Community at Watermark

We had our community time this Saturday and we all played the Paper Game for 1 hour, and most of us were bent over from laughing so hard.  Because I want you to all experience a gut laugh together, I’ll share how to play this game.  I didn’t invent it, but if no one has this in writing, I’ll give credit to the Watermark Coffee Shop Crew.  All you need is paper and pens/pencils.  Here’s how it works.   If you have 8 people then you will need 8 sheets of paper per person (this is key).  Usually you can cut an 8.5×11 sheet of paper in half to save paper.

1. Everyone has 8 sheets of paper (stacked on top of each other).  At the same time everyone writes a phrase on the top piece of paper.  i.e “that’s the way the cookie crumbles” or “Pee Wee Herman discovers that there’s no basement in the Alamo”.
2. When everyone is done with their phrase, everyone passes the stacked 8 sheets (with the written phrase on top) to the person on the left.
3. The person on the left, looks at the phrase, moves the sheet of paper to the back of the stack and draws the phrase on the next sheet of paper.  i.e. So someone might draw “Pee Wee Herman discovering that there is no basement in the Alamo”.
4. When everyone is done with their drawing, everyone passes the 8 sheets of paper to the left (with the drawing on top).
5. Person on the left, looks at the drawing, moves the sheet of paper to the back of the stack and writes a phrase that resembles the drawing.
6. Get the game.  Keep alternating phrase and drawing until your “phrase” returns to you.  At this point the real fun begins.
7. Take your 8 sheets and begin with your original phrase, then walk everyone through the progression of the phrases and drawings.  This is like a storyboard and hilarious.  Everyone will begin to connect the dots about who has drawn/written what.  Trust me you will learn a lot about the people in your community.  Be prepared to laugh!
8. Hope you laugh till you cry!  Let me know how the game goes.  Just trust me, it will be awesome!  Rb

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