Stop eating
Stop eating is a traditional parlor game among children . It is played during a communal meal . Usually a children's birthday is the occasion.
The following rules apply to the game: Everyone seated at the dining table takes turns and gives a command. Depending on the command, all players must now perform a certain action or adopt a certain behavior. This state lasts until the person giving the order says "continue".
Canonical commands
Autobahn : You eat as fast as you can.
Bauer: Everyone is adopting more rustic manners and speaking at increased volume.
High-rise: people continue to eat while standing on the chair.
Cellar or mouse: You will continue to eat under the table.
Grandma: The players imitate a stereotypical grandma: Tatterig, complaining about the youth and speaking in a shaky voice .
Princess or Fine Lady : In contrast to Bauer, there is exaggerated politeness and orderliness. A favorite command of the parents.
Snail : The opposite of Autobahn .
Smurf: " The song of the Smurfs " ("La la la lala-lala la la ...") is played.
Tip stop: This popular command commands the movement made in the last half a second to be repeated continuously.
Stop: All players must stop all movements as if frozen.
Gas station: All players are only allowed to drink something when this command is given.
Fire department: All players drink as much as they can.
variants
- Sometimes the birthday child or the player who gave the current command is exempt from complying with the commands.
- It happens that parents forbid those commands that seriously disrupt the course of the meal.
- The scope of the commands is only limited by the imagination of the players. There are also regional differences.
Comparisons
- Commando Pimperle : a similar game