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The Department of Fun is dedicated to providing the community of Wikipedians, both young and old editors, with things to make them stay at Wikipedia, indirectly improving the encyclopedia. Below, you can find a fun and simple game to play.

Please, if you have ideas for activities or competitions, do not hesitate to post them to the discussion page or join the Department of Fun. And above all, enjoy yourself!

This is a fun and simple game. It was originally a Sandbox subpage and is part of the Department of Fun nowadays — feel free to join in! Why not? It's a good place to practice making links to articles and find interesting pages to edit on Wikipedia.

At the bottom of the page is a template with links to other Word Association variations.

Simply, the game involves adding a single word to the list that is related to the previous one. Edit the main game or branch section, add a word, enclose it in brackets, update the word count, and save the page.

An example

By way of example, a game might start off with: cat. Then, the next person might add cat, dog. And after a few more rounds, we might get cat, dog, pet, animal, forest, tree, house, boat, ...

Avoid repeating words, and keep the links tasteful! Please use only blue links when associating. Piped links are acceptable in certain circumstances, such as when a word may have many ambiguities, like [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. Clearly, as the game develops, one gets a pretty long list! If you're stuck for ideas, link to the last word in the list and add the first link that appears on that page as the next link. Thus " Sebastian Junger" would be followed by " The Perfect Storm (book)", and " Latin" by " Classical language".

In the spirit of the game, please type only one word consecutively. Then another person can respond to your word, and the game continues!

Players can only play one associated word at a time. If the current word is chair, the next player can only add musical chairs, not musical chairs and party games as well.

In game, as usual, it is a must to update the word count each time you add a word. The official limit for the main game is 555 words. Please note that this word limit for this game must not be raised or lowered.

Every 100th word may be made into a new branch. However, there cannot be any sub-branches and therefore the total number of branches possible in this game are 5. Branches may contain up to 100 words maximum and 35 minimum.

Please also add <!--(number)th word--> every ten words to show it is the next tenth word e.g. <!--20th word-->, <!--30th word--> etc.

For Game #32, in which the starting word was Battle of Borghetto and the ending word was Ham, with branches Marlin (went to Mollymawk), Peat Cutting Day (went to Minor Major seventh chord), ‽ (went to 🜁), iTunes (went to Number of the beast), and Horror punk (went to Popov v. Hayashi), see this link.

This is Game #33. The starting word, Hook sword, was selected by Special:Random.

#33: "Hook Sword" (main branch)

