GAMES FOR A PARTY Blind Man's Buff "Blind Man's Buff" is one of the best, oldest, and simplest of games. One player is blindfolded, is turned round two or three times to confuse his ideas as to his position in the room, and is then told to catch whom he can. If he catches some one, yet cannot tell who it is, he must go on again as blind man; but if he can tell who it is, that person is blindfolded instead. Where there is a fireplace, or where the furniture has sharp corners, it is rather a good thing for some one not playing to be on the lookout to protect the blind man. Sometimes there are two blind men, who add to the fun by occasionally catching each other. But this is rather dangerous. There is also a game called "Jinglers" where every one is blind except one player with a bell, whom it is their object to catch. But this is more dangerous still. A good variety of "Blind Man's Buff" is the silent one. Directly the man is blindfolded, and before he begins to seek, all the players take up positions in corners, on chairs, or wherever they think most prudent, and there they must stop without making a sound. The task for the blind man is thus not catching the others, but, on finding them, deciding upon who they are. As chuckling or giggling is more likely to tell him than his sense of touch, it is tremendously important to make no noise if you can help it. Sometimes this game is played (without any standing on chairs) by a blind man armed with two spoons, with which he feels the features of those whom he runs against. In this case it is practically impossible to avoid [Pg 4] laughing. The sensation produced by the bowls of two spoons being passed over the face in the attempt to recognize its owner is overwhelming. This Ebook Includes 306 Page of 500 Games And Pastimes. FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS Outdoor Games for Girls Outdoor Games for Boys Playing Alone In the Country The Library and Furniture from The House that Glue Built A Dutch House An Esquimau Sled Indian Costumes Pets Reading ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT A Trussed Fowl Five Dots Outlines Drawing Tricks Picture-Writing The Last Man Surveying the Ruins of the Crystal Palace Patience Card The Dancing Dwarf Bean-Bag Board Rope Ring The Overhand Knot Half-Hitch Figure of Eight Common Bend Sailors Knot Running Noose Crossed Running Noose Bowline Knot Dogshank Shuffle-Board Balancing Tricks The Glass Maker Electric Dancers Daisy Chain Ivy Chain Hop-Scotch Prisoners Base Tit-tat-toe Hanging Chinese *** Spanish Cup Cardboard Box Beds Bead Chair A Dolls Apartments Cork Arm-Chair Chestnut Chair Fancy Table Match-Box Bedstead Match-Box Washstand Towel Rack Clothes Basket Cardboard Dolls House Appearance of House When Complete Dog Kennel Kitchen Table Kitchen Range Kitchen Chair Screen Various Pots and Pans Dining-Room Table and Cloth Sideboard Sofa Arm-Chair Wooden Bedstead Wardrobe Dressing Table Washstand Rocking-Chair Towel Rack Chair Childs High Chair Childs Cot Walking Paper Dolls Paper Mother and Child, with Clothes for Each A Paper Girl with Six Changes Shadows on the Wall A Cocked Hat Paper Boats Paper Darts Paper Mats Paper Boxes A Dancing Man Hand Dragons A Kite Flying A Kite Toy Boats A Skipjack A Water-Cutter Screen Various Pots and Pans Dining-Room Table and Cloth Sideboard Sofa Arm-Chair Wooden Bedstead Wardrobe Dressing Table Washstand Rocking-Chair Towel Rack Chair Childs High Chair Childs Cot Walking Paper Dolls Paper Mother and Child, with Clothes for Each A Paper Girl with Six Changes Shadows on the Wall A Cocked Hat Paper Boats Paper Darts Paper Mats Paper Boxes A Dancing Man Hand Dragons A Kite Flying A Kite Toy Boats A Skipjack A Water-Cutter