One such game could be 'Novel First-Line Guessing Challenge'. In this game, players are presented with multiple options of first lines and have to pick the correct one.
There's a game called 'First Line Frenzy'. Participants are shown snippets of different first lines and need to identify the correct one based on context and style.
It could be a trivia game where you have to recall and guess the plot of famous stories.
A 'first line novel' could also potentially be a term used in a more niche or experimental writing community. It might mean a novel where the writer spends an inordinate amount of time perfecting the first line, knowing that it will have a major impact on how the reader perceives the whole work. Some writers believe that if the first line is strong, it can carry the momentum of the story forward.
I don't remember exactly, but you could check the book or search it online.
The first line of 'Dracula' is '3 May. Bistritz. - Left Munich at 8.35 p.m. on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6.46, but train was an hour late.'
The first line of '1984' is important as it sets the mood. It often gives readers an immediate sense of the dystopian world. For example, it might introduce the bleakness or the sense of oppression that is central to the story.
Well, 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' from '1984' is an amazing first line. This line sets a very strange and slightly off - kilter mood right from the start. It makes you question the world that Orwell is about to introduce. It's not just a description of the time and weather, but it gives a sense that something is not quite right in this society, which is a perfect lead - in to the dystopian world of the novel.
Well, it really depends on the specific novel. Different novels have different famous first lines. For example, 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' is a well-known one from 'A Tale of Two Cities'.
This idiom was "what's done is done".
I'm sorry, I can't recall the exact first line off the top of my head.
A great first line grabs the reader's attention immediately. For instance, 'The day the world ended, I was eating an ice - cream.' It creates mystery and makes the reader want to know more. It sets an unexpected tone.