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Names Stock Market

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Hand holding bunch of index cards with Kai written on them as seen in fun ice-breaker called Names Stock Market

Names Stock Market

Highly interactive card game to learn names quickly.

  • Low prop
  • Highly interactive
  • Focus on names
  • Many variations

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. In advance, count and distribute five blank index cards for every person in your group.
  2. Ask each person to write their own (first name) name on each of the five cards.
  3. Combine all of the cards and shuffle them.
  4. Deal five random cards to each person, asking them to not look at their cards until the game starts.
  5. The goal is to be the first person to collect a matching set of five (name) cards.
  6. The following three parameters govern all trades:
    – Everyone plays at the same time, ie there are no turns;
    – All trades must be one for one, with no more than three cards exchanged at a time; and
    – No one is permitted to show or disclose their cards at any time, ie all trades are ‘blind.’
  7. Individuals may call out the number of cards they wish to trade to attract another person willing to trade an equal number of cards.
  8. Trading continues until the first person announces that they have collected a matching set of five (name) cards.
  9. Repeat, or consider one of the many variations to draw extra value from this exercise.

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Comments (1)

  1. Chad Littlefield

    I personally LOVE this exercise. There are so many applications and ways to frame it to open a group, provide a mid-meeting segue, and more.

    I’ve also found it works particularly well with folks who see the trading as a mission to accomplish.

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