There shall be no agreement, under any circumstances, as to the disposition of any object.
Rule the 2nd:
There shall be much exclamation over every object unearthed from the bed. Comments such as: "Mom's been looking everywhere for this!" and "I wondered what that smell was!" are to be deployed to keep parents alert.
Rule the 3rd:
When working under an adult-imposed deadline care must be taken not to start too early, lest the adult in question relax.
Rule the 4th:
If the threat of progress raises its head play "This Isn't Mine:"
- The first child should select an item. Something hard and aerodynamic is preferred.
- State, loudly and clearly, "THIS ISN'T MINE," and throw the item on the second child's bed.
- The second child then states, "THIS ISN'T MINE," and returns the volley.
- Scoring is as follows:
- 1 point for each successful landing in enemy territory.
- 3 points for an interception
- 5 points for landing the item somewhere that requires a hunt (under the bed, etc.)
- 10 points for chipping a wall
- 10 points to each player if a parent confiscates the object
- 30 points to the first child who takes a direct strike to the head (signal this point by screaming "OW" and bursting into tears). 10 bonus points for making your sibling cry before a parent gets to the room.
