Wednesday, August 28, 2002
Beyond Boiticelli: Bratislava, Vermicelli, and Protozoa
Whilst describing Boiticelli (below), I failed to take note of several significant variations described by a playful few:
Bratislava
Like Botticelli, but played with geographical names (names of natural or political entities). The entity must be larger than a single structure. The longest game on record was "Temescal" (a neighborhood in Oakland, CA) by Richard Kraft.
This game was proposed by David Gedye.
Vermicelli
Like Botticelli, but played with names of foods and beverages. Ingredients are OK.
Protozoa
Like Botticelli, but played with names of living things from any kingdom. Typically only the common names at the species level are used, but if the knowledge of the group permits you can use kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, or genus names, including Latin names.
Guesses can be speculative, and can be corrected by anyone. Dissemination of biological knowledge is encouraged.
This game was proposed by Richard Kraft.
Bratislava
Like Botticelli, but played with geographical names (names of natural or political entities). The entity must be larger than a single structure. The longest game on record was "Temescal" (a neighborhood in Oakland, CA) by Richard Kraft.
This game was proposed by David Gedye.
Vermicelli
Like Botticelli, but played with names of foods and beverages. Ingredients are OK.
Protozoa
Like Botticelli, but played with names of living things from any kingdom. Typically only the common names at the species level are used, but if the knowledge of the group permits you can use kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, or genus names, including Latin names.
Guesses can be speculative, and can be corrected by anyone. Dissemination of biological knowledge is encouraged.
This game was proposed by Richard Kraft.
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