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forum game: A player writes four words that begin with the same letters as the last letters of the previous player's four words. Write nouns in the nominative case, singular (plural is allowed if there is no singular form). The "ь" at the end of the word is ignored, "ы" is replaced with "и". "й" can also be replaced with "и". All four words should be united by a common theme (which must also be written before the four words). Example: Player A writes: ships: brig barge battleship frigate Player B writes: alcoholic beverages: vodka cider rum tequila etc. stolen from here