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Follow the King

A two-person warmup for shared physical reality. One actor traces a route through invisible obstacles — a pipe, stones, a puddle. The partner has to walk the same path and interact with the same objects.

Players

2

Full description

Setup and Launch

Clear a section of the room — you need five to seven steps of open space. Agree on who starts.

Play

  1. The leader walks through the space at a medium pace. Along the way they jump over invisible obstacles, crawl under a pipe, step on stones.
  2. Keep each action visible — body, legs, arms tell which object is where.
  3. The partner walks the same path and lives through the same obstacles in the same spots. No skipping, no shortcuts.
  4. Reach the end — switch roles. The next route starts from the same point.

Key rules

  • Each obstacle has to be specific. Not an abstract "something on the floor," but a puddle of a specific size.

  • Move slowly — otherwise the partner can't read the objects.

  • The partner doesn't guess, they observe and remember. Lead so it's visible.

  • When leaders switch, the next route starts from where the previous one stopped.

Context

🧺 Cart