You once...

This is a new lawn game inspired by the lore trial about fancy cowgirls wanting to show off and also the drinking game "I never..." Players sit in a circle and take turns outting fabulously amazing things (or mundane things) that someone else in the circle has done. Anyone in the circle who has not also done that has to take a swig of their drink.

Players: 3 - 10, ages 21+

Material: Booze, stories

Setup: As a group, pick your drinks and agree upon "swig" amounts. Get everyone set up with enough drinks, give non drinkers some carbonated soda so they'll at least get a stomach ache and burp like the rest, and hide everyone's car keys. Decide who wil start. Sit back.

Playing: The first player says "You once..." to another player, recounting something that the other player once did. FOr instance, a Garcia might say to a Souza "You once visited Encanto Park in Phoenix." She did! But nobody else did. They take a drink. Except actually that once cousin in the corner... He went there when he was a baby. Next player's turn. "You once were born!" Nobody drinks. Everyone was born. Boring. Third player's turn. "You once went skydiving." Bam! Y'all are on your way to a good ole time!

Documentation: Take photos or video during the setup. Be sure to display your family crest somewhere visible during the game and record it during documentation. If you have someone with you not playing, they can document. Since this game sounds funny anything that you can do to record the audio - either an mp3 recorder or with the short video feature on your digital camera - will be great, though not necessary. Post your documentation somewhere like youtube or flickr with the tag "lgfl" where Taylor and I can access it (or send it to me via email if you do not participate in those sites).

Evaluation (optional): Answer the following questions: (1) was the game fun? why/why not? (2) was the game fair? why/why not? (3) what did players and spectators think about the game? (4) what did it feel like when you were playing the game? Rewrite the rules and game description to make it (1) more clear and (2) more suited for the afterlife.

Receiving your loyalty points and the challenge piece: To redeem your loyalty points, send your documentation (as links or attachments) and your evaluation to me (anna dot ravelo at g mail dot com). The depth and quality of your documentation and evaluation do not impact the loyalty award. Loyalty does not judge. But do bear in mind that your documentation and evaluation will seen by the public at large in the afterlife.

To play this game, you must dedicate SMARTS points, on a sliding scale based on your family's standing in the extended family (1st place: 50, 2nd place: 40, 3rd place: 25, 4th place: 10). When you complete playing, documenting, and evaluating the game, your family will earn 65 LOYALTY points.

1st place family: 80

1st place family: 50