Roll-Over: The Game

Here's a fun game to play when you find yourself in a room full of people and pillows. It's a variation of a number of Numbers games, like "Big Booty."

"Big Booty?" you might ask.

Yes, Big Booty. Where players sit in a circle, get numbered, and player number one gets to be the Big Booty.

The game that actually begins with the following chant:

Ah, Big Booty, Big Booty, Big Booty, ah-ha, Big Booty.

The Big Booty then says something like "Big Booty, number five." The five-numbered person then responds "five-seven" - or something of similarly numbered ilk, or even "five-Big Booty." The person whose number has been called must respond as rapidly as possible, remembering, at least, to call someone else's number, and not her own.

Then, in a remarkably similar vein, thee's "The Prince of Wales," and the ubiquitous "Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar."

These deceptively simple games are as fun to re-invent as they are to play.By sheer happenstance, the aforementioned Roll-Over also happens to be the topic of a recent FunCast wherein I read the complete instructions. And, if you are so moved, you can also watch us play this game on Google Video.

Thing-a-ma-BOTS reviewed by Tom Vasel

In a recent review of my card game Thing-a-ma-BOTS, Tom Vasel concludes: "And thus lies my recommendation for Thing-a-ma Bots. It's creative, fun, and interesting - IF you either are playing with children or are a child. Adults should seek their 'filler' fun elsewhere, as this will seem boring and too childish for them. Kids, on the other hand, will have a blast playing the game, and wonder why adults don't have a good sense of humor."

I'm everso vastly delighted that the reviewer found my game to be appealing to children. This warms the very cockles of my conceptual heart. When my wife told me that some of the special education kids she works with really enjoyed playing Thing-a-ma-BOTS, I almost melted.

Finally, I've also learned from this review that the adults I hang out with, and design my games for, are far more childlike than Mr. Vasel and his playmates want to admit they are. Oh, all right, childish. These people will find "Further Instructions and Suggestions" on my site, should they wish to learn how they can make the game even sillier.

Thing-a-ma-Bots, now that you mention it, has so far won the following awards: