The person who twirls the trencher returns to his own seat immediately, and the one who picks it up, or has been called upon to do so, has the privilege of making a call afterwards. IT will have been observed that many of the games already described lead up to the payment of forfeits, and that some appear to be designed for the express purpose of extracting as many as possible from the various members of the company. This is really the case, for "crying the forfeits," as it is called, often forms the most amusing part of an evening's entertainment, and is, therefore, usually reserved until the last.
It is conducted in the following manner: Each player who has to pay a forfeit deposits some small article, or trinket, in the hands of one of the company appointed as collector - say a handkerchief, a knife, a pencil-case, or anything which can be readily identified.
One article is given for every forfeit incurred, and it is redeemed when the particular task assigned to the owner has been duly performed. It is not desirable that very many forfeits should accumulate before they are "cried," as this often takes up a considerable time ; but when an average of one to each member of the party has been reached, if the number is between a dozen and twenty, it is time to stop the collection.
Two persons, chosen from the rest of the company for their knowledge of a good number of suitable and amusing forfeits, and generally ladies, cry the forfeits thus:- One is seated, and the various articles collected are placed in her lap.
The other is blindfolded, and kneels down before her companion. The object of the blindfolding is to prevent the recognition of any of the articles as belonging to particular members of the company, and thus to assure something like impartiality in the allotment of the various tasks. The person seated takes one of the articles from the collection before her, and, holding it up so that the company may recognize the owner, usually cries, "Here is a thing, and a very pretty thing; what shall be done by the owner of this very pretty thing?
The blindfolded lady asks, "Is it fine, or superfine? Having received an answer, she declares the task which the owner must perform. The following are examples of the forfeits which may be allotted. To kiss every lady in the room Spanish fashion. The person to whom this forfeit is assigned usually imagines that an agreeable task is before him; but he is thus enlightened.
A lady rises from her seat to conduct him round the room, and she proceeds to each lady in turn, kisses her, and then wipes the gentleman's mouth with her pocket handkerchief. To make a Grecian Statue. To do this the gentleman must stand upon a chair, and take his pose according to the pleasure of the company. One person may stick his arm out, or bend it into an awkward position; another may do the same by a leg; a third may incline his head backward, with the chin elevated in the air ; and so they may proceed, until his figure is sufficiently removed from the "Grecian" to satisfy the party.
He is bound to be as plastic as possible while the statue is molded. To perform the Dumb Orator. How to do this was described in our last paper. The forfeit may either be allotted to one person, who is to go through the action while either a lady or a gentleman volunteer recites, or two forfeits may be coupled, and both reciter and actor may take their parts as a penalty.
This may be done by such phrases as "You are pretty," "You are entertaining," but such words as graceful, beautiful, and charitable are, of course, inadmissible. To try the Cold Water Cure, the gentleman is first blindfolded, and then a tumbler filled with cold water, and a teaspoon, are produced.
Not to be too hard upon him, he is allowed to take a seat. Each member of the company is then privileged to give him a spoonful; but if he can guess at any time the name of the person who is "curing" him, he is at once released from a further infliction of the remedy. To play the Learned Pig. To do this, the gentleman must first put himself as nearly as possible in the attitude of one.
He must go on all fours, and he is then to answer questions that may be put to him either by the company or by somebody who may volunteer as his master, to show his attainments.
The questions asked are something like the following: "Show us the most agreeable person in the company," or, "the most charming," "the greatest flirt,". After each question, the victim is to proceed to any one whom he may select and signify his choice by a grunt. The learning as well as the docility of a pig has its limits, and the game must, therefore, not be prolonged too far. To go round the Room Blindfolded, and kiss all the Ladies- The company, of course, are seated, but as soon as the gentleman is blindfolded they change positions, with as little commotion as possible.
He consequently finds, in his progress, that he as often attempts to kiss one of his own as one of the opposite sex; or a lady may reverse the position of her chair, so that the gentleman kisses the back of her head.
To choose One of Three Signs. He is then asked whether he chooses the first, the second, or the third, not knowing the order in which they have been made, and receives the corresponding action. To imitate any Animal that may be named. To kiss a Lady through the Back of a Chair He must wait, with his visage inserted in the chair-back until some lady comes to his rescue ; but if the chair be of a fancy pattern, she may dodge him through the framework before giving him his release.
