👯 Find Your Twin

What you need

Equipment: Paper and a pen for each player. You need space to walk around and a sheet and pen for each player. The host explains the goal: find the person you have the most in common with.

How to play Find Your Twin

1. Each player writes 5 things about themselves: favorite food, hobby, movie, place and dream.
2. On 'Go!', everyone stands up and starts walking around.
3. Meet a player, compare lists for 60 seconds and note how many things you share.
4. Move on to the next player. You need to meet at least 6 people.
5. Play for 6 minutes in total.
6. When time is up, everyone comes back to the circle.
7. Each player announces who they think their twin is. If two players chose each other, they are official twins.
8. Each pair of twins shares 3 things they have in common.

Scoring and wrapping up

Scoring: Mutual twins (you chose each other) = 3 points each. The pair with the most things in common = 5 points.

To finish: Crown the Capy Twins of the day. A fun finish: give each pair of twins a small challenge to do together, like a matching dance move.

By age

• Ages 7-8: use 3 categories instead of 5, and let them draw instead of write.
• Ages 9+: add trickier categories like 'something I am scared of' or 'a skill I want to learn'.

Variations

• Big group: give each player a colored sticker and have them look for twins only in their color group.
• Capy twist: add a sixth secret line, 'What would you name a pet monster?' A match on that one counts double.

Tips for the adult in charge

• A tight time limit creates energy, so keep the timer visible.
• Things in common can be close matches too, like 'we both love Italian food'.

Safety

Make sure no one is left without a twin. Pair up anyone left over, or make a group of three.