This game may appear somewhat pointless when described in cold print, but, without a doubt, it provides good
fun and calls for a certain amount of quick thought.
Someone is elected as captain, and the remainder of the
party sits around him in a circle. Without any warning
the captain asks one of the players a question, and unless
the answer is given before he counts ten the player is " out "
and has to pay a forfeit at the conclusion. The questions
are framed on the following lines, beginning with A, then
B, and so on throughout the alphabet. 
 Once the captain
has chosen a player for his first question, he must continue
with subsequent players moving round the right of the
circle. 
Captain: The name of the letter? (This is always the'
first question). 
1st player: A (This is always the first answer). 
Captain: The name of the vessel? (Any series of
questions can be followed). 
2nd player: " Aquitania." 
 
Captain: The name of the captain? 
3rd player: Ambrose Applejohn. 
Captain:  The name of the starting port? 
4th player: Antwerp (an inland town will be wrong). 
Captain: The name of its destination? 
5th player: Australia. 
Captain: The name of the letter? 
6th player: B. 
Captain: The name of the vessel? 
7th player: " Berengaria." 
Captain: The name of her cargo? 
8th player: Boot-buttons. 
Captain: The name of her destination? 
9th player: Bordeaux.
Etc., etc., etc.