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Needed:

One ring of your choice for each guest attending the party.

First of all, I suggest that if you have children in attendance, that you plan ahead and give them each their own ring. For some of them, they are able to actually play this game. But for the others, make sure they know when the party's over, the grown-up's will share their toy rings.

As mentioned in How to Throw the Perfect Shower, assign someone to great the guests... someone other than you. I cannot stress enough that you will be far to distracted to complete this one easy task. As they take the guest to the present table to drop their gift and enter the door prize contest, give them a ring. With the ring, tell them not to worry about it now, it will be explained later.

When you stand up to M.C. the games, this will be the first official game and the first set of rules you give. Before saying what the game is, and this step is extremely important, tell them that while running any of the games, you are exempt from having your ring taken. If you forget to mention this first, they turn into a pack of wolves fighting over a dead rabbit!

The rules of the game are simple. No one is to mention the first name, last name, or the word Groom. If they should slip and say it, and most people will, the person who catches them collects all rings in their possession. If you lose your ring or rings, you are not out of the game. A person with twelve rings can just as easily slip up and that's when you take their rings. It's a very simple game and it keeps the air in the room light. Especially since the Bride and Groom are the only things this room really has in common.

After the presents are opened, before cutting the cake, have everyone count their rings. The guest with the most, wins!!

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