It’s Only A Game
Each sentence is a sentence from the
instructions to a different game. Taking the initial letters of
the games, with the paragraph breaks as
spaces, yields the phrase DESIGNS DRAWN WITH
WHEELS OR GEARS INSIDE RINGS. This phrase is
from the instructions to the game
SPIROGRAPH, which is the answer.
D At the start of the game, each Great Power
controls three supply centers, with the exception of Russia, which controls
four. (Diplomacy)
E The
object of the game is to have the largest number of mutation points on the
mutation point track when the meteor hits. (Evo)
S The "Flag" and the "Bomb" pieces cannot be moved.
(Stratego)
I Do not mistake INVESTOR CARDS for CLAN CARDS. (I’m The Boss)
G You will only get a few seconds to act out each word before its card gets swallowed. (Guesstures)
N Every round, a player receives an extra Shilling of income for each
pilgrim he has in play. (New England)
S To escape capture, Mr. X must move cleverly and secretly (Mr. X’s
wereabouts are revealed only as many as 5 times during the game); to corner Mr.
X, the detectives must use ingenuity and cooperation. (Scotland Yard)
D The player who defeats the evil wizard Z’Mindrik is the winner! (Dork
Tower)
R You
may bury Counters in the new nest if you wish, or take this opportunity to
discard one or two colors completely so you can trump these colors when they
are led against you. (Rook)
A The
gates on the board are set at random. (Avalanche)
W It is possible to walk by an opponent or
cast a spell past him without affecting him at all, if you want to. (Wiz-War)
N When
you play a Something Has Happened card, show it to your opponent, do what it
says, and then discard it. (Neopets)
W Here’s
an example of Chance scoring: you roll A-I-H-I-M-O-N which is actually 4
words…“A”…“I”…“HIM”…and “ON”. (Word Yahtzee)
I Because
once you open this package, you may never see these cubes in the same order
again! (Instant Insanity)
T Once limbs are placed on circles, including
both feet at the start, they cannot be moved or lifted without the direction of
the Referee by each spin. (Twister)
H Whenever any player draws a card reading
“Ring the Bell” he immediately rings the bell and moves the Farmer. (Hey, Pa,
There’s a Goat on the Roof)
H Whoever
is caught holding “Chip” when the music stops must turn over his first card,
revealing one of the letters. (Hot Potato)
E A song is anything with a tune and
words. (Encore)
E Using
the pan handler, slide pan into baking chamber until arrow lines up with edge
of chute. (Easy-Bake Oven)
L Following the printed letters on the picture
(see the chart below), insert the color pegs through the paper and into the peg
screen as far as they will go. (Lite Brite)
S Diagonal
words are not permitted. (Scrabble)
O IN NO CASE SHOULD A “FUNATOMY” PART BE
PROTRUDING ABOVE ITS CAVITY AT THE START OF THE GAME. (Operation)
R A
complete listing of all the board elements, including what they do and when
they do it, can be found on the Factory Floor Guide. (Roborally)
G You
and your undead friends have been working at this accursed establishment ever
since you rose from the grave, and the only real difference between this job
and being completely dead is that there was more fun stuff to do in Hell. (Give
Me The Brain)
E Each
additional house, built on the property, costs the same amount. (Easy Money)
A You make money by forming corporations,
buying the right stock at the right time, as well as merging and expanding
corporations in which you own stock. (Acquire)
S Todas son frijoles; todas tienen tonos
diferentes; todas tienen dos símbolos; sin embargo, dos son rojas
y la otra es verde. (Set)
I Every player represents a railway company whose object is to construct as long tracks as possible to be able to get most possible passengers and thereby gaining as many points as possible. (Iron Horse)
S If you’re the Moderator and the question number is in a black circle, like this , the other players reveal what they know – or don’t know! – about you by writing down what they think your answer will be. (Split Second)
I (Example: “The KKK, assisted by the CIA, will
attempt to control the Yuppies.”) (Illuminati)
D Setzt ein Spieler ein anderes Kamel
derselben Karawane neben dieselbe Oase, so erhält er keinen weiteren
Oasen-Chip. (Durch am Wuste)
E Turn both knobs together for angles and
curves. (Etch-A-Sketch)
R He makes his free move if he can and wishes to. (Risk)
I All players now decide which of the 6 answers best fits Jack, and,
without discussion, place the Numbered Card matching the number of their choice
face down in front of them. (iMAgiNiff)
N A
player drawing a Mystery Card which reads “change position of your car with
that of any other car” follows these instructions immediately. (Nancy Drew)
G Note:
the Teacher must not read the answer until after the player guesses, aloud,
what they feel the answer might be. (Go to the Head of the Class)
S Das Super-Sonderangebot ist der höchste Trumpf. (Schnäppen Jagd)