Fortunately, Unfortunately

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Fortunately, Unfortunately is a word game first played at conventions of the National Puzzlers League in the late 1980s. It was invented and introduced by NPL member Hudu (the "nom de puzzles" of writer David Scott Marley). It is best played in groups with an odd number of people.

[edit] Gameplay

• One person begins with a sentence (e.g. One day Little Johnny walked to the local shoe shop).
• The next person tells of something unfortunate that happens (e.g. Unfortunately, Little Johnny was hit by a refrigerator.).
• The following person contributes a fortunate event (e.g. Fortunately, the refrigerator was made entirely of marshmallows), and the process is repeated.

The game does not have any specified ending point.

[edit] Book

There is a children's book named "Fortunately" by Remy Charlip that follows this same pattern.