LITERARY DOMINOES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 713, 17 October 1914, Page 7

LITERARY DOMINOES.

To play literary dominoes, prepare a list of books with the final , letter of one making the initial letter of another, as, for instance, - "Lorna Doone," "Endymion," "Never Too Late to Mend," "Dr. Sevier,". "Russian Advance," and so on. I have mentioned. old-fashioned standard novels, but, of course, all sorts of novels, and those of the latest description, may be chosen. Make the list as long as you like, and copy each title on a card, with the name of the author below,, and in the right and left corner respectively the first and last letter of the name of the book*' In arranging the tables, choose several that begin and end with the same letter, such as "Scottish Chiefs," "Guy Mannering," and "David Copperfield." These you consider as doubles, from which to start. ( Shuffle the cards, and deal six to each player, leaving the rest in the middle of the table. The game opens with a double, and the next player matches a card with a title, beginning with the last letter of a double. If he cannot play, he draws from the cards that are upon the table. The first one out win's the game, and scores one point for each' unused domino. One hundred points makes the score for those who are playing. The game may be varied if the players guess at the author's name as it is read out. The first one who guesses right scores a point. . It is good fun to have the gamo played progressively, and there may be any number of titles beginning w£th the same letter. ■■■B—B—————