How to Play MASHThe fortune telling game MASH, kept alive over decades by grade schoolers, requires nothing more than pencil, paper, and a friend. Heres how to play this little bonding game. Get out those Trapper Keepers and sharpen your No. Back to School Week Going far beyond the classroom, were bringing you genius tricks and ideas on how to start routines, brush up on old skills or learn something new this fall. Write MASH and list your categories Life partner, number of kids, job, salary, car, and where you live. Featured Posts. Welcome to Camp Disney Family. Tips for a Day at the Disneyland Resort with your Toddler. How to Have an aDORYable Summer. Disney Crafts and Recipes. The fortunetelling game MASH, kept alive over decades by gradeschoolers, requires nothing more than pencil, paper, and a friend. Heres how to play this little. List four or five options for each category, with your friend picking a terrible last option for each. Choose a number from 3 to 1. When all but one option in a category is struck out, circle the remaining one. Read out your full fortune. There are dozens of variations. Romance Films Alma. Some players lay out their categories in a giant tic tac toe grid some choose their random number by drawing dots or tick marks. Other categories include pets, honeymoon plans, college major, partners job, and how long youll live. Its customary for your friend to write out your fortune for you, while you tell them your choices. Etiquette dictates that after they complete your fortune, you return the favor.