I guess as I created a Mastodon instance for improvisers I should prompt some #improv conversation, right?
Fellow improvisers, what are your favourite games or formats and why?
My favourite is New Choice. It's fun to play, it's funny to watch, and it's a great way to learn letting go of your first idea and building on whatever happens in the scene, because something weird will occur.
Over to you #improvisers
@Robo 2 or 3 people up for a scene, and they start the scene however the like. Another person acts as director. The director can interject at any point they like with the instruction "new choice".
When that is heard, the last player to talk has to repeat what they said with a new choice of wording.
For example:
Hi, my name is John!
NEW CHOICE!
Hi, my name is Dave!
NEW CHOICE!
Hi, my name is Janice!
And the scene continues from there, with further NEW CHOICE throughout.
@Robo there's a variant called New Choice, Bigger Choice.
The new choice is the same, but the director can also call BIGGER CHOICE. The player repeats what they last said but with a much larger emotional reaction.
Paul Sermon
Ronan