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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Gibbosity #31149 06/04/2001 3:19 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3 xxxxxxxxxx stranger xxxxxxxxxx stranger Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3 I was taught a very good card game not dissimilar to Whist. However, the game was introduced to me as 'Hearts' (Hearts always being trump suit), which as most will know, is a game installed on most PCs and this it most definitely is not. After introducing this game to several of my friends, and explaining the problem we had with its name, it became known as BLOB, mainly because if you lose a round, a large black dot is placed on your scoresheet! Now I have introduced this game to someone completely disconnected from our circle, who to my amazement, said 'ah yes, Blob, great game!' I'd be interested to know if anyone has heard of this game BLOB, where you play 10 rounds (10 cards down to 1), predicting (in private) how many tricks you are going to achieve and receiving a 'BLOB' on your scoresheet should you fail, and if so, whether you know it as Blob, or something completely different... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Gibbosity #31150 06/04/2001 10:33 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Hello xxxxxxxxxx. I've seen several games with similar rules, but do not recall any called "Blob." Neither Official Rules of Card Games, US Playing Card Company, nor Hoyle's Rules of Games lists "Blob," but both of my editions are about 20 years old. So, do you have a relative in the movie business? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Gibbosity #31151 06/05/2001 9:17 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin > and receiving a 'BLOB' on your scoresheet I've played many a card game where such a black blob is etched into the participant's forehead if he/she loses a round (generally with a burnt cork). It gets pretty ridiculous, but then, it's usually linked with drinking so I needn't say more. Sturm und Drang Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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