Post office (game)

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Post office or postman's knock is a kissing party game played at teenage parties. It has been referred to in United States popular culture since at least the 1880s. [1]

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How to play

The group playing is divided into two groups – typically a girls' group and a boys' group. One group, let's say group A, goes into another room, room A, and the other group, let's say group B, goes into what is called "the post office." To play, each person from group A individually visits the "post office." Once there, they receive a kiss from everyone in the room. They then return to room A.

Once everyone in group A has taken a turn, group B begins sending members to the room A, the new "post office", where they receive a kiss from everyone in the room. This game is usually played by teenagers and is a similar game to 7 minutes in heaven.

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