Alternade
| No. of Players: | 1+ |
| Type of Game: | written |
| What you need: | pen and paper |
Goal
To guess the missing words from a brief story.
How to play
An alternade is a word that makes up at least two smaller words; these 'offspring' words are formed by alternatively taking letters from the 'parent' word in a strict sequence. In most alternades, every second letter from the parent word is used to form the two offspring, like in the word SCHOOLED, which makes SHOE and COLD.
In this game, the player(s) must guess the alternade parent and two offspring words from a short story.
Example
The children thought he was a [offspring #1] teacher because he always kept his back to them while writing at the [parent]. He also never answered questions [offspring #2] made comments on their essays.
Solution:
| parent: | BOARD |
| offspring #1: | BAD |
| offspring #2: | OR |
The children thought he was a bad teacher because he always kept his back to them while writing at the board. He also never answered questions or made comments on their essays.
