Have you ever wanted to predict your future without having to leave your home? Look no further than MASH, the iconic game that may peek into your destined life path.
But what are the rules for MASH and how do you play it?
Grab some friends, a piece of paper and pen and read on to learn more about this fortune-telling game.
What is MASH?
MASH is a children’s game with the goal of predicting someone’s future.
The objective is to narrow down categories of your future, such as who you’ll marry, where you’ll live and what your job will be, until you reach a final answer for each.
What does MASH stand for
The namesake of the fortune-telling game stands for:
- Mansion
- Apartment
- Shack
- House
What do you need to play MASH?
All you need to play MASH is a piece of paper and pen. You may choose to play alone or with some friends.
How to play MASH
Start by writing MASH across the top of a paper. This denotes:
- Mansion
- Apartment
- Shack
- House
From there, you can decide what details of your future you want to predict. This can include:
- Who you’ll marry
- Job
- Salary
- Car
- Number of kids
- Pet
- Where you’ll live
You can have as many categories as you like, but you should have at least four. The more categories you have, the more detailed your future will be.
Under each category, add four options. Add some variety to these scenarios, putting options that can be ideal, funny or even unlucky. For example, in the salary category, you could write “$1 million, $100,000, $1 and $0.01.”
If you’re playing with friends, you can have them write some of the options for the categories.
For instance, if two people are playing, you can write two options and your friend can write the remaining. This will give the game some uncertainty if your friend puts down unfortunate answers.
Once you have all the the categories filled, it’s time to get your “magic number” that will help determine your future.
Draw a swirl on another piece of paper or in the corner of the MASH page. Someone should call stop after a few seconds. Count the gaps between the spiral, and that is your number.
With the number, count starting from MASH through the categories and crossing off the option that falls on the number. For instance, if your number is seven, cross off the option you land on when you stop counting from one to seven. Then start the count over on the next option in the category.
Repeat this process until you have crossed off all other options leaving you with an answer for each category.
You answer may turn out to be something like:
- You live in a mansion with your husband Timothée Chalamet, two children and pet cat. You are a photographer who makes $1 million dollars. You drive a Lamborghini. You live in Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills could be someone’s nightmare city).
Or it could look like:
- You live in a shack with your wife Mary Sue, 100 children and pet iguana. You are a writer who makes $1. You drive a mini van. You live in Arkansas (Arkansas is beautiful it just may not be where you want to live, or it could be your favorite state).
