Goalie
A warm-up for lightning-fast character switches. One player stands up front as the goalie; the rest bombard them with offers one at a time. The goalie snaps into character and replies instantly — then the next offer hits.
Full description
Setup and Launch
One player stands up front — they're the goalie. Everyone else prepares an offer: a character and an opening line for a scene. Agree on the pace: the goalie gets 3–5 seconds per response.
After roughly 10–15 offers, rotate the goalie.
How It Runs
- Players bombard the goalie with offers one at a time, keeping a high tempo. Each offer names a character and delivers an opening line.
- The goalie reacts immediately — acknowledges the character, snaps into a contrasting character, and replies to the opening line. No thinking, just go.
- After 3–5 seconds the goalie freezes, and the next offer hits right away. No pauses between rounds.
- After 10–15 offers, swap the goalie and repeat.
Key rules
Offers come one at a time, at a rapid pace — each names a character and an opening line.
Offer format: brief, one idea — a character plus one line to respond to.
The goalie gets 3–5 seconds to react, then freezes.
Next offer fires immediately — no pauses between rounds.
After 10–15 offers, rotate the goalie.
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