"Go Scare"
I dealt out everyone invisible cards. Each card had a Halloween picture on it (vampire, witch's brew, graveyard, ghost, etc.). I made them hold up their hands like they were holding up a several cards. "Go Scare" is played like "Go Fish." I would say, "Give me all your bat wings." My nephew was to look at his "cards." If he had any bat wings cards, he had to give them to me--if he didn't, he would say, "go scare" instead of "go fish." I could either take the top card from the invisible pile and it was the next person's turn, or I could "look" at the card and say, "I got what I wanted" and go again. It kept my nieces and nephews occupied until my sister returned. It has now become a Halloween tradition to play "Go Scare." You get to make up what cards you have---basically, you can use any that is found around Halloween time--skeletons, pumpkins, trick-or-treat candy, etc. One more thing, since it is a Halloween game, you can cheat.
I taught this game to my students (I am the Drama/Theatre Specialist at two elementary schools). Some of them really got into it, pulling poker faces and shifty eyes. Even some of the kindergartners caught on. They were very creative and some of them even said, "Give me all your Mildew Roses." Mildew Rose is my witch character I created. I told the students they could play it at home or in the car...some of them followed through with that homework assignment because the next day when I taught one of their siblings, they said they played it the previous night at home already.
Just so you know, I own the copyright to this game and if ever anyone invites you to play a good old game of Go Scare, now you know who made it up. Please do not be dishonest and play this game without sending me royalties.
Sorry I didn't post this before Halloween, but now you have it for next year.
