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Stay at home to have fun!

(lifestyle.com)
Updated: 2007-05-05 09:26



The Golden Week means more people and more traffic on the streets, so a
good way to relax is to stay at home. You can invite your friends over to
play some games and the following are a few suggestions:

Twister



How close can it be when playing Twister?
There's a Sex and the City episode where Carrie plays Twister with a guy
and the two ended up in bed. Or what about the scene in Friends where
four of them play Twister and Joe is distracted by Phoebe's sexy hip.

Twister is a popular game among young people in North America. In the
game, the players get in close body contact with each other.

Players play on a big plastic sheet that has several rows of coloured
dots. Then a judge spins the dial to see what colour spot they should
touch, and whether it should be their hands or feet. Players who lose
their balance are out of the game. The one who stays on to the end is the
winner.

Playing tips

1 Two to four players are the best.
2 Intimate body contacts are necessary when playing this game. So girls
should dress in pants and shirts.
3 Those who have stiff muscles and tendons had better do warm up
exercises before playing the game�� you might be stuck in an awkward
pose!

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Gostop



Gostop cards.
In the Korean soap opera Full House, Song Hye Kyo wins favor from her
boyfriend's granny by playing Gostop with her. Another television drama
called My Name Is Kim Sam-sun? where Kim Sam-sun plays Gostop against her
rival to win her man

It's a popular poker game in South Korea. There are 48 cards divided into
12 categories. Different cards have different scores. The player who
scores the most wins.

When playing, 21 cards are distributed to three players, 7 for each.
Another 6 cards are set aside as referring cards. The rest are left in
the stack.

The three players reveal their cards one and one. If one has a a card in
the same category as one of the referring cards, then he takes this card
out and gets the scores of both the referring card and his own card. If
he doesn't have a card in the same category as the referring cards, then
he may get rid of any of the cards he is holding , and is also allowed to
take one card from the deposit to see whether this card matches any of
the referring cards. If it does match, he gets the scores of both the
referring card and the card from deposit. If the cards still don't match,
then he loses the opportunity to score in this round. Then it's next
player's turn to reveal his cards. This continues until one of the
players scoring 30 points, then he calls out STOP or GO to decide whether
or not to continue this game.

Playing tips

1 This poker game requires at least three players.
2 The best part about playing Gostop is hearing the sound of the cards
when they fall on each other. So wield your arms and smack your card
heavily upon the previous card in a dramatic fashion.
3 The way to calculate points is rather complicated. So study the scoring
rules carefully before playing.

Where to get it?

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