Consequences 454790 224160647 2008-07-07T16:26:22Z Spud123456789 7409632 {{for|the term|Consequentialism}} {{other uses|Consequence}} '''Consequences''' is an old [[parlour game]] similar to the [[Surrealist techniques|Surrealist game]] [[exquisite corpse]] or ''[[Mad Libs]]''.<ref>[http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/madlibs/history.html A Brief History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Each person takes a turn choosing a word for one of six questions, in this order. #Man's name #Woman's name #Place name #He said to her… #She said to him #The consequence was… (a description of what happened after) #An outcome Then the story is read (for example): <nowiki>Scary Michael Jackson met voluptuous Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the Zoo. He said "You are delicious", she said "Hit me baby one more time". He gave her a red rose, she gave him cholera. The consequence was that they eloped to Mexico. The world said "the femme fatale will always win".</nowiki> It is traditionally played by writing the words on paper and folding the paper to hide the previous words before passing it to the next player. == References == <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/games/consequences.html Online version] *[http://www.iamcal.com/misc/cons/ Online 'multiplayer' version] *[http://www.amherstlodge.com/games/conseqeunces-free.htm Form to print and use for paper version] [[Category:Word games]] [[Category:Paper and pencil games]]