Having explored many collectible books on Victorian parlor games, searching for appropriate party game thoughts for my youngsters, I routinely go over games that appear to be strange. The accompanying games are an example of those Victorian parlor games that have security issues, show up pointlessly humiliating to the members or have other strange qualities by the present guidelines.
Unfortunate Feline
The main game, “Unfortunate Feline”, would go under บาคาร่าเซ็กซี่ the general heading, today, of “humiliating yourself”. To be sure there are numerous instances of these kinds of games, which today just the exceptionally youthful would play, by which the fundamental object of the game (action) is to act in a profoundly surprising way for the entertainment of the party. In Victorian times these ‘humiliating’ games were routinely played by grown-ups (both youthful and old).
The genuine round of Unfortunate Feline is played by choosing one individual from the gathering to be the Unfortunate Feline. The chose individual, assuming the Feline’s part, then circumvents the room down on the ground murmuring and scouring toward individuals, very much like a feline. The primary objective of different ‘players’ is to stir up the Feline and utter the expression “Unfortunate Feline”, keeping a stoic expression constantly. Would it be advisable for one of the party, stroking the Feline, grin or chuckle then they would assume the ‘Felines’ position and the game proceeds.
Snap Mythical serpent
This Victorian parlor game, normally played in the cold weather months particularly around Christmas, epitomizes the ‘Risky’ classification of strange parlor games. The game is sufficiently straightforward to play in that raisons are set in Liquor which is then set ablaze and the party visitors need to cull out a raison and pop it in their mouth. For extra ‘influence’ this game is played in an obscured space to give the people a shrewd appearance as flares come from their fingers and mouth. The raison is ‘quenched’ when it is in a shut mouth in spite of the fact that there are reports of consuming to both the fingers and face of those playing. The following are a couple of lines from a well known melody (intended to be sung while playing the game), which further show the experience and “tomfoolery” which can had with this basic game:-