Exquisite Corpse

The Junk You Need:

• 1 sheet of scrap paper per player
• 1 pen or pencil per player

How to Play
(2+ Players Co-op):

Jump to competitive mode for 3+ Players

Setup

1. Give everyone a sheet of scrap paper and a pen or pencil.
   
   NOTE: It’s great to use paper you’d be recycling anyway. If you’re using standard sized sheets of paper, you can tear it in half vertically to make it easier to fold. Size doesn’t matter as long as you’ve got space to draw.
   
   
2. Fold each paper into 3 equal sections — each panel represents a round of the game.

Round 1 – Draw the Head

On the first panel, draw the head of a creature, where the edges of your drawing just barely overlap with the next panel. Try not to let anyone else see your drawing!

When you’re finished, fold your drawing back so you can only see the bottoms of the lines you drew (probably the creature’s neck), and pass it to the player on your right.

NOTE: If you’re playing with 2 players, just swap papers.

Round 2 – Draw the Body

On the paper you just got, continue drawing the top lines into the body of a creature on the second panel, making sure the bottom of your drawing is also barely visible on the next panel.

When you’re finished, fold your drawing back again so you can only see the bottoms of the lines you drew (probably the creature’s hips), and once again pass it to the next player.

Round 3 – Draw the Bottom

On the third and final panel, draw the bottom of the creature (its legs or tentacles or whatever you decide it has). When everyone has completed the final panel, reveal all of the drawings to see what surrealist monstrosities you’ve made.

Who wins? Who cares. You just made ART, baby!

Competitive Mode (3+ Players)

Setup:

1. Give everyone a sheet of scrap paper and a pen or pencil.
   
   NOTE: It’s great to use paper you’d be recycling anyway. If you’re using standard sized sheets of paper, you can tear it in half vertically to make it easier to fold. Size doesn’t matter as long as you’ve got space to draw.
   
   
2. Fold each paper into 3 equal sections — each panel represents a round of the game.

Playing the Game:

1. On the top panel of your paper, write down a word or phrase of your choice — this is what the next player will have to draw.
   
   NOTE: If you’re stuck and want to use a word generator for this, you can find one on our tools page.
   
   
2. Fold the word or phrase back so that it’s hidden from view, then when everyone is done writing down their own words, pass your paper to the player on your left, and take the paper from the player on your right.
   
3. On the paper you just got, peek at the word or phrase that was folded backward, then draw your interpretation of it on the second panel. 
   
   NOTE: Try not to take more than a minute or so to draw. You can use your phone to set a timer for this part if folks are taking too long.When everyone is finished with their drawing, pass it to the player on your left.
   
   
4. On the third panel below the drawing you just received, write down what you think the drawing is.

Scoring:

1. After everyone is done writing down what they think the drawing is, reveal the original word or phrase.
   
2. Each player that correctly guessed the phrase earns a point. Each player that drew the correctly-guessed picture also earns a point. (The player who wrote the original phrase does NOT earn a point if it’s guessed correctly.)
   
   NOTE: Since words or phrases can get kooky, “Close Enough” is enough to earn a point. Use your judgement.

Winning:

Play the game 3 times, keeping track of a total score for each player.

The player with the most points after you play 3 times wins.

(Or whatever. You could also just decide not to score and play as many rounds as you like and just do it all for the fun of it, I’m not your boss.)