Consequences
Write a line of a story, fold it over and pass it on. Nobody sees the rest until it's read out loud.
the best bit: a story where your boss meets a raccoon at the DMV
- Players
- 3–12 (best with 4–8)
- Time
- 10–20 min
- Learn in
- Seconds
- Mood
- Chill
- Format
- Nobody keeps score
The 30-second version
Everyone writes the first part of a story at the top of a sheet, folds it so nobody can see, and passes it on. After seven lines, every sheet holds a whole story that nobody actually wrote. Then you read them out.
honestly, just read this out and go.
Grab these
Set up
- Give everyone a pen and a sheet of paper.
How to play
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Write the first line
At the top of your sheet, write a person's name: someone famous or someone in the room. Fold the paper over so it's hidden, and pass it left.
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Add the next line
Each round, write the next line from the list below on the sheet you've been handed. Fold it away and pass left. You never see what's above.
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Read them out
After the seventh line, unfold the sheet you're holding and read it out as one story.
for example…
"My boss met a raccoon at the DMV. My boss said, 'Is this seat taken?' The raccoon said, 'Only on Tuesdays.' They got married in Vegas. And everyone said, 'We saw that coming.'"
How to win
Nobody wins. Vote on the best story if you have to.
The seven lines
- A person's name
- "met" and another name
- Where they met
- What the first person said
- What the second person said
- What happened next
- What everyone said about it
Once you know it
- Exquisite Corpse
- The drawing version, invented by the Surrealists. Draw a head, fold it away leaving just the bottom of the neck showing, and pass. The next person draws the body, then legs, then feet.
From experience…
- Fold tightly. One peek ruins the reveal.
- Write full sentences so the story reads smoothly at the end.