Body twister
| Type: | Group dynamics game |
| Number of players: | 10 and more |
| Location: | everywhere |
| Equipment: | none |
| Duration: | optional, about ten minutes |
| Preparation: | none |
Body twister is a physical game for groups that are already acquainted to each other.
Equipment
There is no equipment required.
Procedure
The participants move around within the room. The game coordinator instructs them to touch a defined body part of another group member with their own specified body part. To give some examples:
- Everyone touches the head of a group member with their right hand.
- Everyone touches the right heel of a group member with the left foot.
- Everyone touches the ear of a group member with the left hand.
Former instructions for body parts may be kept in mind and not be violated (e.g. at step 2 of the example given, the right hand of each player is still in contact with the head of a player). Only if the instructions contradict (that means, instructions for the same body part) the older instructions are invalidated.
In most cases, a densely packed bunch of people has formed after a few instructions and everyone tries to fulfill the tasks by winding their body in practically impossible ways.
Variations
- The tasks may also be actively and passively restricted. For example: all women touch the shoulders of a blond person with their left hand.
