Infinite Possibilities: A Game of Artifact Associations
Infinite Possibilities is a non-competitive poetic game in which everyday artifactual detritus is allowed to reveal its marvelous meaningfulness. It is a game of unexpected relationships and associative thinking.

How to Play:
The main idea is that people take turns choosing an artifact from the artifact pile and placing it onto the game board in a way that embodies some sort of relationship or association. The sky is the limit is terms of criteria for sense-making and there are no right or wrong answers.

A good play is more about the interestingness and richness of the connection. As the piece is played, the relationship is articulated out loud by that same person. With each person's turn, the potential meanings of the artifacts on the game board begin anew.

Players take turns until the game board is filled and then pieces are swapped out one at a time instead of played into empty spots.

Different game board configurations go from simple to complex. This game can be played by all ages because the associations can go from simple to complex as well.

For example, a small child might connect a banana to a piece of yellow thread because they are both yellow, while someone else might connect the two because the thread is sort of like a fiber running through a banana peel, while yet another might connect the two because a long yellow thread can represent the long path it takes for a banana to come all the way from the tropics to our kitchen.

More examples of poetic associations with artifacts:
1) whistle ----> pen nib
Why? A pen nib looks a lot like a bird's beak and birds whistle and sing. One could think of the trail of ink left by a pen nib as the invisible path of a bird song in the air.

2) plastic dinosaur ----> "Life" car game piece
Why? Cars are powered by oil which is buried deep in the earth like dinosaur bones.

3) "Home" computer key ----> toy compass
Why? A compass can guide us home, literally or metaphorically. And once we're there, we may need a key to unlock the door.

CALL FOR ARTIFACTS:
If you stumble upon an interesting little artifact that you would like to add to my collection for playing Infinite Possibilities, I would love to receive it! I am working on getting a booth at a farmer's market where passersby can play the game and your artifact will be displayed with gratefulness and generosity.

Please send artifacts to:
Infinite Possibilities
PO Box 5358
Berkeley, CA 94705

*NOTE* In the comings months, Infinite Possibility game boards and starter kits may become available for sale in the shop.

For spontaneous games of Infinite Possibilities it can be incredibly convenient to have a game board hat such as this and a box of artifacts for traveling: