"Poet and Keyring" Official Solo Rule: 005 "The Business Card Exchange You Actually Want to Talk About"
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What is "Poet and Keyring"?
It is an expansion card collection that provides constraints and helps introduce the world of the separately sold "Even if the City Perishes, I Want to Protect the Flowers."
Playable on its own, it includes the game poem "Poet's Song" with parameters.
You can develop your own rules for playing it solo, using the "Poet's Song" as a hint, or even without any hints at all. However, you might not know what to do first. Therefore, we will propose a few official rules.
005 "The Business Card Exchange You Actually Want to Talk About"
A business card exchange is not just a formal rite of passage. It is the moment when your story becomes a key that opens someone else's door.
This game imbues that ritual of "exchange" with storytelling and play.
Recommended for new employee training, intern training, workshops, parties, and more!
It is also versatile as a simple icebreaker that works in almost any location!
Estimated number of players
About 2 to 10 people (performed in pairs)
Estimated play time
About 3 to 5 minutes per person
Items needed other than the "Poet and Keyring" set
Space to act out the business card exchange
Timer (optional)
If you are using this for new employee training and it is before the business card etiquette training, it is more effective to explain the necessary actions for this game first.
Alternatively, it is also good to play this game some time after the etiquette training as a way to refresh their memory.
Conversely, explaining the actions as the rules of this game first and then teaching the proper way to exchange business cards later... if designed well, this could lead to an interesting experience. This is where the trainer's skill comes into play.
Rough rules
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Exchanging 'Story Key Cards'
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Treat one 'Story Key Card' each as a business card and perform the gestures of a business card exchange with each other.
You may choose the 'Story Key Cards' to use based on your preference, or you may assign them randomly.
When presenting it to the other person, read the words on the 'Story Key Card' as if it were a job title.
Example: 'I am a demon of the endless rain,' 'I am a pump from the blue schoolhouse.'Exchange the 'Story Key Cards' using the gestures of a business card exchange while saying, 'I accept this,' 'I accept this.'
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Asking about the meaning
Show interest in the other person's title and ask questions in the style of a business card exchange.
Example: 'Ah, Pump of the blue schoolhouse, is it? That is very intriguing. For instance, in what way is it a blue schoolhouse?' 'Demon of the endless rain, is it? I am very curious about what it means for the rain to be endless. Could you tell me more?'
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A one-minute talk
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Start by saying, "I get asked this a lot, but actually..." and talk (about one minute, it doesn't need to be strict)
It is okay to mix true stories, desires, and delusions
Maintain a polite tone appropriate for a business card exchange
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Impressions and empathy
The listener shares their impressions
Example: "I see, so that is the reason for this name..."
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Closing (once both parties have finished up to 4)
End in a manner befitting a business card exchange by saying, "I look forward to working with you today."
There are no strict victory conditions for the game, but if one must be named, it is to observe the etiquette of a business card exchange. If there is an action during the game that violates the etiquette of a business card exchange itself, and it is possible that this resulted in making the other party uncomfortable, you may use it as an opportunity to reflect and apply it to real-life business card exchanges.
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