How To Win At "Heads Up, Seven Up"

The game "Heads Up, Seven Up" can be a bit irritating, don't you think? (In case you don't know how to play, it's where everyone in a room except for seven people put their heads down and their thumbs up. The seven people who don't put their heads down push seven peoples' thumbs down. Each person only gets to push one other person's thumb down. When the people who pushed everyone else's thumbs down while their heads were down say, "Heads Up, Seven Up!" The seven people who had their thumbs pushed down have to stand up. They each take turns guessing who pushed their thumb down, but they have to choose wisely, because they only get one guess. If they guess correctly, they get to switch places with the person who chose them, so if they guess correctly, it would now be their turn to push peoples' thumbs down.) For those of you who get really frustrated at this game, which I honestly can't blame you, this post is for you!

If You Get Your Thumb Pushed Down

ONLY USE THIS TRICK IF YOU ARE IN A PARTICULARLY BAD MOOD AND WILL SNAP IF YOU LOSE THIS GAME. THIS TRICK MAY BE CONSIDERED BY SOME TO BE CHEATING. If you get your thumb pushed down, instead of scanning the seven possibilities as to who pushed down your thumb, remain seated, while everyone else who had their thumb pushed down has to stand up. Now scan your possibilities. Whoever is looking at you with a confused expression, that's probably the one who picked you. Then stand up, and when it is your turn to guess, GUESS THAT PERSON. YOU'D BE RATHER FOOLISH NOT TO. Unless, of course, they know this trick. This trick only works on people who have never heard of it, and when you are the only one performing the trick.

How To Not Be Guessed

There is no way to guarantee that whoever you chose won't guess you. That is the sad truth. But here are some tips that could help you: Don't make eye contact with anyone. If you are playing with a group that doesn't play that often and doesn't know many of the tricks, don't pick your friends. Your friends may expect you to pick them. If you are playing with a more experienced group, you should either pick your friends because they would be expecting you to pick someone else, or pick someone who you don't hang out with that much or don't know that well. Generally, if you pick someone who you don't know that well, they won't guess that you were the one to pick them, especially if one of their best friends is a possibility, but didn't pick them.

If you have any questions about this game, or comments about this post, please let me know in the comments! Please also be sure to let me know if my tricks and tips help you!