3. “Change Seats!” broke a lot of vases.
This game was a combination of “musical chairs” and “Simon says.” The leader would stand in the middle of a circle of party guests sitting in chairs. The person in the middle points to a random person and asks, “Do you love the neighbor to your right (or left)?” If that person says “No, I love…” and points to another person in the circle, the “neighbor” and the person being pointed at both have to stand up and change seats with one another as quickly as possible. If they aren’t fast enough, the person in the middle will steal the seat of one of the people who stood up. Whoever is left standing becomes the new leader in the middle of the circle, and ask the same question.
Instead of saying “no”, they could respond with, “Yes. I love all of my neighbors, except for those with blue pants.” Just like “Simon Says”, the players had to listen carefully to what was said to make sure they fit that description. Then, they had to jump up and change to a different seat with someone else, before the person in the middle could grab the chair, and so on.
The one major downside to this game was the fact that there was really no way to make it stop or choose a winner. It also apparently lead to a lot of precious household objects breaking from kids running around the chairs in the family parlor.
