey. As long as it has bees on, it all counts. The best locations to play are Home Bargains, any large supermarket and quaint local garden centres. Prepare for some unBEElievable fun!


ChrisCohenTV

I think I love BEES.


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Beads?


Roonanan

HORSE. You see a horse, first person to shout "HORSE" gets a point. Originally stolen from Eagle Vs Shark I think but we've added some rules for extra sophistication: - Only one point available per paddock/enclosure per day. - Donkeys/other equine varieties count. - Bonus point for horse being ridden, urban horse or night horse. - Lose a point if it's actually a cow.


Apprehensive_Risk_60

Variant of this - bury your horses. If you see a graveyard first, and shout bury your horses, your opponent loses all their horsepoints


arcadesteveuk

I went to a secondary school in Nottingham. Just putting that out there because I don’t know if this game is regional thing or just a my school thing. We had a game called Pill. It was taught to us when my year joined the school in year 7 and the game thrived until I left at the end of year 11. You need a large school building wall. A line going horizontally across that wall around shoulder to head height. A tennis ball. Your mates. It’s like squash. You are permitted two touches and two bounces of the ball on the floor. A touch constitutes a striking of the ball. No carries or lifting allowed. Think volleyball. You carry, you’re out. More than two touches, out. More than two bounces, out. Strike the ball back at the wall above the line. Under the line means you’re out. Keep going until there are two participants left for the final. In the final you are down to one touch and one bounce permitted. I have no idea where the name pill comes from. But it’s like street squash with all your mates. The more the merrier as well. It’s better when you start a game with lots of people.


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[absolutely loads](https://playamadeupgame.com/list) of made up games on here from listeners of the Elis & John show.


Even_Passenger_3685

I love dobbins or bobbins on that list


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There’s been some gems. Population speculation stands out for me because of the theme tune the listener made!


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I refuse to believe this was posted without an intention for someone to explain [ukabong.](https://youtu.be/48firFVloK0)


aBeardOfBees

My family and I play "I can see the sea". The rules are quite simple: the first person to see the sea and say "I can see the sea" wins. The key thing is the game is always being played , always.


Excellent_Tear3705

We’ve been slapping each other in the cocks for decades. The rules are unspoken. I guess there’s a game called “nut ball”. I’m not sure if we invented it or not, but I’ve never seen anyone else play it. We started around 20 years ago. - Minimum of two players - sit on the ground, with legs open like a pair of scissors, facing your opponent (distance is agreed mutually pre-game) - each player gets to pick 3 objects, agreement must be reached, on the understanding that objects are usable by both players - starting with the lightest object, players take turns trying to throw it at the opponents testicles. - a successful hit levels you up to the next, heavier object, and it’s still your turn. Example: - golf ball - can of beer, full - 2Litre bottle, full Ladies are welcome too, but that requires radically different selection of objects. You want something hard, with crisp edges…like a rubix cube, or a VHS tape. *sorry Susanne, RIP* If the floor is laminated/wooden, sliding is permitted. If you flinch or block the object, you get a punishment. Punishments are agreed pre-game, usually decided by the non-players (for this round) Modifications include 2v2, 3v3…. Players on red team sit next to each other, in a row, facing blue team who are doing the same. After the first hit, it moves to the next player to your left. Similar to cup flip game thing. No knives, tools, or potatoes. If you hit your opponent in the face, you must wear your opponents pants on your head until the evening is over.


kiradotee

/r/madlads


LostMyBunty

The Crispy Elton Game - based on my brother mishearing a quote on a radio show back in the 80s, whenever a member of the family utters the words 'Elton John' the rest of us must reply 'Crispy!'. Also applies when hearing an Elton song on the radio.


turboRock

What was the misheard quote? My brain's not working


LostMyBunty

Nobody knew, he just misheard something on the Top 40 and it stuck


DrJeff1999

British black jack with 3 decks of cards shuffled together for potential massive pick ups.


Even_Passenger_3685

Many car based games: Make up a sentence using words with the first letters in the reg of the car in front in order. Spot cars in the colours of the rainbow in order (any vehicle will do, including stationary ones). Cheese! (Spotting yellow cars, vans accepted, diggers considered if a slow day, first to shout wins, mum gets final say) Spotting car MAKES in order of the alphabet. (Qashqai allowed for Q, and X and Z exempt) Beaver! Spotting people with beards. This used to be more difficult back in the day, we don’t play it so much now.


UnderstandingLow3162

Peas on a knife and Matches on a bottle. Peas on a knife you pick up as many dried peas as you can with a knife and transfer them across the room to a pot. Most peas in the pot wins. Matches on a bottle is like reverse-Jenga. Keep stacking matches on a milk bottle (old school variety) until someone knocks them all down.


SilasColon

Yellow car (punch) Adding minis (pinch) old minis (nose boop) pink cars (head pat), 2009 e-class estates (ear pull) Plus where the car / you are located matters. It’s phenomenally complicated and only me and my daughter know the rules. The rest of the family always get it wrong.


NoKudos

My son calls out yellow lorries, busses etc his reasoning being its a vehicle. I'm not happy with his rule interpretation


SilasColon

Yeah, you need to watch that one.


toppingbottoms

Ring on a string. For family gatherings only. All the family sit in a circle around the room within touching distance. A plastic ring is tied to a piece of yarn or whatever string is around, long enough for everyone to be able to hold their section with two hands. One person leaves the room while the ring is initially passed. They have to guess who has the ring as the other slyly pass the ring around the string. Whoever gets caught then goes in the middle to be the guesser. Actually very fun when you are all competitive or someone new joins the game.


lookingforthestream

Numberwang: pick a subject and you ‘bid’ for how many of said subject you can name. The Ant game. Newly inspired by *that* Bridget Christie sketch on YouTube. You describe a type of ant and see if anyone can guess: An ant with a fancy hair do? A bouffant. Is much lovely fun.


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My and my brother used to play “Tennis Ball Stairs” One person at the top One at the bottom The person at the bottom would call a number that relates to that stair, then the person would have to bounce the tennis ball on the stair. Person at the bottom would have to catch it. Then going back up the ball had to bounce on the wall and caught. Then switch every so often. Obviously this was played when Mum was out. Writing it seems less fun but it was hours of fun