A BOOK GAME.
For quieter moments when it is nut possible to bo out of doors it is well to have a few good games iv mind which will afford fund aud enjoyment for a number of players. One of tlioso is "Book Charades," and to play it two sides are chosen as in ordinary charndoH. The party outside tlio room tipcide i. t jn (lie name of a book—a wellknown oil'.1, of course—and Uien they enter tho room and describe in actions thu book titli*. which must be guessed by iho others. Suppose, for instance, "Kidnapper" to be tho book selected. Tlr ' is easily acted, for all that needs to lio dono is to send one player into the room first, and then for the rest, lo como in aud pretend to kidnap him. The other side has three chances only to guess the hook, and if they do not siii:cend the actors have another turn. A few other suitable books for this game an. "A Christmas Carol," ''Peter Van," "Alice in Wonderland," "Little Women," and "Seven Little Australians."
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 82, 7 April 1928, Page 15
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180A BOOK GAME. Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 82, 7 April 1928, Page 15
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