exercise · all tools
The Yes/No Game
One partner may only say yes, the other only no, back and forth for a minute — then swap. Can you hold a no while the other presses? Can you say yes to someone saying no to you? The manual plays it at the start of events to teach its 'Respect/Honor Yourself' agreement, and calls it a fast route into boundaries, resilience and consent.
- The Desire Calibration variation has one partner asking for things they actually want; that is a different exercise from the word game and belongs with the Giving Game's consent framing
Practical
- Time
- 5-10 min
- Group
- 2–∞ · pairs
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Mechanisms
- behavioral-rehearsal, dialogic-encounter, somatic-awareness
- 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
Not attributed in the manual — Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
Variations in the manual: Yes/No/Maybe, and Desire Calibration.
status: checked · added 2026-08-31