To blow the Candle out. To perform the Clown's Pantomime - This consists in rubbing the forehead with one hand while you strike the breast with the other, standing up in the room for the performance. If correct time is not kept, in the judgment of the company, another forfeit is to be paid.
To Choose Partners for a Quadrille - In this the lady, after making her choice, is informed that the quadrille must be performed blindfold. The gentlemen selected must be satisfied with that honor, and go through the performance which devolves upon them; but the second lady may be allowed to reclaim her forfeiture, if she has one, as compensation.
All stand up, blindfolded as we have said, and go through the first figure of a set, as best they may. To stand in the Middle of the Room, and spell Opportunity. If, after the lady has spelt the word, a gentleman can reach her before she regains her seat, he may avail himself of the "opportunity" offered, under the mistletoe.
The lady must go out of the room, while the company agree as to each of the questions to be asked. To each of these the lady must give one or other of the plain monosyllables. Ladies of experience say the safe answer is always "no;" but this hint must be reserved to readers of these papers. To kiss a Gentleman "Rabbit Fashion. The lady has the privilege of choosing any gentleman present. A piece is broken off a reel of cotton, and the lady takes one end of the piece in her mouth while the gentleman takes the other in the same way.
They then both nibble the cotton until the kiss ensues, as a matter of course. If the gentleman is sufficiently gallant, he will perform the chief part of the "nibbling" process. The company may exercise their discretion as to the length of the cotton. To sing a Song, or play a Piece of Music. If the lady called upon can really do neither, another forfeit is allotted to her.
Ask a Question to which Yes must be the Answer. The unfortunate forfeiter may ask all kinds of questions, without eliciting the answer required for her release. But if she simply inquires, "What does y-e-s spell? To kiss the Gentleman you love best in the Company, without any one knowing it. To put yourself through the Keyhole.
We give this as an example. The forfeit is paid by writing "yourself" upon a piece of paper, and passing that through the keyhole. To kiss each Corner of the Room. To spell "Constantinople. To this, the proper reply is, "Thank you;" the fourth syllable is then spelled, and the fifth completes the task. To form a Rifle Corps. The gentleman then calls a lady, who stands at his side; and she in turn names a gentleman, who places himself opposite to her. So the calling goes on, until all present are included.
If the number of ladies and of gentlemen present is unequal, the more mirth is created by the last persons called standing opposite one of their own sex.
When all are called, the word is given by the first gentleman in the rank, "Present arms. We conclude our list of forfeits with a few contrived to include more than one member of the company. Either a lady or a gentleman may be called upon to "sit on the Stool of Repentance. The answers are repeated openly to the forfeiter, with the question after each, "Who said that?
A lady is required to "be Postman. So the forfeit proceeds, a lady calling a gentleman, and a gentleman a lady, until the company have all been called, but no person present is bound to answer twice. When the calling of forfeits has been continued long enough, and several remain, which it is desired to clear off together, the forfeiters may be called upon to perform a "Musical Medley.
The effect is generally so grotesque as to produce shouts of laughter. FORFEITS are in such general demand during the season when round and merry games are in vogue, that we add a few more to the list given in a previous paper.
Before doing so, however, we may be allowed to remind our readers that the spirit in which forfeit games should be conducted is to extract as much harmless fun from them as possible, avoiding everything rough and unseemly, or in which a mind exceptionally sensitive can find a cause of offense. With those which are simply boisterous in character, or have any element calculated to cause a feeling of annoyance or pain, we have nothing to do.
But at the same time, all who enter on games of this kind should be prepared to give as well as to receive amusement. Blind man's Bluff. One member of the company was blindfolded and counted to twenty whilst the rest scattered about the room. The blindfolded person had to chase and catch somebody and identify him or her correctly, by touch alone. Once identified, that person donned the blindfold and the game began again.
A popular children's game today. One variation on the game was known as 'Queen of Sheba', which involved the prettiest girl in the company being seated on a chair, after which the blindfolded player had to make his way over to steal a kiss from her. The girl was replaced by an elderly relation at the last moment, to the intense delight of all present. The players sat in a circle with one person in the middle, their eyes closed.
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