Like the classic hand game Rock, Paper, Scissors, this two-person contest can be played anytime, anywhere. Teach it to squabbling cousins as they wait for dessert.

PLAYERS: MATERIALS: None

Each player can make one of three signals: (1) hands angled above the eyebrows (in a double salute); (2) one arm bent at the elbow, hand pointing up, the other hand touching the bent elbow; and (3) arms crossed over the chest.

Player one begins by saying "Me...Switch!," at which point both players quickly make a signal. If the signals match, player one gets a point and starts the game again. If there is no match, player two begins. The first player to get three points wins. (From MORE NEW GAMES & PLAYFUL IDEAS, edited by Andrew Fluegelman.)