How to Play Haikai (Collaborative Poetry Game)
Decide who is to write the first verse., Pass the writing pad to the next player, for the second verse., Pass it over to the third player (or back to the first if there are only two)., Alternate three- and two-line verses.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Decide who is to write the first verse.
It should make reference to the current surroundings and season (not necessarily by name
- e.g. 'Christmas' indicates winter; 'beach' would suggest summer).
Three lines, up to 17 syllables total. -
Step 2: Pass the writing pad to the next player
This one will be just two lines, up to 14 syllables maximum.
Come up with something to suggest the same season as the first verse.
It should link to the first verse, but shift away from it a bit as well.
After that first verse, everything is fictional. , Another three-line verse now, but this one should make no reference to season.
And while it should link somehow to the previous verse, this should shift right away from the verse before that (the first verse) , Of every three verses, one or two should mention a season.
Main thing is to link (sometimes quite tentatively) to the preceding verse, while always shifting away from the one before that.
Link and shift, that's what it's about. -
Step 3: for the second verse.
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Step 4: Pass it over to the third player (or back to the first if there are only two).
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Step 5: Alternate three- and two-line verses.
Detailed Guide
It should make reference to the current surroundings and season (not necessarily by name
- e.g. 'Christmas' indicates winter; 'beach' would suggest summer).
Three lines, up to 17 syllables total.
This one will be just two lines, up to 14 syllables maximum.
Come up with something to suggest the same season as the first verse.
It should link to the first verse, but shift away from it a bit as well.
After that first verse, everything is fictional. , Another three-line verse now, but this one should make no reference to season.
And while it should link somehow to the previous verse, this should shift right away from the verse before that (the first verse) , Of every three verses, one or two should mention a season.
Main thing is to link (sometimes quite tentatively) to the preceding verse, while always shifting away from the one before that.
Link and shift, that's what it's about.
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