Name the Monster
Name the Monster is a name learning exercise for relationship mapping: it helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- search Choose a location (e.g.
- Players must meet a monster, give it a name, and run away from it.
- Variations Take this game a bit further, and ask the players not to run away from the monster, but do something.
- Fight it, beat it, get eaten (and continue in the monster`s stomach or in
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Prompts to use +
search Choose a location (e.g.
Players must meet a monster, give it a name, and run away from it.
Variations Take this game a bit further, and ask the players not to run away from the monster, but do something.
Fight it, beat it, get eaten (and continue in the monster`s stomach or in
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Name the Monster. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: search Choose a location (e.g.; Players must meet a monster, give it a name, and run away from it.; Variations Take this game a bit further, and ask the players not to run away from the monster, but do something.; Fight it, beat it, get eaten (and continue in the monster`s stomach or in. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
Origin unverified
- Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Improv Encyclopedia; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Improv Encyclopedia.)
- What that means: we track where an exercise has been observed in public sources. We do not claim to know who created it, or how popular it is.
- No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
- Corrections: if you have evidence of an earlier or more accurate source, read our methodology and trust boundary and tell us.