Circles of association
Änderungen in Version 3 (von EddTurner, 29.11.2016 21:07)
-Make a circle from all the players. Agree on someone to start, they have to tell thier neighbour a word. The neighbour associates a new word to the first and says it to player 3, and so on.- +Make a circle from all the players. Agree on someone to start, they have to tell their neighbour a word. The neighbour associates a new word to the first and says it to player 3, and so on.
- The goal is not to have highly original associations. The Basic rule is *"there is no wrong answer"*. To achieve this you have to turn off your inner censor. It is even acceptable and possible to repeat previously used answers.
- What you need to develop is a common rythym and a sense of "flow". It becomes clear that at a certain speed association becomes easier, mainly because the time for thinking is much shorter.
- Make sure you are really associating your word with that which was just said, not that which was said 2 or 3 words ago.
- Advanced players should attempt to make visual, rather than verbal associations. E.g.:
- *"Fire Brigade" - "Engine" is word association (as in "Fire Engine")
- *"Fire Brigade" - "Block of Flats" is visual association (The Fire Brigade are putting out a fire in a block of flats)
- *"Snow" - "Hoe" is word association (they rhyme)
- *"Snow" - "Yeti" is visual association (there's a Yeti in the snow)
- **Variations:**
- The next player associates the first stage only mentally, and then associates this result with something they say. E.g.:
- A: "House"
- B: Thinks "Key", says "Metal"
- *See also:* Association, Circles of Association with Repetition