Over at xkcd, the game "Ghost" has been solved… but the real treasure is the comment thread:
It’s satisfying to have the tree, but my brother is sad because I ruined our game. Wikipedia suggests a few variants on Ghost. Can anyone suggest any other replacement games playable by voice and memory only?
209 responses and counting. Some of the games I know already. I want to try Contact. Also Biverbal Showdown, although I would probably lose because everybody in my social circle knows some word combos that make me laugh for no reason.
ADDED: Also Goths. "At this point the game could either go to buckwheats, swashbuckled, or swashbuckling, so by saying T or D player 1 can lock the word onto one of the first two and guarantee a win."
ADDED. For some reason, the comment thread appears to be heavily populated with current or former high-school quiz-bowl or debate team members. I can’t imagine why this would be.
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