Ransom Notes - The Ridiculous Word Magnet Party Game, 3+ Players

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To determine who will be the judge for the round, spin the bottom of the box which you placed in the middle of the table. Along one of the sides of the box it says “you’re the judge”. The player that is closest to where this side of the box is pointing becomes the judge for the current round. The box has been spun. The player that the “you’re the judge” side is pointing towards, becomes the judge for the current round. Sarcastically suggested by Xander of Buffy the Vampire Slayer when the Scoobies have captured one of the Big Bad's Mooks in a Season 7 episode: "Dear Mr. First, if you ever want to see your Bringer again..." An audio variation in Person of Interest, where the Machine communicates by cutting and pasting audio clips of different people saying different words or phrases.

Protected: Podcast 36: She googled THIS on a Friday night and what she saw made her lose her mind! September 2, 2017

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Throughout the game you cannot replenish the word magnets in front of you. Thus the players have less words to choose from as the game progresses. On My Name Is Earl, several years before making The List, Earl and the gang stole a box of silverware from the library. Said silverware was very old and (somewhat) valuable, and everyone in the group wanted it for themselves. Earl excuses himself to the bathroom and takes magazines to make one of these, saying that he has the silverware, and unless the librarian gives him ransom money at a particular time and place, he's going to kill the silverware. ( Earl never was the brightest crayon in the box...) Once you have finished your submission, you will turn your submission card over so the other players can’t see your response. Presenting Your Response

We enjoyed playing the game but it was quite fiddly and whilst I can see why the magnetic words were so small bigger would have been better for my clumsy fingers. 75ish words is a lot to look through when on a time constraint to make up phrases. This meant that some players, mostly me because I still wanted relatively perfect sentences, could take a longer time causing other players to be left waiting for them to finish. If you want a little bit of fun this could be the game to include in your evening… though the pieces are small so you may still be finding them weeks later if not properly accounted for during each phase of gameplay.In an episode of House, Wilson is seen "clipping coupons." When House's beloved guitar is "kidnapped" and the cut-and-paste note shows up demanding ransom, it's not exactly a mystery as to who did it. Not that Wilson's actually trying to hide his involvement or anything... House later comes across Wilson nonchalantly reading a newspaper with big holes cut out of it.