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Create Obstacles

Depth · what it can open○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharednone

Two players chase each other around the room; the one being chased mimes obstacles into existence and the chaser has to get over, under or through each of them before continuing.

Hold with care
  • A chase in shared space, with the chaser's attention on an imagined obstacle rather than the real room

Practical

Time
min
Group
? · pairs
Settings
in-person
Mechanisms
creative-expression, behavioral-rehearsal
Change scope
state · repeatable

Instructions

Where
improvencyclopedia.org/games/Create_Obstacles.html Improv Encyclopedia, open
Availability
Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

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Origin

Unattributed; compiled by Improv Encyclopedia — Improvisational theatre

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status: checked · added 2026-08-31