http://www.popepat.com Pat presents a game a day. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:32:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Equipment: none Players: any RULES In the grand tradition of “20 Questions”, PatGames brings you another guessing game – one that combines the thrill of fast-action question-and-answer with the smug pretension of recollecting all the pecker-heads of the day that you’ve had to deal with. Simply appoint someone in the group to go first. ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=39 "Password" ©2008 Brian Z. Equipment: a few scraps of paper Players: 3 or more RULES If you’ve been looking for a new way to play “Tag” – and really, who hasn’t – here is Guest Game #002: “Password”, courtesy of Brian Z. Password is best played in a backyard or at a park, but ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=38 Equipment: none Players: any RULES My Adventure is a storytelling game that is perfect for car trips, or telling stories around a campfire, or even just for two people relaxing on a porch swing. You get to make stuff up -- anything! And then the other players get to make guesses as to ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=37 Recipe for live version of the videogame Katamari Damacy: 8 parts Silly Putty 1,000 parts Lego 150 parts random tiny doodads 125 parts random medium doodads 100 parts random large doodads 200 parts rubber bands 100 parts binder clips 20 parts bungie cords 10 parts industrial clamps 1 cd player playing Katamari soundtrack Mix well. Serve in 1 large backyard. ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=36 ©2008 Pat Mannion Keywords: simple, travel_game, family_game, guessing_game Equipment: none Players: any RULES If you’ve ever found yourself sitting in a waiting room or hotel/restaurant lobby across from a painting and wondered what kind of game one could play while killing the time… you may wonder no longer. Mural is a game that my daughter and ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=34 ©2007 Pat Mannion Equipment: none Players: 2-3 RULES This one came about while my daughter and I were recreating Homestar Runner songs on the way home from school one day. It is based on the Whose Line Is It Anyway improv game called “Standing Sitting Bending.” In that game, one person must be standing, one ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=33 Equipment: 1 freeway full of cars Players: 2 RULES Here’s another one for you commuters – as well as all of you who take a lot of family trips. Also, it’s the first GuestGame here at PatGames. It was designed by my father-in-law, Robert Nason. This game is played in the car and the ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=32 Equipment: none Players: any RULES If you are one of those commuters who can’t help but look at every license plate that passes you on the freeway, then this game is for you. Everyone playing Number Race starts off by looking for a plate that either begins or ends with a 1. When you ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=31 Equipment: 1 Hot Set Players: any RULES First, you have to find some way to get onto a “hot set”… A “hot set” is one that cannot be changed between shooting days because there is a scene still being shot and moving anything on the set would ruin the continuity. Okay, so it’s hard ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=30 Equipment: none Players: 1 RULES Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker. They’re all around you. And they drive cars. Next time you are motoring down a city street (please don’t play this on the freeway), take a look at the person driving the car next to you. And then think back to a popularly ... http://www.popepat.com/?p=29