DISCUSS & DECIPHER
GAME INSTRUCTIONS
• The game is played in a series of rounds, with the oldest player starting first• Shuffle the proverbs cards and place them faced down in the middle
• Pick a card from the top and read aloud (check the origin!)
• Share with the other players what you think the card means, use personal experiences and current affairs to illustrate and support your interpretation
• Roll the customised dice, and check what pillar it lands on
• Share with the other players how you think the pillar relates to the proverb (tell personal stories, use to help explain!)
• Invite the other players to discuss their thoughts and share their stories (Take time!)
• To add to the discussion, refer to the proverb meaning guide
• When the discussion ends, move on to the next player (in sequence of age order)
• The first-round ends, once each player has picked a card and chaired discussion
PLAY FOR POINTS:
- Grab a pen and paper to keep score
- Refer to the ‘Discuss & Decipher’ instructions
- Each player has 2 minutes to explain, set a timer!
- After each player’s turn, the other plyers score their response
- Scoring from 1-3 (1 the lowest and 3 the highest)
- Using the proverb meaning guide page, conviction of delivery and relevance of stories as a score guide
- Tally the points after each round, the player with the most point wins
This game encourages meaningful discussion, rationalising your own ideas, sharing confidently, and understanding the different perspective of others
THE CUSTOMISED DICE:
Found on the dice, are the games pillars of conversation. These pillars (below) are key themes of learning and wisdom, under whic each proverb can be attributed to. Roll the dice and explain how the pillar shown relates to the proverb.
1. CHARACTER: These explanations will speak to an individual’s moral and mental qualities and temperament
IMAGE: MASKS
2. RELATIONSHIPS: These explanations will speak to the connections we have with other people
IMAGE: SHAKING HANDS
3. SPIRITUAL: These explanations will speak to our inner beings, our relation to the creator, and spiritual journeys
IMAGE: THIRD EYE
4. COMMUNITY: These explanations will speak to our relations to wider society
IMAGE: AFRICAN HUT
5. RESPONSIBILITIES: These explanations will speak to power and duties entrusted to the individual
IMAGE: HAND HOLDING THE WORLD
6. SELF DEVELOPMENT: These explanations will speak to the process of growth for an individual’s character and abilities
IMAGE: MIND WITH A LIGHT BLUB
