Ping, Buzz, Ring

Thanks very much to Ralph Oborn, who sent me this game!

Sit the players in a circle.  The goal is to count as a group, starting from 1 and going up towards 100, with each person in turn supplying the next number in the sequence. The trick is that instead of saying any number with a "3" or a multiple of "3" in it, you say "ping". So for example, the count starts off sound like this:

Person 1: 1
Person 2: 2
Person 3: ping
Person 4: 4
Person 5: 5
Person 6: ping
Person 7: 7
Person 8: 8
Person 9: ping
Person 10: 10
Person 11: 11
Person 12: ping
Person 13: ping
Person 14: 14
etc.

If someone goofs, the count starts over. Continue until the group reaches 100 successfully.  Alternatively, this can be played as an elimination game, with people leaving the circle if they make a mistake. If the group gets really good, add "buzz" for 5's and "ring" for 7's. In this case, some numbers get really complicated to say (e.g., 35 would be  "ping buzz ring")!


Return to Cooperative Games

Return to Main Games Menu

Home