Breton Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Setup
• Game Modes
  • Exquisite Corpse (cadáver exquisito)
  • Illustrated Exquisite Corpse (cadáver exquisito ilustrado)
  • Dream (ensueño)
  • Collage
  • Automatic Writing (escritura automática)

Setup

Separate the two decks (the illustration deck and the card deck), shuffle each one well, and place them face down.

Game Modes

The game has five modes. Choose one to play.

Exquisite Corpse (cadáver exquisito)

Each player takes 1 illustration from the deck. Based on it, the player writes the beginning of their story in two lines. Then they fold the paper, covering what was written, and pass it, together with the illustration, to the player on their right. At the same time, they receive an illustration and a folded paper from the player on their left. Without reading what has already been written, they continue the story of the illustration they received.

This process repeats simultaneously until the round is complete. When the players receive their own paper and their initial illustration again, they unfold the sheet and read the stories built with everyone's contribution.

Variant: Leave the last word of the written sentence visible. When the sheet is folded, only that word is visible, and the next player continues the story from that reference.

Illustrated Exquisite Corpse (cadáver exquisito ilustrado)

Deal 5 cards to each participant.

The player whose turn it is chooses one of their illustrations, places it face down, and assigns it a title aloud. Following the round order, each other player chooses one of their cards based on the title that was set, and places it next to the previous ones, also face down.

Once every player has placed their card, the first player turns them over and tells the story created collectively from the illustrations that each player contributed, either orally or in writing.

Dream (ensueño)

Deal 5 cards to each participant.

The player who starts the round chooses one of their illustrations, places it face down on the table, and invents a phrase linked to that dreamlike image, without making it too obvious. The other participants choose, from their own cards, the one that best matches the stated theme, and place it face down on the table.

Once everyone has placed their card, the cards are shuffled and turned face up. Following the round order, each participant points to the illustration they consider most fitting or closest to the invented phrase.

Scoring (this mode may be played with points):

• The player whose turn it is scores 1 point for each vote received.
• Each player who guessed the initial card (the turn player's card) scores 1 point.
• Each player who received votes for their card scores 1 point.
• If all participants guess the turn player's card, or if none of them chooses it, nobody scores.

Collage

Each player takes 6 illustrations from the deck. With them, the player must build a new image, placing and assembling the illustrations as they like. Once assembled, the player has created a "visual poem."

The player may then give it a title, and write or tell what they have put together in the collage.

Automatic Writing (escritura automática)

Each player takes 1 card and, starting from the illustration, begins to write everything that comes to mind, without giving in to the temptation to re-read what has been written. The aim of this proposal is to let words, images, or sensations surface without filter.