Exquisite corpse ("cadavre exquis") is a game/technique developed by the surrealists, in which each participant draw (or write) something on a sheet, fold it and pass it to the next person, who draws something else, etc. It was seen as a fun and playful way to develop new thoughts through bizarre associations, unblock the creative process, and use the experiments as a kickstarter. Try it with kids, it is the best way to come with awesome drawings of monsters with three shark heads, tentacles and robot arms.
Anyway… back to poker chips. I propose, as an experiment, to try and collectively design sets, but only one chip after the other, each one by another person, and without going back to change anything. The goal is to embrace the chips created by the precedents players, allow surprise and experiment, but to create a coherent set nonetheless. Colours, spots progression, etc are decided with the precedent chips in mind. Go with the flow, let's be surprised, allow "taboo" combos that speak to you but work well with the set, etc.
The rules:
- 5 chips CPC cash set
- one chip per person
- the whole set is posted as a picture at each round
- no denom duplicates (if somebody else is quicker and post before you… too bad)
- cohesive/coherent, with a small argument to defend your chip, what works and why
Example: I design a first chip, post the picture, share the link to the set. Next player creates the second one, save as #2, post the picture, share the link to the set. And so on.
Game? If it catches up, I'll go and try to design an inlay for the next sets.
I'll go first:
http://pokerchipdesigntool.com/?imp_sets=bkNLWi6I
Anyway… back to poker chips. I propose, as an experiment, to try and collectively design sets, but only one chip after the other, each one by another person, and without going back to change anything. The goal is to embrace the chips created by the precedents players, allow surprise and experiment, but to create a coherent set nonetheless. Colours, spots progression, etc are decided with the precedent chips in mind. Go with the flow, let's be surprised, allow "taboo" combos that speak to you but work well with the set, etc.
The rules:
- 5 chips CPC cash set
- one chip per person
- the whole set is posted as a picture at each round
- no denom duplicates (if somebody else is quicker and post before you… too bad)
- cohesive/coherent, with a small argument to defend your chip, what works and why
Example: I design a first chip, post the picture, share the link to the set. Next player creates the second one, save as #2, post the picture, share the link to the set. And so on.
Game? If it catches up, I'll go and try to design an inlay for the next sets.
I'll go first:
http://pokerchipdesigntool.com/?imp_sets=bkNLWi6I
