Read this out first

Categories

Pick a letter and set a timer. Everyone races to write an answer starting with that letter for each category. When time's up, read your answers aloud. You only score for answers nobody else wrote, so the obvious answer is often the wrong one.

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Everyone gets a pen and paper and numbers their page from 1 to 10.

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Use the ten starter categories below, in order.

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Pick a letter. One person runs through the alphabet silently in their head, and someone else says "Stop."

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Start the clock

Set a timer for two minutes. Everyone writes one answer per category, each starting with the chosen letter.

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Pens down

When the timer goes off, stop writing, even mid-word.

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Read it out

Go through the categories one at a time. Everyone reads their answer.

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Score

You get a point for every answer nobody else wrote. If two people have the same answer, neither of them scores it. The table can veto an answer that's a real stretch.

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New letter

Pick a new letter and play again with the same categories.

How to win

Play three rounds. Most points wins.