In this game, family players have to keep their verbal wits about them as they respond to questions using words beginning with their own initials. For each round, a different family member thinks of a question to put to each other player in turn. The player who has been asked must respond speedily in two words that begin with his or her initials. The object is to come up with an imaginative or clever reply.
Unconventional questions help.
This game helps children practice forming questions and phrasing answers and lets players show off the unusual words in their vocabulary. It also gives children confidence in their ability to think quickly and creatively. Players may prefer to write out the questions and as many responses as they can generate in a given amount of time, say three minutes. Although pencil and paper will slow the pace of the game, it will give players with difficult initials more time to come up with good answers. Monograms To make the game more challenging for everybody, have players formulate three-word responses using their middle initials as well as the initials of their first and last names.