How Many Bricks to Build the Future? is a collaborative activity for two or more people playing together in one group. Cards are used to select an abstract word (for example ‘future’ or ‘thought’) that the group must arrange some or all of the objects in response to. The cards also determine how the group works together (for example ‘work in silence’ or ‘think of it as a dance’). The rules are deliberately open so that players work together to deal with any uncertainty.  

I absolutely loved How Many Bricks- its physicality is really inviting and satisfying, the performer brings such a perfect seriousness to the absurd process, and the carefully chosen instructions combine in unexpected ways to prompt sometimes surprising conversations.

Holly Gramazio, game designer

An important part of the activity is the selection of a method for working together and then for reflection. Although the game is very open, these methods avoid anyone taking a constant lead and create room for different voices and different kinds of contribution. This is useful for any group dynamic which may have its own established dynamics and hierarchies. The game is not competitive but is about collaboration and awareness of each other’s thinking, creating opportunities to literally see how people think.