Elimination Energiser Game - Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives
Elimination Energiser Game - Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Clearly establish a standard ‘Rock-Paper-Scissors’ protocol for everyone to follow.
- By demonstration, explain that with each and every round played, the winner advances up one level, and the loser goes down one level.
- Everyone starts by standing on their two feet, facing their partner.
- After the first round, the ‘loser’ will play their next round kneeling on one knee.
- With each successive loss, the next three lower levels of play are:
- Ordinarily, individuals move up and down the levels (up when they win, down when they lose) several times during the contest.
- When an individual loses a round from the position of lying on their back, they are eliminated from the game.
- Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives Elimination energiser game to build excitement & movement.
- Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives is an elimination energiser game that generates excitement and high energy through familiar gameplay.
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By demonstration, explain that with each and every round played, the winner advances up one level, and the loser goes down one level.
After the first round, the ‘loser’ will play their next round kneeling on one knee.
With each successive loss, the next three lower levels of play are:
Ordinarily, individuals move up and down the levels (up when they win, down when they lose) several times during the contest.
Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives Elimination energiser game to build excitement & movement.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Elimination Energiser Game - Rock-Paper-Scissors: Five Lives. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: By demonstration, explain that with each and every round played, the winner advances up one level, and the loser goes down one level.; After the first round, the ‘loser’ will play their next round kneeling on one knee.; With each successive loss, the next three lower levels of play are:; Ordinarily, individuals move up and down the levels (up when they win, down when they lose) several times during the contest.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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