BEST FOR: Quick-thinking walking dictionaries. Two or more players.
TIME: Five minutes and up.
OBJECT: Be the first to shout out a five-letter-or-longer word that begins and ends with the letters released from the dispenser (Example: A and H?...Autograph!). Alternatively, let the letters stand for a famous person's initials, or the first and last letters or the initials of a place. Or invent your own variation.
LOWDOWN: You can explain the game and start playing in seconds, and its simplicity and adaptability make it a winner.