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Here’s a Backyard Barbecue Game That Doesn’t Suck
Maybe you've had your fill of cornhole, life-size jenga, and flip cup. Try this head scratcher for a change.
The name of the game is Zoom Schwartz Profigliano Beederman... ZOOM!
...and that's how it starts every time. Three or more people stand in a circle, one person says "the name of the game is Zoom Schwartz Profigliano Beederman... ZOOM!" and points at someone to go next. From there, each player says one of these four words, indicating who goes next by what word they pick:
ZOOM: the turn moves to whoever the player points at.
SCHWARTZ: the turn goes back to the person who went before.
PROFIGLIANO: the turn goes to the person on the player's right.
BEEDERMAN: the turn goes to the person on the player's left.
The only rules are that the same word can't be repeated more than twice, and you can't say all four names in order. If you mess up (miss your turn, speak when someone else is supposed to, or repeat a command more than twice in a row), you leave the circle.
From an outsider's perspective, the game sounds something like a rap battle at Hogwarts:
"The name of the game is Zoom Schwartz Profigliano Beederman...Zoom! Profigliano! Beederman! Schwartz! Profigliano! Zoom! Zoom! Beederman! Schwartz! Zoom! Profigliano! Beederman! Wait... damn it!!"
I highly recommend it.
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