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Created by the program’s storytelling experts, this interactive card game encourages lively conversations, sparks creativity, and improves public speaking abilities. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" face=\"PBSSans, Helvetica, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" face=\"PBSSans, Helvetica, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis game adheres to two basic \u003cem\u003eMoth\u003c\/em\u003e principles: the story should be true and it should feature the storyteller, his\/her experience, and perspective (resist the urge to tell stories about others). When playing the game, don’t overthink it. Share what comes to mind, detail a scene, see how it resonates with other players and, perhaps, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" face=\"PBSSans, Helvetica, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ericochets back. One story begets the next. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" face=\"PBSSans, Helvetica, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlayers draw a card and share their own true story based on themes including Love Hurts, Mama Rules, Busted, Hot Mess, Chemistry, Duped, and dozens more. Animals, Beginnings, Blunders, Backfired, Deadlines, Enthusiasm, Envy, Food, Landmarks...and on and on. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are four ways to use the cards to find and share stories, but players should feel free to use the themes and prompts casually. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Playing Style One: All In\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePull a card, read both sides aloud, and ask everyone seated at the table to share a story or a memory related to the same theme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Playing Style Two: Getting to Know You\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeal one card to each player. Give everyone a few minutes to ruminate on their theme and prompts. Each player takes a turn reading their card aloud before sharing a personal story. Encourage people to swap cards or take a new card if the first one doesn’t conjure memory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Playing Style Three: Best in Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBreak into pairs. 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Players share three keywords from the story they plan to tell (for example, recess\/revenge\/ambulance), and after everyone is heard, other players vote on the story they’d most like to hear. And the storytelling commences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-price=\"17.95\" data-default=\"$17.95\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-js=\"detail-item-price\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#333333\" face=\"PBSSans, Helvetica, sans-serif\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe game also includes storytelling tips (good for writers and public speakers, too). If you had a lot of fun playing this game and told a story everyone else is still talking about, why not pitch it to\u003cem\u003e The Moth\u003c\/em\u003e? Contact information included. 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Assembling this bird’s-eye-view map of Paris is an enjoyable way to (re)familiarize yourself with the twenty \u003cem\u003earrondissements\u003c\/em\u003e and their gardens, boulevards, theatres, monuments, and more (the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eabbatoirs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare thankfully covered by the map’s label). Each major building and site is identified in the key on the lower part of the puzzle. The city depicted in this map is the post-Haussmann Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe puzzle is presented in plastic-free packaging—a sweet muslin drawstring bag inside a sturdy, illustrated cardboard tube. 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