How to Play Paperback. “You will need some people and a stack of books. The more the merrier.
1. A player presents a paperback novel to the group.
2. The player reads the description on the back of the novel.
3. Everyone listens very carefully and then writes an invented first sentence of the novel on a slip of paper.
4. The player writes the actual first sentence on a slip of paper, shuffles all the sentences together, and reads them to the group.
5. The player asks each person what they think the real first sentence is and makes a note of their answer.
6. The player reveals the actual first sentence….
SCORING:
1 point for each person who guesses your sentence
2 points if you guess the right sentence
3 points if you are the book presenter and nobody guesses the real sentence”