The Machine
- Players: 5 – 20
- Duration: 10 - 20 min
- Free to play
How to play
One player steps forward and starts a simple repeating motion with a sound — a piston arm with a "chk-chk," a spinning wheel with a whistle. One by one, other players attach themselves to the growing contraption, each adding a connected motion and noise, until the whole group is a single absurd machine. The facilitator can then adjust the controls: run it at double speed, in slow motion, or wind it down to a stop. For teams, assign machines to build — a toaster, a car wash, a printer — and let the others guess.
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