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Sung Story Die

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Sung Story Die

  • Objective: Players take turns collectively singing a story, trying not to mess up
  • Instructions:
    • Many singers, one host, and one accompanist needed
    • The host will point at a person to indicate they should be singing
    • As soon as the host points at a person, they pick up right where the song was
    • If a singer doesn’t keep the song’s flow, they are eliminated
    • The last singer standing wins
  • Example:
    • Host: “Can I get a suggestion of anything at all?”
    • Audience: “Swimming”
    • Host: “We present to you a song about swimming”
    • *Accompanist starts playing*
    • *Host points to singer 1*
    • Singer 1: “There once was a woman, who wanted to learn how to…”
    • *Host points to singer 4*
    • Singer 4: “…learn how to swim. She went to take lessons…”
    • *Host points to singer 2*
    • Singer 2: “…lessons from…”
    • *Host eliminates singer 2*
    • *Accompanist starts playing again*
    • *Host points to singer 3*
    • Singer 3: “After she took those lessons, she wanted to test out…”
    • *Keep going until one singer is left*
  • Notes:
    • Make sure when you are pointed at, you pick up EXACTLY where the song left off; don’t repeat a word nor use a word that would be grammatically incorrect.
    • If someone is eliminated, don’t argue; just exit gracefully.