Summary
Near and Far captures the heart of improv: a few rules you get to play with creatively. You read those rules and respond on the spot, quick and inventive. This one leans into that idea without the usual game setup. To start, everyone secretly picks one person to stay as close as possible to, and a different person to stay as far away as possible from. Working within those simple rules can lead to wonderfully surprising results.
How to Play
- Secretly pick one person in the room to stay as close as possible to.
- Secretly pick a different person to stay as far away as possible from.
- Stay silent the whole way through.
- Move around the room, working both goals at the same time.
- Keep playing as everyone weaves through the space and those competing aims.
Required Materials
- Nothing needed.
Purpose
This one invites creative responses and quick reads of the rules. You'll grow your knack for playing creatively inside constraints. And it tends to spark surprising results.
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