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Challenge yourself and your opponents to come up with the longest string of "opposites" possible.
This game can be played by two or more players.
The play in a turn is simple:
1. One player throws out a word, any word. For example, "Enormous".
2. The next player supplies a word which is an inverse (in some way) to the original word, beginning with the last letter of the original word. For example, "Small" might follow "Enormous".
3. Play continues in this fashion, with each new word being an inverse of the previous word, beginning with the last letter of the first word. Any meaning of the previous word may be inverted. For example, "Explosive" may be followed by either "Easygoing" or "Enclosing".
Scoring:
If a player is unable to supply another word for the chain, the last player to supply a word successfully is awarded one point for each word supplied.
Note: Definition of "inverse" should be applied fairly liberally. This can be used strategically - if your opponent has provided a word which is questionable, even once they have been given a chance to justify it, other players may choose to accept it in order to make the chain longer, thus worth more points.

On a vaguely related note
I've played something similar to this with a goal end word which the group worked together to get to. This was fun, but I can't take credit for the idea, so I don't think it exactly belongs here. I did quite enjoy it though.
What were the rules for getting to a goal end word?
Did you have to get there via antonyms, synonyms, minor spelling changes? (I've seen those games where you have to go from one word to the next by changing one letter at a time, as well.)