Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-23
Tag "7wENTY QUESTIONS" GAME
An In,erestias Diversion Tor "ao's
RoosnfuI Of Clever People.

An Iu,erextia. Diversion Tor Na"'e
RoorafuI Of clever People.
Among tho most acceptable games FOR
small companies IS the game OF Twenty
Questions. rrea; favoritc with the
English. although not widely known
hero.
Tic requisites for Twenty Questions
are. first, two rooms, that the company
mav be divided into two sides. The d.
vision Of the guests may he done by Their
collecting one If two colors in bells. balls
tr ribbons. or hy the choosing 81 sides
a-ter the oil FASHIONED spelling school
t.yle. The hostess must see IN u that
there be an even division OF the objects
and exactly the same number ~ there
arc guests. Ia order 10 prevent The ieav.
in. ont Of n friend or other awkward
ulistalcs Two leaders or spokesmen
should he chosen. the host being natu'
rally ono Of them. and 1t will also save
further uishap1 II the second leader be
previously selected and given the idea Of
the game.
Tho sides being selected either by
drawing of ribbons or ly choice OF the
leaders, method which has its ava
varl side whore there are people sensi'
tive 10 being the last chosen in q com
pany-caeh side retires to its own room
cnd selects IN object whichits opponents
are to discover by the asking of 20 ques.
tons. or as many less than that number
"a may be- A scribe is chosen for each
tide to keep record of the questions and
l.. a. st,..t
fusion may arise from misunderstood
questions or replies. To this end each
scribe should keep tally on two sheeta Of
raper-the questions of his own side
with the respective answers on one. and
the opponents questions and the replies
/ of lis own side on the other.
/ The object selected may be inanimCtc,
animate. ancient. modern or historical,
\ may exist in fact or fiction. the only
Qualification beng that II shall bc sui.
] hciently well known so that n majority
of the players on the other side may lie
supposed 10 have seen or read about 1t.
a spirit of fairness should of course bt
shown in the selection Of objects, and il
each case the answers should be honest
and not hairsplitting. although giving u:
/ little information as possible. Such OBJ
jects MS Ben Franklins loaf of bread
which no carried under his arm az he
walked up Market street in Philadelphia
the metal cap Of the Washington NOM
meut. the last rail laid on local rail
road. the armor of the Black Prince il
the Tower Of London and Zip Van Win
kle's gun Will illustrate the wide rang,
of choice in objects permissible Aftel
each side announces the choice Of it!
( subject through its leaders by knocking
on the door. hostilit:es begin.
Each ode dcliberates on the questions
TO lie given the other and its own re
plies with closed doors. each guest con
tribnting informally his ideas Of wordin;
the replies and questions and his guesse
a5 10 the cnemy's object But communion
ton with the oTIcsing side must bc con
ducted wholly through the leaders. III
other people being silent when the door
are open. And the leaders must no
make answers or put questions withou
FIRST consulting their respective sides
The doors should never he opened with
crt u warning knock Any question /
allowable. the Crst one being generally
To what kingdom docs your object be
long, Philadelphia Times.