Games

This is a title association game created by Mensan Jan Carnelli. Players link copyrighted works, such as songs, films, TV shows, novels, etc., by means of common words found in the title. The Carnelli Master (Toby) reserves the right to be arbitrary, capricious, unpredictable, whimsical, impetuous, but in all cases, final. Punsters are welcome. Join in the fun!

Mensa Bowl is the annual showcase event where all of that trivia you have effortlessly absorbed for years may actually be useful. Here's your chance to show us that you really do know it all. Since it was first introduced in 1984 Mensa Bowl has been a SEMMantics Saturday afternoon favorite. Loosely based on the old college bowl format, each team is asked alternating questions. Should your team take the easy 20-point question, the moderately difficult 30-pointer, or the much more difficult but oh-so-satisfying-if-you-get-it-right 50-pointer that might enable you to jump into a commanding lead? There's Mensanesque strategy involved. Watch them develop and ripostes fly as teams jockey for position and points to win the bragging rights as this year's Mensa Bowl Champs.

This is a Michigan-centric version of Fact or Crap®. All questions are new, so no one who has played the commercial game has any advantage. You must determine whether a statement; often strange but true facts, is fact (true) or crap (false). After five seconds, I will reveal which it is. If the statement is crap (false), can you supply the fact that makes it right? Sorry, no alternative facts accepted, and you may not use any electronic devices. Usually at the RG, people play in small teams, but this year, since we are on Zoom, you can play alone or in small groups. Be sure to have pencil, paper, and something green and something red in hand, or write the word red and green on separate sheets.

Build your own timeline of dates. You will be read a historical event from a card. You decide where that event falls in your timeline. If you’re right, keep the date and your timeline grows. The first player to build a timeline of 10 cards wins. You should have something to write dates on; Post-it notes, index cards, or a sheet of paper.

The Wheel of Enormous Proportions is a hybrid game of trivia and chance hosted by an immortal, all-knowing wheel from a mountaintop in the sky. You'll have to earn slices of the Wheel's majestic face playing trivia before moving on to the spinning round where enough lucky spins can lead you to victory.