EXPLORE × IMAGINE

Five-Minute Micro-Expedition

Search a familiar room as if you have never seen it before.JoyRiders Play library

imaginative reframingenvironmental explorationstorydiscovery

PLAYERStwo people

TIME5–10 min

ENERGYlow / medium

PLACEindoors

SETUPnone

COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

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YOU’LL NEEDNothing

1Separate and explore the home for three minutes. Each person returns with one strange, overlooked, or unexpectedly interesting object.
2Take turns presenting the object as a priceless museum artifact, evidence from a mystery, or an invention whose purpose has been forgotten.
3After each presentation, the other person gets one minute to question the explanation. The presenter must answer without dropping the story.
4Finish after both objects have been presented and questioned. Choose the object with the explanation you would most want to hear continued.

REMIX THE RULES

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