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Telephone (Chinese Whispers)

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Telephone (Chinese Whispers)
PLAYERS
5+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players sit or stand in a line or circle.

2

The first player quietly whispers a short phrase or sentence into the ear of the next player, only once.

3

Each player in turn whispers what they heard to the next person down the line, without repeating or clarifying.

4

The last player says the phrase out loud to the whole group.

5

Compare the final phrase to the original for a laugh at how much it changed along the way.