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The last column features games of which strip versions are (according to Google) nonexistent. While the other columns named sports or board games where a strip variant would be at least conceivable, the last one includes the {{w|zero-player game|zero-player}} {{w|Conway's Game of Life|Game of Life}} and the {{w|Prisoner's Dilemma|Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma}}, which is a theoretical example in {{w|game theory}}. It is therefore left to the reader to imagine how a strip version of these pseudo-games would appear.
 
The last column features games of which strip versions are (according to Google) nonexistent. While the other columns named sports or board games where a strip variant would be at least conceivable, the last one includes the {{w|zero-player game|zero-player}} {{w|Conway's Game of Life|Game of Life}} and the {{w|Prisoner's Dilemma|Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma}}, which is a theoretical example in {{w|game theory}}. It is therefore left to the reader to imagine how a strip version of these pseudo-games would appear.
  
{{w|Poohsticks}} is a children's sport mentioned in the {{w|Winnie-the-Pooh|Winnie-the-Pooh books}} played by dropping sticks into a river and watching them reappear on the other side of a bridge.
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{{w|Poohsticks}} is a children's sport mentioned in the {{w|Winnie-the-Pooh|Winnie-the-Pooh books}} played by dropping sticks into a river and watching them reappear on the other side of a bridge. Despite the kid-friendly origins, and unlike the other games below it, a "strip" version of Poohsticks is actually viable.
  
[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Podracing Podracing] appears in the {{w|Star Wars}} films as a racing competition held with hovering vehicles.
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[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Podracing Podracing] appears in the {{w|Star Wars}} films as a racing competition held with hovering vehicles. How a "strip" version would work between two racers is unclear, but a determined set of spectators "wagering" their clothes on the races could probably hammer out a system.
  
 
{{w|Chess by mail}} is obviously pointless in a strip version as the antagonists only send their moves by letter and never get to see each other.
 
{{w|Chess by mail}} is obviously pointless in a strip version as the antagonists only send their moves by letter and never get to see each other.

Revision as of 06:05, 4 November 2013

Strip Games
HOW ABOUT A NICE GAME OF STRIP GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR?
Title text: HOW ABOUT A NICE GAME OF STRIP GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR?

Explanation

The frequency of strip versions of various games is measured by means of Google search results. Strip versions of popular games are a common activity at parties, especially when alcohol is involved. The obligation to remove pieces of clothing is supposed to add an extra zest to the game. A very widespread variant is Strip Poker, followed by strip versions of regular party games like Truth or Dare or Spin the Bottle.

However, the comic also suggests playing other games in a way that involves stripping. In reality, playing such games as "Strip Tennis" or "Strip Agricola" is rather unusual.

The last column features games of which strip versions are (according to Google) nonexistent. While the other columns named sports or board games where a strip variant would be at least conceivable, the last one includes the zero-player Game of Life and the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, which is a theoretical example in game theory. It is therefore left to the reader to imagine how a strip version of these pseudo-games would appear.

Poohsticks is a children's sport mentioned in the Winnie-the-Pooh books played by dropping sticks into a river and watching them reappear on the other side of a bridge. Despite the kid-friendly origins, and unlike the other games below it, a "strip" version of Poohsticks is actually viable.

Podracing appears in the Star Wars films as a racing competition held with hovering vehicles. How a "strip" version would work between two racers is unclear, but a determined set of spectators "wagering" their clothes on the races could probably hammer out a system.

Chess by mail is obviously pointless in a strip version as the antagonists only send their moves by letter and never get to see each other.

"Global Thermonuclear War" in the title text is a reference to the film "WarGames", where a young hacker accesses a US military supercomputer and starts a nuclear war simulation, believing it to be only a computer game.

Transcript

Frequency of Strip Versions of Various Games
n = google hits for "strip <game name>" / google hits for "<game name>"
(at the time of this writing)
Frequent
(n > 1%)
-Poker
-Spin the Bottle
-Beer Pong
-Never Have I Ever
-Truth or Dare
Rare
(1% >= n > 0.01%)
-Chess
-Blackjack
-Tennis
-Settlers of Catan
-Pictionary
Extremely Rare
(0.01% >= n > 0)
-Cricket
-Magic: the Gathering
-Stickball
-Agricola
-Jumanji
Nonexistent
(n = 0)
-Poohsticks
-Podracing
-Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
-Chess by Mail
-Conway's Game of Life


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Discussion

Um, Chess by mail:
My next move is Kf8 and this is my picture without pants.
108.162.254.161 08:37, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Strip Conway's Game of Life:
If three spaceships come out of that structure, you get my shirt. 199.27.128.71 03:52, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

Rule 34 means progress!

game base strip category
poohsticks 40,500 167 rare
podracing 101,000 87 rare
iterated prisoner's dilemma 67,000 605 rare
chess by mail 11,000 180 frequent
Conway's Game of Life 226,000 113 rare

108.162.254.37 18:01, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

The 1-dimensional celular automata rule 34 141.101.99.117 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

All the "nonexistents" now are frequent except for chess by mail, which is rare. 173.245.50.140 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Did he do this because the comic number started with 69? Reedman72 (talk) 08:01, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Or perhaps even "69" from both sides? --- 29 January 2016 108.162.245.181 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Shall We Play A Strip Game? Joshua 08:11, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

Not sure about any of the others but, while cricket may not be easy for players to 'strip' to (more for padding/helmet/box reasons, and maybe the complexities of working out how it works in a team game), streaking in cricket is a thing. (Perhaps it helps that it's typically a warm, dry weather sport, hot sun, plenty of time to drink alcohol in the stands, and then if you find the opportunity to wander near the pitch with the idea of a less-than-fully-clad 'invasion' and there's nobody currently there to stop you, well...) Was going to add something like [https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/20-instances-of-streaker-invasions-in-cricket-part-i-517971 this link to the article, but it's terribly written (and patronisingly so) and in an ad-avalanched page that I don't care to casually encourage anyone to visit. It's there if you want it, but I couldn't put this caveat in the main explanation. Instead I linked to the wikipage of a random example individual I found (who seems not to regret her initial streaking 'fame') as a representative of the genre. 172.70.86.22 12:47, 12 February 2022 (UTC)