Victorian Bods™

Sixteen Victorian shapes, two bodies, moustaches and manners entirely optional.

moust
have
moust have — shape card
gardee
loo
gardee loo — shape card
rhapsody no2 stone cold
banger
rhapsody no2 stone cold banger — shape card

Victorian Bods asks two of you to recreate an era that invented both the top hat and indoor plumbing, sometimes in the same round. Moust Have is a moustache, which needs more upper-lip commitment than either of you expects; Gardee Loo is the shout that meant 'mind your head, I'm emptying a chamber pot from the window,' now a shape instead of a warning; Rhapsody No2 Stone Cold Banger somehow turns a hymn into a full-body pose. It's for anyone who's just done a costume drama binge, a family with a soft spot for Dickens, or a pub team that knows more about crinolines than is strictly normal. Auntie Zeffie judges with the disapproving air of someone who remembers when things were done properly, which she genuinely does. Sixteen shapes, eight dealt a round, corsets and top hats entirely optional. History, but with someone's arms stuck out at an uncomfortable angle.

How it works

  1. The card flips.
  2. You've got 10 seconds for the two of you to work out who's what and make the shape together.
  3. Bods! The camera catches it, Auntie Zeffie scores it and judges you.
  4. Share the result, or don't.

Full instructions, free to play

Details

Players
2+
Shapes
16 in the pack, 8 a round
Play time
About 10 mins
Age
10+
Price
£1.99
Needs
A phone, laptop, iPad or TV. No app to download.
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