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  • "Forfeits" has many variants, but here are the rules for perhaps the oldest and most complete form of it that we know about.

    Debtor's Prism Margaret Atwood 2008

  • My favourite activity from that book for that very first lesson has to be “Forfeits”.

    F is for First Lessons « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • By no accident on the part of Dickens -- for everything Scrooge is shown by the spirits must have an application to his own wicked life -- this game is "Forfeits."

    Debtor's Prism Margaret Atwood 2008

  • Forfeits also proved to be dangerous territory, with 2 in 10 admitting to stripping off either partially or fully in public as a result.

    Hen & Stag Night Party Bill Hits £100 Thatsnews 2007

  • Forfeits or replay is probably not feasible or reasonable.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Did the Patriots Cheat Last Sunday? 2007

  • Free erotic variations of some classic games can be found here: Forfeits Foreplay - hope your readers enjoy them.

    Sex Games 2007

  • He was becoming quite a beau, attending parties on occasion, where old-fashioned games — Forfeits, Ring-around-a-Rosy, Dusty

    Mark Twain: A Biography 2003

  • ZOE: Forfeits, a fine thing and a superfine thing.

    Ulysses 2003

  • "Forfeits for Maman," she continued, "meant I had to play chess -- you don't play chess do you?"

    Little Miss By-The-Day Lucille Van Slyke

  • Directions for Playing each Game, and how to Cry the Forfeits.

    The World's Fair Anonymous

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