I SENTENCE YOU!
OBJECT: Form sentences with word cards. The winner is the first player to play all of their assigned cards.
AGE: 14 & up
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-10
GAMES: There are two games you can play, FAST or FIVE-SECONDS.
1. FAST GAME: In this game once the first card is played every player will play their cards as fast as possible to form a sentence. The first player to play all of their cards is the winner.
2. FIVE-SECONDS GAME: In this game each player will take turns playing. Pick the first player to play and (moving in a clockwise direction) each player will have 5 seconds to play as many cards as they can. The first player to play all of their cards is the winner.
PLAY OF THE GAME:
1. Sentences must comprise of 2 or more words.
2. Words at the beginning of a sentence are presumed to be upper case.
3. Players can only use one side of the card at any given time.
4. All sentences are formed off a single word string and not individual players word string.
5. Verbally call punctuations such as “Period (.)”; “Comma (,)”; “Question mark (?)”.
6. The player that calls a punctuation gets to play the next card before anyone else can play.
7. The player who plays a RED CARD gets to play a second card before anyone else can play.
STEPS:
1. Divide the deck equally amongst all players.
2. Any player can place the first card.
3. Once the first card is placed all players race to place their cards as fast as possible.
4. All succeeding cards must sync with the previously played cards to form sentences.
5. Decide disputes with a majority vote.
6. If the construct of a sentence cannot be completed all players will take their cards back from the incomplete sentence and try again.
7. The first player to successfully play all of their cards is the winner and says to the others “I SENTENCE YOU!”.
COLORS AND SHAPES
OBJECT: There are four games you can play and hence there are four ways to win.
- SAME COLOR: Be the first player to collect five cards of the same color.
- DIFFERENT COLORS: Be the first player to collect five cards with different colors.
- SAME SHAPE: Be the first player to collect five cards with the same shape.
- DIFFERENT SHAPES: Be the first player to collect five cards with different shapes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-5:
AGE: 8 & UP:
PLAY: Each player will get 5 cards from the deck. They will then exchange one card at a time until the first player collects 5cards with the appropriate shapes and/or colors (that is same color, different colors, same shape, or different shapes).
WILDCARDS: There are two wildcards. These cards can be designated by the player in possession of them to be any color and/or shape they so chose.
STEPS:
1. Keep doing this until a player is ready to declare themself as the winner and reveal their cards.
2. First determine which game to play: Same color/Different colors/Same shapes/Different shapes.
3. Shuffle the deck of cards and distribute 5 cards to each player (facing down). Set extra cards aside. If you want to increase the level of challenge combine two decks of cards and add more players.
4. Players look at their cards and pick one to exchange. Place the card to exchange on the table face down and pick a card from the UNPLAYED deck. When the unplayed deck is exhausted, shuffle the EXCHANGED card deck and continue to play by pulling cards from this deck.
THE BLAME GAME
OBJECT: The object of the game is to avoid blame. The last player left holding the “BLAME CARD” is the loser (and gets the blame). Avoid being the LOSER by shifting the blame to other players and exit the game early before they leave you stuck with the “BLAME CARD”.
AGE: 8 and above.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-6 players.
STEPS:
1. When a player has played all of his/her cards he/she will bow out of the game and allow the other players to continue playing until only one player is left holding the “BLAME CARD”. That player will be determined to be the loser (and gets the blame).
2. Remove the “BLAME CARD” from the deck.
3. Shuffle the deck of cards and distribute evenly to every player. Set aside any extra cards.
4. Identify the player who will play first and give him/her the “BLAME CARD”.
5. The first player will start the game by picking a card from his/her assigned cards to play then follow the instructions/arrow on the card to determine who to give the “BLAME CARD” to. Read out loud what is on the card as you play it.