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STORY × REVERSAL

Fortunately / Unfortunately

Build a story by alternating wonderful luck with escalating disaster.Classics & remixes · JoyRiders rules edition
car gamedriver verbalremote gameaudio gamevideo gameclassic gamestoryshared improvisation
PLAYERStwo people / group
TIME3–25 min
ENERGYlow / medium / high
PLACEin the car / video call / phone / audio
SETUPnone
COMMUNITYNot yet rated

HOW TO PLAY

Start here.

YOU’LL NEEDNothing
  1. 1One person starts with a single sentence beginning, ‘Fortunately…’
  2. 2The next continues the same story with ‘Unfortunately…’; keep alternating those openings around the group.
  3. 3End after everyone has contributed twice, with the final player resolving as many disasters as possible in one sentence.
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