The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-12-13
New and Old
Games For
Yuletide Week

Changing times have made slaves
OF us all, especially during the last
few years. so that We have not taken
time or even had the time for frivo-
lous celebrations OF holidays. Last
Christmas and the one before mos
OF ua busied ourselves in giving
benefits or relief fund plays, and at
that we who had boys overseas had
sports. This reason. however. in
spite Of the h. c. l. and the many In
ternal disturbances we are having.
we can really enjoy a few filings at
careless gayety. The young people
must keep up the morale OF the ma
ton since their elders are all arguing
and settling graver affairs.
How many OF us have ever heard
Of the game ''clumpsf" Not a very
fair cognomen. but loads OF fun fer
a c~ongenial crowd. Two captains are
chosen and they take turns in choos-
ing sides. This accomplished, each
captain sends one of his team out OF
the room. The two sent agree on the
name OF n person or object. real or
fictitious, to be guessed by both sides.
Returning to the room, each man OF
girl sits down among the players Of
the opposing side, who trys TO guess
the object selected by asking aues-
lions 20 which the person questioned
Z 40 not Know" Whichever side
guesses first chooses q player from
the other side. Many laughs may be
had from the ridiculous questions II
Is necessary 10 ask during the guess
ing. A forfeit system for asking out
OF turn, or answering other than the
rules Of the game allow Tor, ADDS 70
Old- faahIoned anaerams. slmiiar 10
i0gomachy, may fttingly be revived
for the children OF the present gener
alton. Printed letters OF the alpha
bet may be cut from a calendar and
pasted on stin paper. One player
forms several words from his alpha
bot and passes them to the players,
who try TO see who can arrange the
letters In their proper sequence. This
game II the more exciting IL some
one not In the game gives a number
OF words 10 all the players. Some
words which may be spelled In two
ways. or which may be made 10 read
with two meanings. are telegraph re-
formations. old England. These may
be turned 70 read great help" TO
ain far more" and colder land"
These meanings are somewhat syn
onymOus, which makes the game es-
pecially interesting for older girls and
boys. In France the grownups play
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resembling dominoes. having a capt
tai letter al one end and a small let
ter at the other.
A game for which a small prize
may be given Is called Clipped
Squares. Each player IL given a
square OF ~pasteboard, which he cntH
apart IN three OF more pieees and
passes 70 the player on h-s. left.
Each player Is given three minutes
70 try and piece the squares together.
Failing or solving, he passes Il on and
receives the next lot OF pieces. When
h squares have gone the rounds. the
player who a plooed the most Of
them together wins the prize. Often
the person who starts a square iH
unable 10 put Il together when he
sees 81 again.
The coin and goblet game n one
which Is old 10 grandma. but which
has probably W been tried by her
small grandchildren. First thing
grandma must do In this case is 70
loan three pennies, or preferably
quarters. 10 the little ones, who then
borrow a goblet from cook. The
goblet Is placed rim down on a cloth
covered table, resting on two OF the
coins. while the third 10 placed In
SIDE. The problem ~ 20 remove the
Inside coin without lifting the glass.