Pinky
Your challenge is to say something about this creature, something to them, or what the creature might say to you.
You will have one minute of think time and four minutes to respond.
You are not allowed to talk to each other at any time.
There are 35 tokens in front of you. Before each response, you will place a token in the container on the table and then point to one of the situations.
You can respond in any sequence. You may give responses until the team no longer has any tokens or until time ends, whichever occurs first. Each team member may give as many or as few responses as they wish, until the tokens run out.
Questions count against your thinking time.
Imagine that you are driving down the road and come upon this creature.
Your challenge is to say something about this creature, something to them, or what the creature might say to you.
For example, you might say,
Judges:
Place two containers and spread 35 items randomly on the table within reach of all team members. Make sure team members surrender an item with each response. These items may be poker chips, coins, tokens, etc.
Be sure to give exactly 1 minute to think and 4 minutes to respond. Timing is critical. Team members responding as time ends may finish and be scored.
Scoring:
You will receive 1 point for each common response and 5 points for each creative response.
Tips for teams:
Tokens left on the table are lost points!!
Any response will be given a score whether the response is judged as being common or creative.
Usually in verbal the team will not be given a count down to the # of minutes left so the team should ask what time is remaining. That way they can judge how many tokens remain and how many quick responses they need to give in order to receive as many points as possible.
Is the team stuck? Look around the room for ideas. Build upon a previous response.
If a response is repeated a common score will be given. No more ‘repeat response, please try again!’ from the judges.
Speak loudly and clearly.
Before making a response team members should: pick up the token - hold it high - put it in the container - then give a response. This alerts the judges as well as the other team members so they don’t all give a response at once. If the token is placed in the container before giving a response - that isn’t a problem but a response must be given.