Human Knot

Before playing this game, make sure if everyone is comfortable with getting physically close each other.

Purpose:

• Nurture trust and cooperation among participants
• Enjoy problem-solving process
• Make people feel close to each other by overcoming a difficulty together

How to:

1. Make a circle. Raise both hands up above a head.
2. Clench left hand and open right hand.
3. Shrink the circle and get closer each other.
4. Stretch arms as much as possible, and try to hold someone's fist (left hand) with your opened hand (right hand). 
5. When all hands gets paired up, hold those hands as you normally do.
6. Then try to untie the tangled arms WITHOUT releasing the hands. Step over or go under someone's arms. Give directions each other. Sometimes you need to squat to let other people pass over you. 
7. When the knot is untied, usually it comes to one of following shapes.
1. One big circle
2. Multiple separated circles
3. Two circles intertwined like a chain