Back-to-School MASH Ideas

This one turns the classic MASH categories into a school-hallway fantasy — good for the bus ride to the first day, or for a classroom that's earned some downtime. Everyone already knows the archetypes: the lab partner, the substitute, the kid with the loudest locker combination lock.

It also holds up as nostalgia for adults — swap in the specific teacher or bus route from your own school and it turns into more of an inside joke than a game.

Pick one option from each list below for Spouse, Car, Job, Kids, and Income — or use them as a jumping-off point and write your own. The Where You'll Live category stays fixed to Mansion, Apartment, Shack, and House no matter what theme you play, so it isn't included here. Once your board is filled in, head back to the game to run the magic number and see what survives.

Spouse Ideas

  • Your Lab Partner
  • The Substitute Teacher
  • Your Locker Neighbor
  • The Class President
  • A Study Group Crush
  • Your Bus Seatmate
  • The New Kid
  • A Teacher's Pet (affectionately)

Car Ideas

  • The School Bus
  • A Bike With a Basket
  • A Skateboard
  • A Golf Cart, Principal-Style
  • A Car Covered in Bumper Stickers
  • A Hand-Me-Down Sedan
  • A Scooter
  • A Carpool Minivan

Job Ideas

  • Teacher
  • Principal
  • School Librarian
  • Cafeteria Manager
  • Bus Driver
  • School Counselor
  • Coach
  • Crossing Guard

Kids Ideas

  • 0
  • 1
  • A whole homeroom's worth
  • 2, twins in the same grade
  • 30, a full classroom
  • 5
  • 3
  • A full carpool's worth

Income Ideas

  • A jar of pencil-topper erasers
  • Whatever's left of your lunch money
  • A gold star sticker chart's worth
  • A scholarship
  • A teacher's modest salary
  • A bake sale's total
  • A perfect-attendance prize
  • An after-school job's paycheck

Browse more themes in the full ideas guide, or head back to the game to play.

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