First a postmaster-general must be appointed, whose duty is to write down the names of the players, and the names of the cities they have chosen to represent. The postman is blindfolded and led to the middle of the room, whilst the other players are seated round it. The postmaster-general then begins to announce that a letter has been sent from one town to another, say from Denver to Chicago. The two players who have taken those names must rise up silently and change seats.
The postman’s duty is to try and seat himself in one of the vacant chairs; the player who loses his chair must become the blind postman.
Games for All Occasions by Mary E. Blain
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