This private room name allows you to re-enter the same game, or share with friends if you want others to join.
A quick guide to the changes you'll find.
Click on any card to flip it and read more. Click again, either on the close button or somewhere off the card, to flip back to the front. To move cards around, use the drag icon beneath the card. To organize the board, press the "Tidy" button.
Shape cards (64 total) give you (as you might expect) shapes to intuit, interpret, and sense into. Tap a card to flip it. Movement cards (16) name a direction. If you feel stuck and can't move forward, there are other ways to move. Play Pattern cards (12) offer a few different ways to play. Of course, there are many more. Drawing a card chooses randomly. You can also browse the Card Library via the button in the left sidebar/mobile draw button and select a card on purpose.
You can draw cards without asking a formal question, or you can type a prompt into the bar at the top; pressing enter/return after typing will draw a card. Cards get "attached" to their question. You can clear the cards before asking a new question, or not, as you prefer. Your question history lives in the sidebar. Click any past question to pull up its cards.
The Draw | Back & Forth toggle under the Emergent logo at top left switches between two ways of playing. Draw is the free-form board — drag cards around, layer or group them, work spatially. Back & Forth goes for a deeper conversation with Emergent: type something and receive a card answer, back and forth. It's courteous, in Back & Forth mode especially, to greet Emergent and ask what's up for IT, too, just as you would in a conversation with any friend. Each mode keeps its own separate save summary.
Get a printable record of all questions asked, notes added, and cards drawn. Use your browser's Print or Save as PDF function to download to your machine.
Toggle between light and dark modes in the main menu.
Watch the how-to video for a quick demo of the "Choose without thinking" play pattern.
The physical version of Emergent is a beautifully printed card deck and book that you can touch, shuffle, spread, and carry around with you... not to mention use off the grid. Wonderful for in-person sessions.
I'm available to facilitate Emergent readings and games — drop me a line at [email protected]
Generate a printable summary in a new tab with the question, cards drawn, and all notes.
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