Games

Alone but practising

No group tonight? Run these six in a row — about forty minutes, and nobody has to watch.

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Run them in this order.

  • 1. 1 players · 3–5 minutes

    Word Ladders

    A free-association drill you can do anywhere: chain single words aloud, then practise jumping the middle step out.

  • 2. 1 players · 5–10 minutes

    One Person, Two Chairs

    Play both sides of a two-person scene, physically switching chairs on every line, until two distinct people exist.

  • 3. 1 players · 5 minutes

    Premise Reps

    Ten generated premises, ten first lines, out loud, no do-overs — reps for the exact moment beginners fear most.

  • 4. 1 players · 10 minutes

    Emotional Chores

    Do a real household task while cycling through assigned emotions on a timer — range practice disguised as dishes.

  • 5. 1 players · 3–6 minutes

    The Expert Minute

    Sixty seconds as the world's leading authority on the nearest object, delivered with total confidence.

  • 6. 1 players · 5 minutes

    Justification Sprints

    Yoke two unrelated things together and explain, in three sentences, why they obviously belong together.