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There have been a couple of forum games started recently, and many more in the past with varying degrees of success. Part of the problem is that many require a single correct answer before they can continue. Games that require images tend to be harder to set up, especially with the image-leeching rules. Another problem is that people tend to post when they think they've got a good question or challenge, and barely give an effort to answer a previous one. I don't like when that happens because I think the answers should be more interesting than the questions. So I thought I'd try out a game that I played with a group of friends. We called it "Apples or Oranges?".
It starts with someone listing two options. The next person has to choose between the two using any criteria they want, and explain their reasoning. They then give two new choices and the next person picks one and explains why. There are a couple of rules though:
1/ The two choices have to be related to each other in some way. "Apples or Oranges?" would be a good example, as would "burning or freezing to death?". "Ink Jet Printers or Toenail Clippings?" would not.
2/ When posting your options, do not give any prompts or questions such as "who is hotter: Natalie Portman or Keira Knightley?" or "where would you rather go on vacation, Paris or Rome?". Instead, they should say simply "Natalie Portman or Keira Knightley?" or "Paris or Rome?". How people choose is more important than how you pose their options.
3/ Responses have to have a decent reason for their choice. A good reason would be like "oranges because they have vitamin C which fights scurvy" or "apples because one a day keeps the doctor away". So that means you can't say "just because" or "because I don't know what the other one is" or "neither". Those aren't reasons. You MUST pick one option and you MUST give a reason.
So let's begin:
Apples or Oranges?
It starts with someone listing two options. The next person has to choose between the two using any criteria they want, and explain their reasoning. They then give two new choices and the next person picks one and explains why. There are a couple of rules though:
1/ The two choices have to be related to each other in some way. "Apples or Oranges?" would be a good example, as would "burning or freezing to death?". "Ink Jet Printers or Toenail Clippings?" would not.
2/ When posting your options, do not give any prompts or questions such as "who is hotter: Natalie Portman or Keira Knightley?" or "where would you rather go on vacation, Paris or Rome?". Instead, they should say simply "Natalie Portman or Keira Knightley?" or "Paris or Rome?". How people choose is more important than how you pose their options.
3/ Responses have to have a decent reason for their choice. A good reason would be like "oranges because they have vitamin C which fights scurvy" or "apples because one a day keeps the doctor away". So that means you can't say "just because" or "because I don't know what the other one is" or "neither". Those aren't reasons. You MUST pick one option and you MUST give a reason.
So let's begin:
Apples or Oranges?
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