word association
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Word Association
Word Association
is a common word game involving an
exchange of words that are
associated together.
The game is based on the noun phrase word
association, meaning "stimulation of an
associative pattern by a word" or "the
connection and production of other words
in response to a given word, done
spontaneously as a game, creative
technique, or in a psychiatric evaluation."
How to Play?
Once an original word has been chosen, usually
randomly or arbitrarily, a player will find a word that
they associate with it and make it known to all the
players, usually by saying it aloud or writing it down
as the next item on a list of words so far used.
The next player must then do the same with this
previous word. This continues in turns for any length
of time, but often word limits are set, so that the
game is agreed to end after, for instance, 400 words.
Usually, players write down the next word by
merely using the first word that comes to their
mind after they hear the previous one.
Sometimes however they may put in more
thought to find a more creative connection
between the words.
Exchanges are often fast and sometimes
unpredictable (though logical patterns can usually
be found without difficulty).
Sometimes, a lot of the game's fun can arise
from the seemingly strange or amusing
associations that people make between
words.
It is also found amusing what you can get from
an original word, and how they contrast
distinctly, for example, from the word "tea"
you could get the word "murder".
The game can be played actively or passively,
sometimes taking many weeks to complete,
and can in fact be played with any number of
players, even one.
Example: Soda, Sprite, Fairy, Tinkerbell,
Peter Pan, Pans, Skillet, Kitchens, Refrigerator,
Drinks, Soda
Variants
In some games, extra limitations are added, for
instance:
• The associations between words must be
strictly obvious, rather than the usual "first
word that comes to mind", which can often
require explaining to see how it is connected
with the previous word.
• Word Disassociation (sometimes called Dissociation) is sometimes played. In this game, the aim is to say a word that is as unrelated as possible to the previous one. In such games, however, it is often found that creativity is lowered and the words stray towards having obvious associations again. There is a song about Word Disassociation by Neil Cicierega (Lemon Demon) on his Damn Skippy album. This game is sometimes known as "Word for Word“.
• Sometimes, repeated words are forbidden or otherwise noted on a separate list for interest.
• A variant with an arbitrary name (sometimes called Ultra Word Association) involves associating words in a grid, where the first word is placed in the top-left, and where each word must be placed adjacent to another one and must associate with all those words adjacent to it.
• A game based on the Word Association game which is sometimes popular for informal social gatherings is Bobsledding.
Examples
A. Subject Matter:
RestaurantWords:
BusboyWaiterCaptainChefCashier
B.
Subject Matter:University
Words:
ProfessorsStudentsLibrariesAthletesAdministration
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