ASSOCIATE

Welcome to Associate!……The “missing links” party game

Important: This page explains how the game works and the next page is the board for the game. All the other pages are contain question cards, so no peeking! (That being said, you may need to look at one other page to help you understand the rules).

What to do now:

Simple ! Print off the file, (or at least one page of question cards per person playing), take a moment to read this page and then get ready to have some fun….

Getting Ready:

Divide the group into two teams and give each person one of the printed sheets of question cards. (Players should not see other people’s sheets). Lay the board on the table and put two playing pieces on the start space (you can use playing pieces from any other game, or improvise using two different coins or other small items).

How to play:

Decide which team will go first and then play alternately. Every turn lasts for 30 seconds and should be timed by the opposing team (use a wrist watch or kitchen timer to time this 30 second period).

Each printed sheet of question cards has nine cards on it. Each card shows several different color-coded categories. Notice that the squares on the board have colors that match those on the card.

When it is your team’s turn, one of your players looks at their printed sheet and selects the color category that matches the team’s current position on the board. The player reads out the words shown on the first card on their sheet and their team must guess the missing word that links those words. For example, is the player read out “pie” and “beauty” the answer would be “American” because it links those two words via the phrases “American Pie” and “American Beauty”.

As soon as your team have correctly guessed the missing word, the player reads another clue from the same category on a different card. This continues until the timer runs out. Your team’s piece then moves on as many spaces as they have correct answers. It is then the other teams turn. Play continues back and forth until one team reaches the finish square and wins.

If you land on an “open play” space, the opposing team has the chance to dive in with the right answer before you. If they do this successfully, your turn ends immediately but you still get to move around the board if you have already correctly guessed one or more missing links.

Enjoy yourselves !!!

If you get really hooked on this game, an additional 20 sheets of question cards (making a total of 900 new clues) are available for a very small fee from the premium download section at www.FreeBoardGames.com

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