If you have 2 pieces of scrap paper and at least one friend to play with, Consequences can be played just about anywhere.Take turns filling in the blanks with the other player.Once the stories are complete, read through whatever you come up with as you cover your answers.The only limit in the game of Consequences is your imagination.
Step 1: Write about meeting at [ ].
A traditional game of Consequences starts with brackets showing where the blanks are that the other player will fill in.If you want to play around with different sentence structures, you can label the blanks with "boys name," "girls name" and "location."If you want to hide your answers once the game starts, put each blank on a separate line.
Step 2: The second sentence should start with a dialogue tag.
Start a new sentence that builds on the original one.Give the other player the chance to write a line of dialogue instead of making a fill-in-the-blank sentence.The other player should know what goes where by using brackets and labels.You can use dialogue tags like "yelled," "laughed" or "screamed."
Step 3: There is a dialogue tag that responds to the second sentence.
The other character in the story can reply to the first line of the dialogue.To make the template consistent, use the same blanked-out format you have been using.You can try to make the story more interesting by writing something like: "She shrieked" or "she growled."
Step 4: The pronoun of the first character should be provided.
The first character has a chance to do something random and hilarious if you write a blanked-out sentence.Leave the rest of the sentence in brackets, so the other player can fill it in.The game will be more predictable if you provide an actionable verb in the sentence.
Step 5: The second character's pronoun is used to start the sixth sentence.
Give the second character the chance to do crazy things.The other player can fill in the rest of the sentence if you write out the second character's pronoun and include brackets.Your sentence will look like this.
Step 6: Leave the answer blank and write out "The consequence was".
As much as possible, tie your whole story together.A blanked out sentence gives a random resolution to a hilarious narrative.The consequence was what your sentence should look like.
Step 7: Each player should have a fill-in-the-blank template.
Encourage any other players to do the same thing.This game can be played with a group as well.Double-check that the number of blanked-out words and phrases can be divided evenly between the players.If you had 4 total players, your story template could have as many as 24 blanks.When the game is over, you would slide your story templates clockwise or counterclockwise until each player has a completely filled-in story.
Step 8: Make a name for the character.
Think of a funny answer or name that you can put in the first blank.The final story will be funnier if you come up with something really unpredictable.The first character in the story can be something like my dad or my math teacher.It's possible to jazz up the story with famous people or fictional characters, like your favorite YouTuber or TV show character.
Step 9: You can switch papers with the other player.
The first sentence should be completely covered by folding the top section of your paper.You can invite the other player to do the same by folding your paper so they can't see your answer.The stories should be finished before the papers are folded.Continue sliding the papers to the right or left if you are playing in a larger group.
Step 10: The second character's name should be written down.
Think of a second character to include when you look at the prompt on the folded paper.Think of something that is random, which will make the story funnier.If you want to make the story interesting, you can choose the name of a friend or peer that every player knows.
Step 11: Hide your answers again.
If you want to hide your latest answer, pull the folded section down a little more.If the other player does the same thing, switch papers so you can keep filling out the story.Continue folding and sliding the papers in 1 direction if you are playing in a large group.
Step 12: Change the papers by filling out the dialogue tags.
Think of a clever or random thing for either of the story characters.If you want to close your sentence with quotation marks, fold over your latest sentence and switch papers with the other player.Write dialogue for the second character if you repeat the process again.After folding over your answers, switch the papers with the other player.You can write such things as: "He said: 'I can't believe you used my toothbrush to clean the toilet.'"
Step 13: Explain what one character does when they swap papers.
Think of a funny sentence to describe what the first character does.Try to make this sentence unique and funny.You can switch papers with the other player once you have written your sentence.Before folding and changing papers, you should fill in the seventh sentence on the other player's paper.You can write things like: "He jumped around the neighborhood in a po-go stick" or "She showed up late to her own surprise birthday party."
Step 14: The final sentence should be the end of the story.
The story will end on a funny note if you think about something drastic or funny.It doesn't have to be serious, but it can be light-hearted or funny, depending on what you're in the mood for.You are ready to share your finished story once you have filled out the last sentence.The consequence was that they had to eat pineapple pizza for the rest of the year.
Step 15: You can see what you came up with by reading the stories.
Go through the completed stories at a time and unfold your papers.There is no winner or loser in Consequences.You can play another round once you have read all the stories.