Screeming Viking

The goal of the game is not be in the middle at the end of the game. The person in the middle points at a person seated in the circle and then screams, “Screaming Viking! (or one of the other formations described below). One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!” While the person is counting, the person who was selected and the people directly to the left and right must form a “Screaming Viking” formation, described below.

If any of the three people (the person selected and the people to the left and right of that person) do not correctly respond in time (before the count to 10 is up) then whoever messes up must go into the middle. The appropriate response can be one of the following:

1. Screaming Viking: each person to the left and right of the selected person must make a rowing motion outwardly to the sides, while the person in the middle must place his or her fingers to the sides of his/her head with index finger pointed upwards, like horns. All three people must scream loudly.

2. Smurfs: the 3 of them interlock arms and sing the smurf song, “La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.”

3. Chia Pet: the three of them must act as a growing chia pet with hands lifting upwards. The 3 of them must shoud, “Ch-ch-ch-chia…”

4. Jello: the person in the center wobbles like jello, while each person to the side holds their arms out, forming a bowl.

5. Elephant: the person in the center uses their arm as a trunk and makes the sound of an elephant while the people on either side create elephant ears with their arms.

6. Angles: the people on either side of the person in the middle stand with their backs to the center person and they all hold their hands in prayer and sing angelically.

You can make up other appropriate responses — the sillier the better! The more enthusiastic and wacky you are, the more entertaining the game.