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I haven't played hullabaloo. Are they all describing the same thing? Soy? Poi? Reminds me of the Dobie chain from hell.
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Yes, words all beginning with the same letter to describe one thing.
Hullabaloo is a Cranium-family game that uses a colored die and set of cards to determine how you are supposed to get a particular idea across to another player. You can do it through drawing, descriptions of "bigger than X but smaller than Y," acting it out in gestures and non-word sounds, or (like above) a list of words that start with the same letter.
It isn't soy or poi. Hmmm. My husband just laughed when I finally told him the item and rested his head on the table, barely getting out between giggles "You just are really not very good at this, are you?"
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Does it start with the same letter as all the clues? Are there any words you are not allowed to us? Is there a constraint on the number of clues?
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You can give as many clue words as you want, and the first letter is just whatever letter you think will give the best clues. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the first letter of the word.
You can't use any words that are actually in the title of the item itself. I was drawing a blank at the time, but looking back, I'd add "Python."
Thanks for trying, pooka!
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(I haven't played the game before, so I might not understand it entirely. Don't, therefore, take my inability to guess it as a sign that your clues are defective. )
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"Potted" threw David for a loop, too. I was using it in the British sense. (I think. I hope.)
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If I can get it in two guesses, and collectively, we can get it in under a dozen, then the clues are fine, methinks. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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for info, what slowed me down was the clue Polynesian. So good clues, becasue I learned something! (about use of spam in polynesian food) intersting game. Posts: 32 | Registered: Jan 2007
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It's used in Hawaiian cuisine, and I've seen many recipes for Polynesian Spam (correctly named or not).
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I wish I had more to offer you all, but that was my only item with words. If anyone would like to continue, you are welcome to give clues for something else.
My ego is neither stroked nor crushed, only mildly redeemed. I can live with that.
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You know, I so totally suck at trying to think of clues, so I'll let someone else go if they want to.
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I was thinking spam as well...though the Polynesian and python threw me off
Speaking of which...do you have someone who you just rock those kind of games with? My mother and I are like that. No one else in my family will play with us if we are on the same team, because no matter how off the wall our clues are, we figure it out. My father says that we are using some sort of telepathic connections, and argues that that is cheating. Posts: 1901 | Registered: May 2004
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Just in case it wasn't clear, Monty Python had a famous Spam skit from their tv show and a bit on Spamalot their movie, Monty Python and the The Holy Grail.Posts: 14017 | Registered: May 2000
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quote:Originally posted by Lupus: Speaking of which...do you have someone who you just rock those kind of games with? My mother and I are like that. No one else in my family will play with us if we are on the same team, because no matter how off the wall our clues are, we figure it out. My father says that we are using some sort of telepathic connections, and argues that that is cheating.
Not so much. Good for you, though.
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lol, it just took me a bit longer. I was thinking of the snake, not the movie. I didn't notice Zophar's post at first...but when I reread it just now, it finally clicked. Posts: 1901 | Registered: May 2004
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It took me about 20 seconds of thinking to get "Spam." "Potted" along with "pork" is what did it for me.
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Thanks, CT. My old string is now defunct so I was glad to find something you'd posted to respond to (esp. since I got the right answer!) so you'd know I listened to and accepted your advice. Posts: 32 | Registered: Jan 2007
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