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The stars who come out to play
Evening Standard Last updated at 00:00am on 22.01.03The Literati: at Soho House, members play everything from Snakes and Ladders to Cluedo at special board-game nights, while, at The Groucho Club, they prefer quiz nights. The annual River CafÈ quiz is attended by Stephen Fry, Sebastian Faulks, Salman Rushdie, Emily Mortimer and Ed Victor.
Hollywood A-list:an obsession with Cranium (a board game involving quizzes, charades, drawing and singing) has swept Hollywood. Gossips say that Britney dumped Justin Timberlake because of his Cranium parties. Liv Tyler and Joaquin Phoenix are Monopoly addicts, Keanu Reeves loves Scrabble, while Brad and Jennifer prefer Pictionary.
Notting Hillbillies: Kylie's a whizz at Scrabble, Robbie Williams plays backgammon, but the main event is the Tuesday night pub quiz at the Cock and Bottle, where celebs can be spotted scribbling furiously.
The Plain Odd: Jerry Hall's favourite game involves walking across a large room with a coin placed between clenched buttocks and dropping it into a metal bucket. Who scores most wins.
