Famous Connections – a new parlour game

I’m sure someone will tell me this has been done, but having come up with a silly meme idea on Twitter, I was thinking of a game that’s a hybrid between Six Degrees of Separation and Mornington Crescent. Title: Famous Connections Objective: To be the last player holding all the chips Players: Four or more Materials: Ten chips per player, a designated referee, a timer Setup: Each player starts with ten chips. All players contribute one chip to the kitty Gameplay: The player deemed oldest/youngest/tallest/shortest begins the game. The starting player states a famous name from any field, real or fictional. The next player must use part of the previous name to suggest another famous name within a given timescale (30 seconds for adults 60 seconds for children, perhaps). Homophones are allowed. Example of play: Guy Garvey, Guy Ritchie, Lionel Ritchie, Lionel Blair, Tony Blair, Toni Basil, Basil Brush… Andrea’s example: Phoebe Bridgers, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fats Waller, Fats Domino, Domino Harvey, Harvey Goldsmith, Jemima Goldsmith, Jemima Puddleduck… Another example: Finger Bobs, Bob the Builder, Build-a-Bear, Rupert the Bear, Prince Rupert of Hohenzollern-Singmaringen A successful player takes one chip from the kitty. If unsuccessful, the player forfeits one chip to the kitty. If a player repeats a name or gives a name unrecognized by all other players, they forfeit one chip. If a player cannot think of a name, they forfeit one chip. Play proceeds ...
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