FOR BETTER
FOR WORSE

• FOR BETTER FOR WORSE REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 2 PLAYERS BUT IS BEST PLAYED WITH 4 OR MORE PLAYERS.
• THE GAME CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF CARDS, EACH WITH A TOPIC ON IT. SELECT A CARD TO REVEAL THE TOPIC.
• SELECT A PLAYER TO BEGIN THE DISCUSSION BY GIVING AN OPENING STATEMENT RELATED TO THE TOPIC. WITH EACH TOPIC, PLAYERS WILL TAKE TURNS GIVING OPENING STATEMENTS.
• FREE DISCUSSION CAN FOLLOW AFTER THE OPENING STATEMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
• EACH TOPIC WILL BE GIVEN UP TO 20 MINUTES (ADJUSTABLE) TO CONCLUDE THE DISCUSSION.
• THE DISCUSSION MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER GIVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PLAYERS TO SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES.

PLAYERS CAN BE SENT TO THE DOGBOX IN THE FOLLOWING INSTANCES:

• THEY VEER OFF FROM THE TOPIC AT HAND AKA "OFF-RAMP"
• THEY MAKE A PERSONAL ATTACK TOWARDS SOMEONE. THE GAME IS NOT THAT DEEP
• THEY DISRUPT THE FLOW OF CONVERSATION BY OVERLY INTERRUPTING AND TALKING OVER OTHERS.

ANY PLAYER, AT ANY TIME CAN BE SENT TO THE DOGBOX BY MAJORITY VOTE.

THE PLAYER WILL REMAIN IN THE DOGBOX FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MINUTES. DURING THIS TIME, THE PLAYER WILL BE KNOWN AS A "BAD BOY/GIRL".

WHILE IN THE DOGBOX, THE BAD BOY/GIRL IS BARRED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION.

TO LEAVE THE DOGBOX AND REJOIN THE DISCUSSION, THE BAD BOY/GIRL MUST SAY THE FOLLOWING PHRASE:

"I WAS WRONG, YOU WERE RIGHT AND I'M SORRY. I WON'T BE A BAD BOY/GIRL ANYMORE"

(Want to spice it up? Agree on your own house rules for the DOGBOX re-entry phrase or penalties!)