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Spin the bottle is a kissing
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
party game
Party games are games that are played at social gatherings to facilitate interaction and provide entertainment and recreation. Categories include (explicit) icebreaker, parlour (indoor), picnic (outdoor), and large group games.Frankel, Lillian; ...
commonly played by teenagers. The game was very popular among teenagers during the second half of the 20th century because it fostered "sexual" interactions between boys and girls. It has even been described as "the party game of choice for glandularly excited high schoolers". It has been described as a coming-of-age party game.
Even though the game might be played occasionally by young teenagers or young adults, its popularity has declined since the 1980s.
The game
The game is played by several players who sit, stand, or kneel in a circle. Abottle
A bottle is a narrow-necked container made of an impermeable material (such as glass, plastic or aluminium) in various shapes and sizes that stores and transports liquids. Its mouth, at the bottling line, can be sealed with an internal s ...
(typically an empty glass soda or beer bottle) is placed on the floor in the center of the circle. A player spins the bottle, and must kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
the person to whom the bottle points when it stops spinning. Alternatively, the person to whom the bottle is pointing must kiss the person at the rear end of the bottle.
There are a very large number of variants. One variant is that instead, two players must hug within five seconds, otherwise, they have to kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
in 10 seconds and if the 10 seconds are up and they have not kissed, then they have to French kiss
A French kiss, also known as cataglottism or a tongue kiss, is an amorous kiss in which the participants' tongues extend to touch each other's lips or tongue. A kiss with the tongue stimulates the partner's lips, tongue and mouth, which are se ...
. Variations allow for other tasks to be accomplished. It can also be used to decide the players for other games, such as truth or dare
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or seven minutes in heaven
Seven minutes in heaven (or seven minutes in the closet) is a kissing party game mostly played at teenage parties. The game may also be played with a different duration.
The game
Two people are selected to go into a closet or other dark encl ...
. Variations may also include penalties, such as removing a piece of clothing.
History
Written records of bottle-spinning games date back to the 1920s, though early accounts make no mention of kissing. Written records of a similar game, called ''Bottle of Fortune'', are available dating back to 1922.See also
*Seven minutes in heaven
Seven minutes in heaven (or seven minutes in the closet) is a kissing party game mostly played at teenage parties. The game may also be played with a different duration.
The game
Two people are selected to go into a closet or other dark encl ...
* Truth or dare?
References
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