Wild Thirds Methodology

Can be played with 4-6 people

Roles:

The Artist - The player who's song/record is being worked on. The Producer - The current commander of the game and the creative process. The Others - Assistants to the Producer.

Gameplay

Setup

1. Decide turns by assigning players a number 1-6.
   • If playing with less than six, the Artist assigns an additional number to player(s) until all numbers are used.
2. Once all numbers 1-6 have been assigned, the artist rolls a die.
3. The player who was assigned the number rolled becomes The Producer.
4. Subsequent turn order follows in numerical order of assigned numbers (skip repeats if playing with less than six).

Example:
Assigned Numbers:
Joe - 1, 5 Bob - 2 Mary - 3, 6 Scoot - 4
Roll: 4
Producer Order:
Scoot, Joe, Mary, Bob

Turns

1. Once the turn order is determined, the first Producer has 20 minutes to take creative reign of a specific section of the song.
2. The Others (all players who are not the Producer) obey the Producer until the turn is over.
3. Any ideas generated by someone who is not the Producer should be remembered/saved/recorded quickly and privately in an non-intrusive way to be used during their turn as Producer (written, memo, etc.)
4. At the end of 20 minutes, all progress is saved as a new copy/alternative and bounced out.
5. All players then vote to decide between allowing the current Producer to take another turn or passing the turn to the next Producer.
   • In the event of a tie, the artist serves as the tie-breaker.
6. After all players have had a turn as Producer or six tuurns have passed, all players must take a 20 minute break from the game.