Short-form game

Genre Replay

A scene is played once straight, then replayed in different genres called out by the host or audience.

2 or more players · 8–10 minutes

Also known as: Film Styles, Genre Switch, Styles

How to run it

  1. Play a straightforward scene of about ninety seconds with a clear beginning, middle and end.
  2. Take a genre suggestion — film noir, nature documentary, telenovela, silent film.
  3. Replay the same story in that genre, keeping the plot beats intact.
  4. Repeat with two or three more genres, shortening each pass.
  5. End on the most extreme genre.

What it teaches

Structural memory and stylistic range, and it demonstrates vividly that content and treatment are separable.

Coaching notes

Insist the beats survive. A replay that becomes a new story is just another scene and the game has evaporated.

Where it usually goes wrong

The original scene is too complicated to remember, so nothing can be replayed.

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