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Pass the Sadness

Pass the Sadness
Needs a room

Terrible news. Whoever laughs has to start crying too.

The screen breaks terrible news and one person starts crying loudly β€” pretend β€” and passes it on. Anybody who laughs has to start crying too. Within a minute half the room is sobbing dramatically and the other half is trying very hard not to laugh, which they will fail to do.

LaughterEnergy BoostIcebreakerCreativity
Use this when

A room is ready to be genuinely silly and you want something that ends with everybody laughing at once.

Props: None

Run this when…

If none of these is your room, pick another.
  1. A group who have already warmed up

  2. An afternoon session that needs releasing

  3. Any room happy with a bit of theatre

The run-sheet

What you get once it’s yours. Open any of them to see how.

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At a glance
8–40people
3–6minutes
Energyhigh
Where
Needs a room
Props
None
Big screen
Required
Teams
Individual only
What it builds
communication