A Slightly Strange Picture Shiritori
A project proposed by my eldest son, a sophomore in college
One day, my eldest son suddenly started explaining a game to me, saying, "There's this kind of Shiritori..."
"I happened to see it in a video, and it's not just a regular picture Shiritori."
"You draw a few pictures beforehand. Then, you expand on the interpretation of what you drew and connect them."
"For example, in an extreme case, you could draw a book and insist it's a 'Kojien' dictionary, and then say it's something written inside it, and so on."
"The point is what kind of concept you use to draw the pictures."
I listened with interest, but he said the final part hesitantly, looking down.
"I want to play it."
Oh my, how cute! (laughs)
Don't look away when you say that! You rascal!
...If I said that, he'd probably shut me out (laughs), so as a mother, I didn't say that and instead replied,
"That sounds interesting, let's try it on Sunday!"
The rules are as follows
1. Prepare some paper. Maybe 2-3 sheets.
2. Draw things that can be interpreted broadly. (It doesn't have to be just one per sheet.)
3. Continue the Shiritori by pointing out things drawn on the paper.
For example, I drew things like 'circles, triangles, and squares' or the outline of a four-legged animal so they could be used abstractly in any way.
My eldest son drew things like a glass with a '?' inside, or things that look like mountains or rivers (since interpretations can change freely).
My second son was watching from a distance at first, but joined in halfway through.
I decided to just use a flyer that showed what the town nearby looked like.
It goes something like this👇
Eldest son: Summit (from the top of a mountain-like drawing)
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Me: Horse (from a drawing of a four-legged animal)
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Second son: Townscape (from the entire flyer)
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Eldest son: Orange juice (from the ? on the glass)
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Me: Watermelon (from a drawing of a circle)
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Second son: Couple (from the people lined up in the flyer)
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Me: Red-flanked bluetail (to counter the difficult 'ru', from my drawing of a 🐤)
The result of trying it out
It was quite fun😊
It was a huge hit in our house!
It's a battle of creative interpretation regarding how you draw the pictures, and a battle of imagination!
Whether or not you have artistic talent is completely irrelevant.
Furthermore, it even has a debate element, as it depends on whether you can provide a convincing explanation!
I was even surprised, thinking, 'Oh! My kids know words like that too'.
Because there are constraints based on the pictures or symbols you drew yourself at the start, you have to think about how to utilize them, which really makes you use your brain.
This, you know, is actually quite profound.
If you have small children or find it difficult to draw, it's also an option to prepare flyers or photos that are nearby, like my second son did.
If you get tired of digital games, please give it a try once😊
※As a note of caution, we decided against using the [Kojien] dictionary in our house. It's better to avoid using a Japanese dictionary too, as it would just turn into a regular Shiritori.
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