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    t2 T 8355 ks2 ST Patricks Day Party Games Powerpoint

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    Parlour games were early versions of party games that were played indoors, usually in the parlour or sitting room, giving them their name. Most parlour games involved word play or logic puzzles like "The Minister's Cat" where players took turns describing a cat using different adjectives for each letter of the alphabet. Some parlour games required movement like charades while others evolved into boxed board games. Children's party games tended to be more active involving music, passing items around, or attaching tails while blindfolded.

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    Parlour games were early versions of party games that were played indoors, usually in the parlour or sitting room, giving them their name. Most parlour games involved word play or logic puzzles like "The Minister's Cat" where players took turns describing a cat using different adjectives for each letter of the alphabet. Some parlour games required movement like charades while others evolved into boxed board games. Children's party games tended to be more active involving music, passing items around, or attaching tails while blindfolded.

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    Parlour games were early versions of party games that were played indoors, usually in the parlour or sitting room, giving them their name. Most parlour games involved word play or logic puzzles like "The Minister's Cat" where players took turns describing a cat using different adjectives for each letter of the alphabet. Some parlour games required movement like charades while others evolved into boxed board games. Children's party games tended to be more active involving music, passing items around, or attaching tails while blindfolded.

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    t2 T 8355 ks2 ST Patricks Day Party Games Powerpoint

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    Parlour games were early versions of party games that were played indoors, usually in the parlour or sitting room, giving them their name. Most parlour games involved word play or logic puzzles like "The Minister's Cat" where players took turns describing a cat using different adjectives for each letter of the alphabet. Some parlour games required movement like charades while others evolved into boxed board games. Children's party games tended to be more active involving music, passing items around, or attaching tails while blindfolded.

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    Parlour Games

    Parlour games were an early


    version of party games.

    A parlour is an old-fashioned
    word that means a sitting room or
    lounge.

    People began playing games


    indoors, usually in the parlour,
    hence the name.

    Photo courtesy of Bury Gardener (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
    Word-Based Games
    Most parlour games were logic-based or word play. The ‘Minister’s Cat’ was a
    popular game during the time of the writer Charles Dickens.
    People sat in a circle and took turns to think of an adjective to describe the cat,
    using each letter of the alphabet.

    The Minister’s cat is an angry cat.


    The Minister’s cat is a beautiful cat.
    The Minister’s cat is a comfortable cat.

    And so on!
    Active Parlour Games
    Some parlour games involved moving around. For example charades, where you
    act out the title of a book or film without using words.

    Photos courtesy of skpy, Mark Darnborough and malcd (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
    Boxed Parlour Games
    It was not long before boxed parlour games were made. These became what we
    know as board games.

    How many
    different board
    games can you
    think of?

    Photos courtesy of flem007_uk and camillaspanberg (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution
    Children’s Party Games
    Children’s games are usually active games. For example pass the parcel, musical
    bumps, chairs or statues!

    One game that has been around for many years is Pin the Tail on the Donkey. This
    is where a person is blindfolded and has to attach a tail to a picture of a donkey.

    Photos courtesy of edenpictures and paxye (@flickr.com) - granted under creative commons licence - attribution

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