There is probably no one among our readers who has not played, or at least not heard of, the game “Cities. Participants take turns naming cities, using the last letter in the name of the settlement. The game is not only moderately fun and exciting, but also quite informative.
Everyone’s favorite childhood game in the city does not lose its popularity. It trains your phonemic hearing, expands your vocabulary and helps you get acquainted with new concepts. Ideal for a large group of children.
We choose a theme (cities, fruits, musical instruments, pieces of furniture, toys, etc.). We name a word, and the next player names the word to the last letter of the previous one.
You can change the rules and agree to name as many words as possible according to the given rules for time. Are you sure you can name more animals in 60 seconds than your student can?
Rules of the game “Cities”
- The game starts with any name of a city.
- Each of the participants in the game calls an actual city whose name begins with the letter with which the previous city name ends.
- Repetition of cities is prohibited.
- There are no city names on some letters. Because of that we would skip that letter and the player must name the city with the letter before it.
- The game ends when the player can no longer remember the name of the city. If there are more than 2 players, he simply drops out of the game.
- There are many variations of the game. For example, do not name the city, and animals. You can choose any theme. The game “Cities” is also played on paper.