Spinergistic
Spinergy is a fun word game that has easy and flexible rules but seems to provide good laughs. We've played it at a couple family gatherings and with friends
Basically, the rules are thus:
1. A 3 ring board is spun, lining up 3 words.
2. A situation card is chosen
3. Before the timer is out, write a composition that uses all 3 words in their exact form, fulfilling the situation on the card.
4. As everyone else writes, the person who is "it" writes down 5 other words that they suspect will be used.
5. Everyone reads their responses; if the 5 other words were used, the response is invalid; points awarded according to situation difficulty.
Read on to check out some of the situations you'll find...
Hooky
You've told your parents that getting an education is not important. Explain to them your big plans for supporting yourself.
Words:
north, freeze, surrender
Response 1:
Goodbye parents. I will not surrender my individuality. I am going north to freeze in Alaska to pick blueberries to sell to the natives...
Response2:
Who needs an education? Who needs money? I'm not going to surrender to whims of society! Freeze all my assets! I'm moving up North to Alaska.
Double Take
Describe the beautiful woman or handsome man that just walked by you on the street.
Words:
omelet, satisfy, jukebox
Response 1:
My heart stopped when he walked into the club and over to the jukebox to play my favorite tune about the ham and cheese omelet. He had black hair and blue eyes.
Response 2:
She was so exquisite I dropped my omelet on the floor and tried to satisfy the jukebox in my heart as she floated by.
Response 3:
I was eating an omelet that would satisfy, when a lovely fellow walked by with a jukebox full of ballads.
Response 4:
He could satisfy my cravings for an omelet just by the jukebox whistle in his step.
Radio Reporter
You are a radio news reporter at the scene of a crime in progress. Report what is happening. Include sound effects.
Words:
tower, letters, safe
Response 1:
Well, we're at the crime scene now, of what appears to be a terrorist at the top of the eiffel tower, threatening to destroy the secret correspondence of terrorists.
Response 2:
I am here at the tower where a ton of letters have fallen. We have a report that everyone is safe.
Response 3:
I'm here at the tower theater. Everyone is ripping letters vital to this case. No one is safe.
Response 4:
Alert, alert! The safe is being pillaged as we speak! Soon the crown jewels from the tower of London will be lost forever, along with the letters chronicling the mysterious details of the Princess Diana debacle. Crash!
Wedding Toast
You are the best man or maid of honor at your best friend's wedding. Your friend is marrying the person that you secretly love. Compose a rhyming toast to the new bride and groom.
Words:
magic, clues, biceps
Response 1:
Hey magic man always in the news
You got your wife by leaving clues
Showing off... (not finished)
Response 2:
Tonight there may be magic in the air
You may have thought I just didn't care
But the clues I gave were meant for her
But, man, you guys went fast, just a blur
But look at my bice... (didn't finish)
Response 3:
Hey dude, thanks for the food
You worked your magic and your marriage ain't tragic
You used these clues and... (didn't finish)
Riviera Romance
You found love while vacationing on the French Riviera. After you return home, your French connection sends you a letter. Read it with your best French accent.
Words:
eclipse, ignite, recording
Response 1:
After that night with the eclipse under the Eiffel Tower, I wish to again ignite our passion. I'm sending you this sultry recording.
Response 2:
My dear, you are the total eclipse of my heart. You ignite my soul. Will you send me a recording of your voice?
Response 3:
Dear Jesse, in this recording, please find the words that will ignite your love. You eclipse everything in my world.
Response 4:
Your recording of music during the eclipse will continue to ignite my admiration for you, always.
Ladies and Gentlemen!
You are the lead act in a traveling circus. How does the Ringmaster introduce and describe your spectacular act?
Words:
sarcastic, pony, crunching
Response 1:
Guys and gals of all ages, witness this disgusting pony as he prances around crunching his donkey-sized teeth. And mind you I don't hear any sarcastic boo's from the crowd.
Computer Error
You've been working all week on an important report that is due to your boss in 30 minutes. Read the message that pops up on your computer screen just before it crashes and erases your hard drive.
Words:
sunset, inspector, secretary
Response 1:
Your hard drive will go sunset in 1- sec. You should have paid your vengeful computer inspector more. That, or printed this off earlier and given it to the secretary.
Response 2:
This night at sunset my inspector will shutdown your hard drive. Please inform your secretary.
Response 3:
Warning! The inspector virus place by your secretary will destroy all data you had. Get an inspector to fix the problem by sunset too!
Anyway, these things strike me as funny. If people are willing to let loose and have fun with words, it's a lot of fun!
Comments (2)
April
Thanks to a wonderful sister for this game! Who knew you could have so much fun with a few random words and a story line?
jtsnake
We just played this again w/ the fam, and it was the bomb! (good thing, dad) Thanks, Alinda!