![]() ![]() The other players are there for companionship, laughter, randomizing the game, and "fog of war" (FoW).In this situation the players need to think of a boy’s name that starts with the letter G. If an item appears on a list you don't know, look it up, learn it, and not just for the game but for the sake of learning.Īll I'll say about "having fun" and "being competitive" is that games are all about challenging oneself and enjoying the "striving to do better next time". "pilot light", "heating coil", "drawer knob", "pot lid", "garbage bag", "dog dish", "sponge", "coffee filters". "Things in a kitchen", also break larger things down to their component parts but make sure those components aren't too ambiguous, ie. the Old Testament of the Bible works well if the other players are Christian (not Jewish), Greek and Gaelic names might work if one uses the English (not Greek/Gaelic) form, etc. (My game is in storage so I'm going to guess.) Keep your list nearby during game play in case you're challenged.įor some categories, "lists" may not be practical because they would be too long. Don't try to memorize it, just say the words aloud, imagine what it looks like, think about which ones others may not know so well, and you're done. Your goal should be to think differently, outside the mainstream (but not so far you can't defend a challenge), and increasing your Scattergory vocabulary will help do that.Įach day, pick a category (the ones that are most difficult for you), search the internet for a "list of _", print it out, and scan it 2-3+ times during that day. People tend to be predictable in how they think and what they think about. Because of the aforementioned "duplicates don't count" mechanic the words/terms you'll want are those that don't normally come to mind. I would suggest you do something to increase your Scattergory vocabulary. During gameplay, I let others use the SPD to find words and to challenge mine, I don't use it except for challenges. My other dictionaries didn't have many that are found in the SPD and I never would have known of them otherwise. But all these games primarily rely on vocabulary and imaginative thinking (neither of which is improved by your techniques).Īnecdote Alert: My Scrabble play dramatically improved once I got the Scrabble Player's Dictionary (SPD) which I read (past-tense) daily. ![]() Scattergories is a bit similar to 'Boggle' (Parker Bros.) and 'dig-it!' (Cadaco), in that words one's opponents also use are not scored, but different from Scrabble (Hasbro) in that.well, everyone knows Scrabble. ![]() I think your techniques are sound if, first, you've read the categories so they are in the forefront of your subconscious when you consider the letters. However, at this point the pattern of suckage is hard to ignore, and I'm quite curious what key aspect of the game I must be missing. You might be tempted to comment, “it's a party game, just have fun with it.” Since I'm not particularly competitive, that's basically what I have done in my dozens of attempts. Write the first letter to see if my brain will auto-complete a word simply by muscle memory.For example, the letter is “S,” so in my head I say “sh.” and “se.” until words like “shout” and “seer” pop up. Sound out in my head the letter followed by a common next letter, waiting for my brain to fill in a word.Any that do, find a category for them if possible. Read the list, the instructions, and any text in the room for words that start with the letter.For example, with “things in a junk drawer” I visualize my own junk drawer, name each item, and check the first letter for a match. Usually this involves visualizing the category. Think of any and all words associated with the category on the list, and see if any of them start with the letter.Think of any and all words starting with the letter and find a category that they might fit in, selecting the most obscure category to avoid overlapping with another player.Here are my strategies for filling up the slots on each list: I believe that putting something down for each line is the most important aspect of the game, so clearly I'm doing something wrong. That's an average of just 4.7 words that I filled in per 12-word list. ![]() Only 24 words were crossed out due to others having them 1 or 2 words tops were crossed out due to challenge. Original scattergories lists 19 24 full#I just finished a full 16-round game with a final score of 51. Usually the gap between me and the next lowest score is large. I've played the game dozens of times, and as far as I can remember I have never gotten anything other than last place. ![]()
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