Description Long

Participants must count together as far as possible with their eyes closed. It's important to remember that no number can be called twice; in other words, no more than one person can call out the same number at a time. If multiple people call out the same number simultaneously, the game ends and starts again from the beginning. The game continues as long as the participants remain motivated and are enjoying themselves.

Preparation

• No preparation is necessary.

Execution

1. The rules of the game are explained.
2. Everyone closes their eyes.
3. One person starts with "1". Without any set order or prior arrangements, the next person says "2", and so on.
4. If two people say a number at the same time, the game starts again from 1.
5. What's not allowed: A "duel" between two people where person A says "1", person B says "2", person A says "3" again, etc. The alternation should happen smoothly.

Variation: The group is divided into teams. Each team tries to count as high as possible. The team with the highest number wins. Points should only be awarded after successfully counting to at least 3. Awarding points for a 2 versus a 1 would be pointless.

Hints from experience

• It is important to ensure that the participants' eyes remain closed throughout the exercise, and no one opens their eyes during the process. Otherwise, an agreement between participants could be made, which is not allowed.
• The more participants there are, the more difficult the execution of this method becomes. This method makes little sense with fewer than five participants. On the other hand, carrying out the method with more than 50 participants proves to be extremely challenging and is therefore not recommended.
• Practice makes perfect: In the first attempt, success may not be great, but it will improve over time.

Tools list

• Chairs

References

This method was created by Valentin Krasniqi, Lukas Bieri, Daniel Burri, Damir Hodzic and Sandro Suter.