The More The Merrier (Perfect Paperback)

by Sam Sikes; Faith Evans; Chris Cavert (Author)

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Product Description
The More The Merrier means that, the more players, the merrier it is! The More the Merrier means that when a lot of people play together, individual energies become a synergistic phenomenon and the combined energy of two or more players is greater than the sum of their individual effects. The sound of ten players laughing, when increased to 100 players laughing, creates a level of enjoyment and connection that engages people s attentions and emotions in a compelling way. The More The Merrier is a book of activities, and MORE. It s sequentially divided into chapters leading you, from thinking about leading large groups, to actually doing it. We strive to add the underpinnings, the reasons why as well as the how. Writing this book has helped the authors be better leaders, as we translate what we often do intuitively, to a balance of words that hopefully, inform and inspire. The More The Merrier means that more players are not an obstacle to play, but something to celebrate. In the ideal global picture, people who love to play will invite more people to play, and those players will include even more players. People laughing and playing together create an experience in common. Commonalities create connections, the invitation to further relationship. From relationship comes the possibility of understanding, acceptance, and even forgiveness. We don t propose that large group play is an answer to world peace, though it could be a kinesthetic catalyst to peace among groups of every size. The More The Merrier contain stories, theories, charts, guidance, and instruction, distilled from the experiences of the three authors, along with over 100 games and activities. Some will be new to you and some are classics converted from small group play to large. Similar to a smorgasbord, we invite you to take some and leave some, and be satisfied in the end.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: DoingWorks Publishing (February 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964654199
• ISBN-13: 978-0964654198
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #962,208 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars well done!!!, June 27, 2007

By	Likes-to-play - See all my reviews

Sikes, Evans and Cavert are some of the best teambulders around,wonderful to have insights from all three.The book actually covered more than I needed ( philosphy of experiential ed., co-facilitation,pre-group work sheet..but all were very imformative!) which would make it a great resource for some one new to leading activities with groups. I found a fair amount of new activities,appreciated the variations that were always offered and the time it generally took to run the activity.There are great quotes thruout the book that I really enjoyed to use for group processing.The book is worth the price especially for a new facilitator!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Surprisingly Complete Guide to Meaningful Mayhem, March 28, 2007

By	Bernard Dekoven "Major Fun" (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Leading games is an art. Especially when you are leading games for large groups. Especially for very large groups - like, say, 1000 people. An art that can set the tone for an entire day or weekend or weeklong conference - for just about any organization, profit or non, kids or grown-ups. An art that requires years to master and that only a master player can teach.

Unless you happen to have a copy of this book - an impressively extensive, well-organized, carefully detailed, and often minutely scripted facilitation guide to games and exercises for large groups.

The authors are all themselves master players - and their mastery, based on years of direct experience leading large groups, is deep enough to have been built on the wisdom of other master players, including some of the leading thinkers in experiential education and group facilitation, and, in some small part, those of the people who carried on the work of the New Games Foundation, which includes the mastery of in some other small part, mine.

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