Play at Your Own Risk

Due to the overwhelming responses from my earlier post, "Road Games", I thought I'd further enlighten you with games to play in the privacy and safety of your own homes. As a matter of fact, I strongly suggest you DO NOT play these while driving. Although you could under the influence of alcohol. Actually a drink or two would probly add immensely to any of our games, just remember to play responsibly and tip the munkay.

I'll start with a game I made up called, "Combusta a Move." It's not really an interactive game but crazy fun none the less. I like to wait until my family members are totally engrossed in a TV show or video game before I walk "accidentally" in between them and the attention sucking screen. I then pause, turn to face them and yell "Here's a move you just can't get enough of!" I then dance. No ordinary civil sane type dance mind you. The most egagerated embarrassing move I can think up at the time. Standing on one leg and pulling up the other to my side and shaking every part of my body is effective. My youngest likes to turn and shake what his mama gave him. Which is humorous in the fact his Mama whent in debt for the little she did give. Only rule is that you yell a warning before you spontaneously combusta dance. "CAN'T GET NUFF" or "Shake it Arisol", will warn anyone watching you are not having a seizure. We have practiced this one so much members of our family will automatically yell out a score, similar to high dive judges if the dance is original enough. If the interupted movie that was worth listening too, sometimes it is just a hand signal that is used instead of a spoken number. Not sure why all mine only rate a one.

Slug Attack is a a game of patience and agility. The "Slug" must have excellent timing and wait until his victim is entirely absorbed in something. Reading instantly turns you into a prime "mark". The "slug" then quietly and unobserved, enters the room, remaining out of direct line of vision and clinging to the rooms perimeter. "Slug" then will venture closer, under the guise of retrieving an article of clothing or toy and find some subtle excuse to remain. Tying your shoe lace or looking for a specific page are good bets. Slug will then inch closer to the "mark"slowly and quietly but never looking at the "mark" or making eye contact. The ultimate destination for the "slug" is the end of the couch the "mark" is sitting upon or the arm of the chair. Closer. Closer. Ever so quiet. Until the "slug" is within leaping distance. Then the "slug" must yell at the top of his lungs, "SLUG ATTACK" and pounce on the "mark" emitting a million slimy kisses to the startled "mark". Loser must clean up any pee marks or "Slug Trails" left behind.


For "Spin Me Spin Me", all you need is a slippery floor. If you are small,you can be Spun easier, although two kids can spin an adult if curled tightly into a fetal position. Finding an adult (sized anyway) person curled into a fetal position is easier than you would expect if you play our first two games often enough. You then completely spin the floor person a set amount of times before they must jump up and run around a large stationary object, kitchen island for example. The cotton candy head, which is the term of the individual who is spun until there brain is like sugar floss, must maneuver over any obstacles that the floss spinners make. If you are able to navigate while jumping over any trippy feet in your way, or toys, without falling of running into anything, you will be cheered. When you win this prestigious acclaim you must break into a victory dance. I suggest re-reading the Cumbusta Move guidelines for this.

Pickle Under the Wing is not for the faint of heart. It is a vicious nasty game for those with iron nerves and armpits. Basically you walk up to your opponent and jam your thumb into his unsuspecting pit and throw down the challenge,"Pickle Under the Wing." Do not wiggle your thumb but hold it still for as long as you can, if that is at all possible, as your foe will react with a recoil often before they are even aware of the impending match. If they are man enough, they will return your look straight in the eye, before then jamming their own thumb into your pit with the volley challenge of, "pickle under the wing". You now must gaze unflinching into each others eyes and hold your thumb as still as possible without any tickling or wiggling motion if you can. The first sign of any weakness, and that would come as giggles or squirms and breaking of eye contact and you lose. I have never lost a game of Pickle Under the Wing. But then again I have never won one either. Hard to pick a champion when the game disinagrates leaving everyone involved snorting up dust bunnies off the floor inbetween guffaws.

Rock, Paper, Hot Lava is based on the old classic. Close to rock- paper-sissors but with a few twists. In our game, rock is The Rock, paper can be paper or money, and the sissors is anything we can dream up to yell after chanting the first two set weapons. Rock, Paper....fill in the blank. K2 seams to think hot lava can beat just about anything so he yells that often, hence the name. Rock, Paper....Tidal wave can beat out hot lava. Rock, paper...Freeze ray is argumentative, causing many questions. If the Rock armed with freezer paper, went up against a freeze ray, who would win? Does Rock have enough money to hire a stunt double to take on a hot lava and still win? Imagination is vital in this one. We are at a stand still to this day whether Rock, Paper Nosebasket beats a Rock, Paper, Tickle dust or not. Rock, Paper, Howling Munkay does too beat a Rock, Paper, Lightning bolt. Cuze I said so.

Sumo Mama was first invented when my boys were in diapers and has lasted like the classic game it is. Their little eyes would light up when I initiated this game and they would squeal with glee. Picture in your mind "Fat Bastard" of Austin Powers. Now with feet shoulder width apart, rub the palms of your hands together before slapping them palms down on your knees as you assume a crouching sumo wrassling position. That should get their attention. If they know what is good for them they will drop themselves into a capital M shape as well. Lift one leg up off the floor and stamp it down as loud as you can. Continue as you advance crab like towards your opponent, soon to be dust essence. Chanting "Sumo-Sumo", gives you an edge. I prefer sticking low and close to the ground to maintain my center of balance and tiring out my opposition. That worked in the past, but now my kids are able to build up enough speed to knock me into sake land. Now they squeal with when they are able to knock me over. Jokes on them as they have to carry me to the couch.

Take a little time evey day for these fun activities. Family holiday season is just around the corner. With a little practice you could start a few of your own new traditions. Might even cull out a few of the weaker relitives and shorten the Christmas card list for next year. Keep the first aid kit close by and play on! Happy Hollidaze.