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Museum After Hours

Curate a very serious exhibition from three very unserious objects.JoyRiders Play library
imaginative reframingstoryhomeshared improvisation
PLAYERSsolo / two people / group
TIME6–20 min
ENERGYlow / medium
PLACEindoors
SETUP2 min
COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

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YOU’LL NEEDThree nearby objects
  1. 1Choose three objects that have no obvious reason to belong together.
  2. 2Arrange them as an exhibition and give it an overly important title.
  3. 3Take turns giving a solemn 30-second curator’s tour.

REMIX THE RULES

Complete twists.

Play variationCurate a remote, mug, and sock as ‘Tools of the Last Indoor Civilization.’
Play variationExhibit three red objects as artifacts from a failed mission to Mars.
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