Hook sword, Bat'leth, Klingons, " Subspace Rhapsody", " Bohemian Rhapsody", Rockfield Studios, Wye Valley, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Conservation in the United Kingdom, Conservative Party (UK), Partygate, List of -gate scandals and controversies, Watergate, Watergate salad, Pineapple, SpongeBob SquarePants, Krusty Krab, Krusty the Clown, Crusty roll, Bread, Bread and Circuses, Bread and salt, Pretzel, Auntie Anne's, Aunt May, Aunt Esther, Book of Esther, Deuterocanon, Wisdom, Stupidity, WP:STUPID, List of films considered the worst, Vídeo Brinquedo, The Little Panda Fighter, Panda diplomacy, Ping-pong diplomacy, Forrest Gump, Forest of Dean, Black Forest, Black Forest Gateaux, Chocolate cake, Devil's Food Cake, Icing (food), Sugar, Glucose, Diabetes, Wilford Brimley, The Waltons, The Simpsons, Satire, Saturday Night Live, SMTV Live, Live television, Regis Philbin, Kathie Lee Gifford, Today Show, Today (BBC Radio 4), Radio, RadioShack, Blockbuster, Blockhead!, Jenga, Jen Gates, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Arkansas, Missouri, St. Louis, St. Louis City SC, Soccer, Football, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay Packers home games in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Illinois, Garden of the Gods Wilderness, Garden of the Gods, Armadale Castle, MacDonald, McDonald's, Whataburger, Dairy Queen, Ice cream, " I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream", 2023 in public domain, 2024 in public domain, Mickey Mouse, " Pinky and the Brain", Laboratory mouse, Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, and Phooey, Hong Kong Phooey, Dog, Snoopy, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Dogg Attending, All Rise for Julian Clary, Kangaroo court, Night Court, John Larroquette, The John Larroquette Show, Delmar Loop station, Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri, Jayson Tatum, Channing Tatum, Drederick Tatum, " Bye Bye Nerdie", " I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot", " Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious", Mary Poppins (film), Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, MTM Enterprises, The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, NBC, Peacock, Leucism, Albinism, Chlorosis, Chlorophyll, Green, Mr. Green, Priest, Nun, Monk, Monkees, Lagothrix lagothricha, Hapax legomenon, Honorificabilitudinitatibus, Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Hamlet (place), Town, Town of Salem, Salem Witch Trials, Salem Saberhagen, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Sabrina Carpenter, Karen Carpenter, Carpentry, Woodworking, Woodturning, Wood, Fire, Fire extinguisher, Firefighting, Fighting, Digimon Data Squad, Digimon, Digital, Digital television, Persona 4: The Animation, Ingmar Bergman, Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award, Gothenburg, Johannes Gutenberg, Gutenberg Bible, The Holy Bible, Manic Street Preachers, Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, Atomic bomb, Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron, Theranos, Wire fraud, Insurance fraud, Whiplash (medicine), TV Tropes, Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, Stith Thompson, Folklore studies, Religious studies, Hecataeus of Miletus, Historian, Herodotus, Histories (Herodotus), Achaemenid Empire, Tomb of Cyrus the Great, Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini, Zarih, Mosque, Mosquito, Insect, Arthropod, Arachnid, Glossary of spider terms, Spider anatomy, Simple eyes in invertebrates, Eye, London Eye, Ferris wheel, Carousel, Horse, Mule, Donkey, Hanukkah Harry, Santa Claus, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Asterix Conquers America, America, America Ferrara, Ferrari, Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, Enzo Ferrari, Modena, Trolleybuses in Modena, Modena railway station, Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station, Reggio Calabria, Aspromonte, Massif, Atlantis Massif, Atlantis, The Man from Atlantis, Butterfly stroke, Lepidopterology, Entomology, Zoology, Herpetology, Snake, Rattlesnake, Goodyera, East Asia, Manchuria, China, Mongolia, Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Kubla Khan, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Ottery St Mary, Otter, Muskrat, Rodent, House mouse, House of Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck, Netherlands, Tulips, Tulip bubble, Status symbol, Strabismus, Amblyopia, Vision therapy, Optometry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, University of Ghana, Accra, Teshie, Ghana, Togo, Togo national football team attack, Améleté Abalo, Coach, Bus, LGOC B-type, Double-decker bus, England, Charles III, Elizabeth II, Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Mother Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, Indian removal, Indian Territory, Louisiana Territory, Missouri Territory, Northern Territories, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Sasquatch, Nessie,

Word count is 278/555 as of word: Nessie.

Branch 1: "John Larroquette" (branch closed)

John Larroquette, Baa Baa Black Sheep (TV series), " Mary Had a Little Lamb", Phonograph, Album, Compact disc, Sony, Sonny, Sonny Bono, Cher, Nelly Furtado, Canada, Greenland, " Nunarput, utoqqarsuanngoravit", National anthem, Nationalism, Norwegian romantic nationalism, Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord, " Bridal March", " Wedding March (Mendelssohn)", A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, Twelve Days of Christmas, Partridge, I'm Alan Partridge, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Barbie, Shrimp, Shrimp (film), Zelda Williams, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Time, Thyme, Rosemary, Rosemary's Baby, Help:Disambiguation, Help!, " Yesterday", February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil, Badger, Badger Badger Badger, Hampster Dance, Hamster, Guinea pig, Korabl-Sputnik 4, Space exploration, Star Trek, William Shatner, Order of Canada, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Canada and the Indigenous peoples of Canada, Canada, Maple leaf, Maple (software), MapleStory, West Side Story, Multistorey car park, Single-storey g, Q, Visitor Q, QAnon, Adrenochrome, Chrome, Chromosome, Deoxyribonucleic acid, Dihydrogen monoxide, Hydrogen peroxide, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase (Re/Si-specific), Hydrogen, Cerium(IV) oxide–cerium(III) oxide cycle, Cerium, Scintillator, Scintillating scotoma, St Elmo's Fire, Ball lightning, Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Milky Way, M&Ms, Eminem, Dido (singer), Dodo, Dudo, Dice, Dicing, Diced tomatoes, Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried green tomatoes, Fried plantain, Tostones, Tostitos, Fritos, Weetos, Weebles, Weebill, Hornbill, Knobbed hornbill.

Word count is 100/100 as of word: Knobbed Hornbill.

