Giant Twister

It is possible when reading this title that one would think there will be a lengthy discussion on one of the world's the largest tornadoes. Not so. This Giant Twister actually refers to a game you can play at a party--the one you are planning and racking your brain for new and unique ideas.

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We have all played Twister when we were kids, and if we were ever involved in a 60's/70's party, we probably played it then too. I'm suggesting you take it into the realm of "larger than life", or at least larger than the average Twister mat, and make it so an entire crowd of 20 or more can play at the same time.

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First of all, get a hold of a Twister spinner. You know, the kind that the arrow spins and lands on something like "Left foot blue." If you do not have one, Twister games are readily available in stores. Thrift stores or garage sales will be more cost effective and are great places to start looking, depending on how far out the party is planned. Worse case scenario, make a whole bunch of cards explaining the colors and options and put them into a hat, and pull them out--bingo style--and give the players their instructions that way.

Next, you will need a large enough area to play on. Move the table out of the kitchen or all the furniture against a wall, and clear enough floor space to make your play area. You can make your game on a driveway, or in an unfinished basement, too.

Now that all the preliminaries are handled, all that is left is to make your game. You will need some colored party tableware--aka colored plates. Get the 9" large plates. Tape the plates down on the floor to make a large Twister "mat." A regular game come with 4 rows and 4 spots of each color, with a total of 16 spots. You are not confined to the standard block style or the standard colors, unless you want to do it that way. You can place the plates in a circle, in waves, or even psychedelically if that is your preference. If your group is large, add in more spots. You can even up the physical ante by putting the plates further apart than normal. Just don't put so many plates in that the players are too separate and can't enjoy the purpose of the game, which is to get all mixed up.

There you go--an old game with a new twist. Enjoy.

Giant Twister

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