Improv Games Library

One player steps out. Three others each tweak their activity in two ways. Then the first player returns and mimes their way to guessing all nine changes.

Mid-scene, a player tosses out a set of letters. Someone else instantly turns them into a full phrase — and works it into the story.

Add a ball to any game to crank up the physical challenge.

Crank up a command-based game by adding more commands to the mix.

Make a word or action game harder by piling on more words or actions.

Players become one advice columnist, answering an audience member's problem one word at a time.

Remake a famous film or scene with every single character played as Arnold Schwarzenegger.

PowerPoint Karaoke with a competitive twist — present a slide deck you've never seen and win the crowd.

Players draw audience-written slips mid-scene and work each one in with the line "What's the deal with..."

Build a routine together — a dance, a chant, a song — one small piece at a time.

Players take turns naming things that fit a given category.

A spin on Emotional Colors where each color sparks a whole character.

Players start a scene, then fold in character traits the facilitator calls out.

A take on Jamboree where players mirror each other's characters.

Each player adds a couple of sentences to the story, then hands off with a lead-in like "And then..."

Add a twist to any circle game by flipping the direction of play.

Teams each guard a secret letter. Say a word starting with an opponent's letter and you get "tased" and swapped out.

Players match emotions to colors, then act out the emotion when its color is called.

A trust exercise: one partner closes their eyes while the other guides them safely around the space.

Sneak up and tag the facilitator — but freeze, because they could turn around any second.

Naive players invent the dialogue for a mimed scene, reading silent clues from their partners as they go.

Tell a whole mini-story in exactly four words.

The whole group counts up to a target number — but if two people speak at once, you start over.

A festive, holiday spin on the One Word Method.