Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Rip-Off Wednesday #12: M*A*S*H for kids!

Today we will rip off the children's fortune telling game known as MASH. There are two options for playing, either follow the really complicated instructions below or just play an online version and post your results.

The goal of MASH is to guess the player's future through a game of chance. It is played by at least two people: the player and the fortune teller.

Being the Player
The player will post a list of things s/he wants in the future, choosing two things for each category. "MASH," which is an acronym for Mansion Apartment Shack House, is always at the top of the list and acts as the options for dwelling. The other categories are as follows:

MASH

Spouse
1.
2.

Automobile
1.
2.

# of kids
1.
2.

Job
1.
2.

Pet
1.
2.

Being the Fortune Teller
The fortune teller (if you have never played MASH before, being the fortune teller may be confusing...if you're not totally lost already) will choose a 3rd option (usually something absolutely horrible) for each category and add it to the list. The fortune teller will then find his/her magic number by adding the digits of his/her birthdate together, eg. if you were born on the 5th of the month, your digits are 05 (0 + 5 = 5). Your magic number is 5. If your magic number is 1, add the last digit of your birth year to it. The fortune teller uses the magic number to eliminate the player's choices via the method espoused in the Wikipedia entry. The fortune teller then posts the results of the player's fortune.

Please see the comments section for an example. The fortune teller need only post the results of the game.

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