I keep hoping that the board games I bought a couple months ago will come in handy. But when we get together with the missionaries, they typically want to play sports (which is great) or more simple games. Today we played a rousing game of Scum. Sisters Maravilla and Olsen were– in their words– the best scum. Here they’re doing their job of shuffling the gigantic cards:
After Scum, Pepper and I convinced the dozen missionaries that Catch Phrase would be a good time. Sure enough, it was an absolute riot. It was men versus women (mostly; Elder Steinhour played with the gals because there weren’t enough for balanced teams). The ladies took the first game and handed the guys a crushing defeat. The second game was much closer, with both teams neck-and-neck as we traded victory in each round. Sister Maravilla was hilarious to watch because she’d be sitting down when she got her word, but she’d gradually stand up as she gave clues, even pushing her chair back and getting more and more animated. There was a lot of screaming and cheering by both teams.
It all came down to the final round. The teams were tied, and tensions were high. Here’s what it looked like as we went through the last few words and hit the buzzer:
You could say it was… exciting.