P246 CEEFAX 246 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/00 There are lots of games you can play which involve forfeits when a player "loses" M like Spin The Trencher and Fizz Buzz. Often the games are quite easy, and the real fun is in the forfeitsN Here are some silly ones you might like to try out after a few rounds of Christmas Cheer with friends. Spear as many sultanas as you can in a minute - with a knitting needle galk across the room with a book on your head - and a tangerine between the kneesN More forfeits in a moment.P246 CEEFAX 246 Tue 30 Dec 22:55/00 The theme for the word or words mimed in charades is often a book, film or play title. But to make it a bit trickier, and often sillier, why not mime emotions? Ever tried to express eagerness or gratitude without making a sound? Or try a sneaky version. One team picks a subfect to be mimed and gives it to a member of the other teamN He or she then has to mime it and the rest of his or her team must guess it. Go on until everyone has mimed a subject. A lot of thought is often put into the subject for a particular "victim" to mime for his tealP More games in a moment...P246 CEEFAX 246 Tue 30 Dec 22:44/10 To play POSTMAN you'll need lots of space and probably some sticky plasters by the time yougve finished! Arrange chairs for all playfrs in a large circle around a wastepapfr bin containing a rolled-up newspapfr. Give each playfr a different town name. One player starts as "postman" in the middle by the bin - the rest sit downN The organiser then calls out the namf of a townN The playfr with that name must grab the papfr and bash the "postman" on the arm with it before he or she can sit down in the spare chair. More about Postman follows....NP246 CEEFAX 246 Tue 30 Dec 22:45/00 Here's a game for two players that you can bamboozle your friends with! You'll need 21 matches, laid out in front of the two playersN The obfect is NEVER to take the last match. Each playfr can remove one, two or three matches at a go. Have a go at this yourself a few times. Now press REVEAL to find out how you can always win! ghatever number of matches your opponent takes, you make it up to four. So if he takes three, you take one etc. More gamfs in a moment...P246 CEEFAX 246 Tue 30 Dec 22:41/20 If the "postman" manages to reach the spare chair without being hit, the one with the newspaper becomes the next postman. If not, then he or she must try again. The newspapfr goes back in the bin each time before the organiser calls out the n—lf of another townN The game goes on until everyone is exhausted and possibly black and blue. Prizes of two weeks recupfration in a quiet resting home are awarded to the most useless postman. More games with friends ....P246 CEEFAX 246 Tue 30 Dec 22:51/30 Here's some more silly forfeit ideas - Blow out a candle with a blindfold on Make as many different animal noises as you can in a minute. Stand with eyes closed and feet heel-to -heel in a straight line for a minuteN Balance a ping-pong ball on your nosf and sing "Thf British Grenadiers" Have a go at making up some of your own. garning M you may lose friends if they are lacking in a sense of humour! A Rowdy Game in a moment....P246 CEEFAX 246 Tue 30 Dec 22:06/14 CHARADES are an old favourite, and some families have a long tradition of playing this miming game each Christmas At it's simplest, one person mimes a word and the rest have to guess what it is. The pfrson who guesses correctly then thinks of a word and mimes it. There are many variations on this theme and some of them can get quite out of hand if you get a group of friends and family miming and guessing like mad. A good group variation is to split into two teams, and one whole team does the miming, while the others shriek out their gufssfsN More variations in a moment...