exercise · all tools

Stick Game

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharednone

Each pair holds a short stick between the tips of their index fingers and moves through the room without dropping it — and if it drops, picks it up the same way. Swap who leads, then play again with no leader at all. Fun at the end of a night, the manual says, and a study in leading, following, surrender and control.

Practical

Time
10 min
Group
2 · pairs
Settings
in-person
Materials
Sticks about four to six inches long — pencils or touching index fingers will do; background music suggested
Mechanisms
somatic-awareness, dialogic-encounter
Change scope
state → skill · repeatable

Instructions

Where
authrev.org/ar-games-manual Authentic Relating Games Manual, paid
Availability
In the source document — the instructions live inside the material linked, on its terms
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0 (Authentic Relating Games Manual)

Source link checked 31 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 29 Aug 2026

This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.

Origin

Authentic World — Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)

In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual

Variations in the manual: Double Blind (eyes closed) and Twister (stick balanced on nose or elbow).

status: checked · added 2026-08-31