The brief Read aloud by the marshal
Marshal script
Each of you holds a piece of Pat’s life. One photo each — only you can see yours. Get them in order, earliest life to now, using markers on the ground. Not the photos. Talk all you want. But no ages, no names, no clubs, no places. Describe the world in the frame. When you’re locked in, call Check. The photos come out. The truth is seen. Fastest correct line wins.
How to play Four beats · eight minutes
Draw
One sealed photo each · look at yours only
Describe
Talk it out · no banned words
Place
Markers on the line · earliest → now
Check
Flip photos · marshal scores
Language law Ban list vs green light
You may NOT say
- Ages, years, decades (“he’s 10”, “2020”)
- Young, old, kid, baby, teen, adult, recent, ancient
- School, uni, wedding, engagement (as life-stage labels)
- Names of people in the photo (anyone other than Pat)
- Club, team, or school names (Banyule, Demons, etc.)
- City, country, or suburb names (Japan, Rosanna, etc.)
- Relative height/size as an age clue (“he’s shorter”)
You MAY say
- Clothes, colours, patterns (“blue and red stripes”)
- Objects in frame (“a ball”, “headphones”)
- Setting type (“indoors”, “grass”, “near water”)
- Weather and lighting (“sunny”, “flash photo”)
- Actions and posture (“jumping”, “mid-laugh”)
- Generic people (“someone else is in frame”) — no names or roles
- Sequence talk (“mine goes left of yours”)
Penalties Marshal enforces live
1st hit
BAN warning
Play continues · tally starts
2nd hit
Scramble
Two random markers get shuffled
Early show
Random place
Photo placed randomly at Check · or −2 pts
The reveal Money shot for the reel
REC · FILM THIS
At Check: everyone flips their photo face-up on their marker at the same time. One teammate must film the reveal — the reactions are gold for the end-of-day reel. No film of the reveal = no bonus points.
Scoreboard Fastest full correct line wins
1st
10
2nd
7
3rd
5
Buzzer
3
Bonus · marshal call
Zero ban violations +2 · best legal description +2 · best filmed reveal +2
· tie-break = fewer violations, then faster Check