[Fictionary] a modest proposal for the next round

[J-J Cote]

Actually, I think it's completely within your prerogative to conduct 
such a round if you choose.  There are several precedents for this sort 
of thing in the history of this fictionary group, and this one is less 
nonstandard than the others that come to mind (e.g. when I asked 
everyone to define a nonsense word and try to imitate the style of David 
Randall).

Jean-Joseph

On 11/30/2011 1:44 PM, Jim Moskowitz wrote:
> I'm interested in trying something different, to stretch our 
> creativity in a slightly different direction. But I realize that I 
> can't unilaterally change the game without consulting all the players. 
> So please let me know if you agree or disagree with my proposal for 
> the next round:
>
> As a followup to the JINKIM round I was asked for the rules to my 
> fictitious 19th-century children's game (copied below in case you 
> didn't see it). In working on the proper way to word the description I 
> came across an old book of such games. I'd like the next round to 
> involve players trying to write in its style; rather than a dictionary 
> definition of a word, I'd like us to each explain how to play STONE. 
> As always, you'd send me your fake rules, I'd slip in the real rules, 
> and then we'd vote for the most plausible Stone.
>
> Please let me know by Friday Noon (EST) whether you're okay with this 
> variant round,
> Jim
>
>
>
> At 11:44 AM -0500 11/28/11, Jim Moskowitz wrote:
>>
>> Jinkim is played in an open field or playground, in the center of 
>> which a knife has been set into the ground with the blade sticking up 
>> several inches. The players, who may range in number from twelve to 
>> one-hundred, are divided into two teams, and from each team a target, 
>> or jinkim, is chosen. All but the jinkims are given a clothes-pin. 
>> The jinkims are made known to the members of the other team, and then 
>> all players scatter promiscuously about the playing area.
>> Each player must fix their clothes-pin to the clothes of the jinkim 
>> of the other team. Once he has done so, the player leaves the field 
>> to the side-lines. The jinkims may not leave the playing field, nor 
>> remove any clothes-pins which have been placed on them, nor may any 
>> other player touch a clothes-pin so attached, except that the jinkims 
>> may use the knife to scrape off or cut off their clothes-pins, with 
>> the caution that while doing so they will be in one place, and 
>> therefore easier for the other team to catch.  During the entire game 
>> all players chant, "jinkim! jinkim!".
>> As soon as all of the members of one team, except its jinkim, have 
>> returned to the side-lines, the game is concluded, and the jinkims 
>> stand while the number of clothes-pins successfully attached to each 
>> is counted. Which-ever team has put the most pins onto the other 
>> team's jinkim is declared the Winner.
>