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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Get Acquainted game: If you've ever/never


This is a broadly used game and I don't want to take the time to go over the details here, but basically the “it” is in the middle of the circle with everyone in a chair but no chairs left over. “It” makes a statement that is true for them (or untrue for them – different regions play the game positively or negatively. It is important to know which variant is being played). Then, everyone for whom the statement is true must change chairs with someone else. This can be quite chaotic, but fun (except for the time one of my kids broke her arm vying for a chair.) “It” tries to take one of the chairs that are temporarily vacated. Many groups have a rule that anyone moving must move more than one (or two) chairs over, which prevents two people just swapping chairs, preventing “it” from having a fair chance at their chair.
The main idea I have to offer is to forbid referencing clothing items. State this before the game starts. It is true that this eliminates some possibly embarrassing items, but the main reason for excluding clothing is that you don't learn enough about the kids. You can see what they wear, but which ones play soccer trumpet or go skiing or....

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