Guessing Games

Cliche Family Feud: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - Four people are chosen they divide into two groups of two, are given a genre of film, theater, or television and leave the room. The host then procures a list of cliches common to that particular genre. The first team enters and performs a two minutes scene and tries to incorporate as many cliches they can think of. The second team does the same and the team whoever gets the most cliches wins.
Description - This isn't quite pure improv because while the cliches are written down. The players are preparing what they will say. But it is alot of fun. Between eight and twelve cliches is plenty. Often times this game deteriorates into two people standing up on stage just guessing the cliches. This should be avoided, so it can be a good idea to mention this in the introduction.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - Scene Reenacting

Late for Work: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - One player is chosen as a worker who is late. The host is a tyrannical boss who hates late employees, but the boss once in his life was late. So the late employee must guess what the bosses reason for being late was. But this employee is loved by his coworkers so two of them mime behind his back what the excuse is.
Description - The only extra thing in this game is that sometimes the boss turns around and yells "What are you two doing?" to suprise the mimers.
Variations - None Other Catagories - Miming

Mr Sexy: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - It's time for everyone's favorite ladies man, Mr Sexy. He is so good that he has three dates set up for the same night at the same restaraunt. But Mr, Sexy has so many women that he can't remember what they do for a living and what their favorite food is. The guy that is Mr Sexy leaves the room and his three women are each given an occupation and favorite food and then Mr Sexy must guess what each one is while keeping them all happy. Their is also a waiter that will help Mr Sexy in case he has a hard time, and direct him to which table needs him.
Description - A large stage is very helpful for this. Ideally six chairs or stools are placed as far apart as possible. The waiter allows things to continue for awhile and then creates an excuse for Mr Sexy to leave. Moving Mr Sexy alot near the end of the game, while his dates start to become irate is also fun. He should also be moved when one or both of the things are guessed. The waiter can also imply what type of restaraunt each person is in.
Variations - Ms Sexy can be used as well.
Other Catagories - None

PBS Pledge Break: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - Two people are auditioning for the announcer of the PBS pledge breaks. They leave the room and two other people are chosen to mime the products to sell. Three products (nouns) are selected and a description (adjectives) and the auditionees must conduct a PBS pledge break while trying to guess what the products are.
Description - It is essential that the guessers try to keep in character and keep talking like a PBS pledge break person would. If not, this just becomes a glorified game of charades. It is not essential for the guesser to get it right away, good comedy comes from bad guesses by the guessers. The host plays the conductor of the audition and switch from time to time.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - Miming

Press Confrence: Credits, Whose Line
Introduction - One person is selected as a famous person hosting a press confrence. He/she leaves the room and a famous or noteworthy action for our person to have done. Famous person then enters the room and three selected reporters ask him questions. It is famous person's job to determine by the questions asked what famous thing he did, while answering the questions to the best of his ability.
Description - In the initial questioning, the reporters should be as vague as possible with the questions to make the host justify as much as possible. Midway to the end, they should start to imply what it is.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - Justification

Suprise Party: Credits, Friday Night Improvs, Whose Line
Introduction - One person is chosen as the host of a party. He then leaves the room and three guests are chosen. Each one is given a quirk or odd behavioral pattern. The host then is brought back in and during his party, he must guess what the quirks are. When one of the quirks is guessed, the guest finds a reason to leave the party.
Description - Again, the party guests should not give away their quirks. People like to see improvers squirm. When they leave, they should come up with an excuse based on their character on why they are leaving.
Variations - The guests can leave automatically without any justification after being discovered. Or they can stay around and help the host guess the others.
Other Catagories - None

Secret Society: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - The host plays grand poohba of a very secret society. Three people are chosen to be prospective members of this club. They leave the room and three things are procured from the audience, a physical activity, a password, and a very famous song to sing. The first person is asked to perform the physical activity and unless they are psychic they wont get it right. A clue is given and the second person must try it. Another hint will be given if number two can't get it. The password will start with the second person, then the third, then the first. The third will start the song. If all items are given the three win.
Description - One or two people may be the council or the secret society. They must give helpful hints to the players or the game will fail miserably. The first player to guess will have nothing to go on so he/she should just do something as crazy as possible.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - None

The Dating Game: Credits, Friday Night Improvs, Whose Line
Introduction - One eligible bachelor/bachelorette is selected and sent out of the room. Three potential dates are chosen and given either a quirk or occupation. The bachelor/bachelorette is brought in and a "Dating Game" style game show is conducted. The goal of the bachelor/bachelorette is to determine what the quirk/occupation of the other three are.
Description - This is pretty self-explanitory, just make sure that the three contestants don't flat out say what they are or give it away too easily. Variations - As said in the introduction, just about any strange thing can be given to the contestants. Also, at the end, the host may have the audience vote on which contestant gets the date.
Other Catagories - Individual

Timmy Fell Down The Well: Credits, Friday Night Improvs
Introduction - This game features "ma" and "lassie". Something terrible has happened to Timmy, Jimmy, and Rimmy. Ma and the Timmys leave the room and a horrible catastrophy is given to each. Ma returns and lassie has one minute to mime to Ma what happened to Timmy. If Ma guesses correctly within the one minute, Timmy is saved and helps guess what happened to Jimmy and so on. However, if she is not successful, Timmy, Jimmy, or Rimmy is brought in and is executed in the method predetermined by the audience.
Description - This is pretty self explanitory, lassie is not allowed to use any sounds (can a dog make sound effects?). A good game for some cheap audience pleasing fun.
Variations - None
Other Catagories - Miming

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