Branch 2: "Santa Claus"

Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, Mallard, Goose, Gray Goose Laws, Icelandic Commonwealth, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Causeway, Tenochtitlan, Mexico City, List of cities by GDP, Greater Tokyo Area, Godzilla, Minilla, Manilla, Manilla envelope, Magilla Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Harambe, Cincinnati Zoo, Wild Place Project, Where the Wild Things Are, Westonbirt Arboretum, Weston-super-Mare, Bristol, Virginia, Core Arboretum, West Virginia University, West Virginia Archives and History, West Virginia, East Virginia, Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake, Missouri, Fish hatchery, Fish, Fish and chips, Long John Silver's, Cupola, Dome, Millennium Dome, Astrodome, Houston, Gulf of Mexico, Mexican Open (golf), PGA Tour Latinoamérica, PGA Tour Canada, Royal tours of Canada, William IV, William, Prince of Wales, Wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer, Lady Diana, Diana Ross, The Supremes, Spice Girls, Cool Britannia, Oasis (band), Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Magical Mystery Tour, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Jonestown,

Word count is 67/100 as of word: Jonestown.

Here is where you can place your name and become a common player.

Active Players

Casually Observing Players

11kowrom, Corey520, knoodelhed, PryItOpen, Kodukadvakch (KOE-due-KODD-vahk), Jonathan Weiss, Nil Einne, Yayasirrah, FrankCostanza, Dewar912, Milk77, Aquarius Rising, Xiagu, PrinceDog, Calibration, Ilyanep, mahlered, HappyCamper, Sceptre ^{( Talk)}, ArkansasTraveler, gobeirne, Daniel, Ian Manka, Ghelae, Anthon, Majora4, Sotakeit, talktothehand07, Sonicrazy, Midgetmogget, Keeperoftheseal, Bubzie29!, Mproud, Jordan Elder (talk), MarinBeth, Qwertyuiop, Think Fast, He Who Is, Pharaoh Hound, Algebra, GregE, Gray Porpoise, ^Jeffklib, Keakealani, ? JARED  ^(t), —Editor at Large, Rob ert, Edlin2, D•a•r•k•n• e• s•s•L•o•r•d• i•a•n••• C•••, youri, BLaNkStaRE, LokiV, Jake95, TheGoogle, IanF, namamyaham, User:Acid0057, User:Penwhale, User:LoganK, User:CommonEditor2345, Cocoaguy ここがいい _contribs ^talk Todays Pick, Lady Unicorn, User:moteq, Fruit Boy, Witty lama, Ugliness Man, Moralis, buggles12345, Turk_b, Jake95_{( talk!)}, Andrechies, Coolv( Talk • Contribs), User:Paul Italiano, User:Heidijane, Mrmoocow, Valse44, chromiumswitch, Strangerer, Puppy441,  DangerousNerd   talk, Maddie was here, Tetrahedron93, Shuttlebug, Dabomb87, Graham1352, Blade_boy222, ¥Ø§ }{!}{ 9, ^R_uⁿ_e^m_a^s_t^e644, ColinCameron, User:Kannie, Man The Wise, J. Harkness, DocMcConL, User:CheckersO_O, Sardanaphalus, dgcopter, Umbralcorax, Truthanado, Alex, Vizzydix The Great, VirginiaWildlife, Stormie823, Sickfish, TensaiKashou, I dream of horses, 75.66.180.12, 68.4.78.250, Mr. Christian, Guerillero, User:David in DC, User:42canadian42, FuchsiaB, 50.55.85.125, User:Firejasperthedog, User:Bertin Shingiro, LadyUnicornEJG, mrsnorthstar, Origamite, Srolanh ^See. _Say., NewJibaJabba, A Wikipedian on Wikipedia, 69.165.196.103, RedPanda25, 180.251.193.174, Ad Meliora, ActuallyNeverHappened02, Alcremie ( talk), RyanW1995 Total: 128.

Rarely Observing Players

Da Vynci, PointyOintment, IHudson, Silly, Bob the ducq, RKplayer2004, Zoophilia, Quate, EinsteiN ewton, Alexanderpas ( talk), Dixonsej ( talk), John Wormell, Samurai 004, Addict 2006 ( Don't take my name seriously), @kshay ( talk), User:Smudger94, BarbieJay, OlEnglish, Kerdek ( Tell me if I screw up), jbrowning30, User:Andythepiano (First timer yay), 2KT, XercesBlue: Wikibaby, 7&6=thirteen, User: ElleZinsser, 2Awwsome, Sudo edit this page ( talk), Auric, srini, Bluebird202, Pigeonqueen98, Has a Username ( talk), Ready for word action! Ghinga7 ( talk), Sky 6t, Hans T.M / Hans5958 ^{Talk | Guestbook}, Opalzukor, User:Q288, User:I am Rjsb0192 Total: 38.