Game Review by Jack Falt, INFJ
The main thrust of the workshop was on understanding the four functions in their extraverted and introverted forms. The game was an excellent review of the material. Since we were short of time by the time we were ready to play the game, it was done with the group answering as a whole. The group was getting the right answers to most of the questions. Unfortunately, we only had time for about a dozen questions. The game was on PowerPoint and projected onto the screen using the LCD projector, including the dramatic fanfare of the TV program.
For those of you who have seen the game on TV, you know that the contestants have three “life-lines.” The contestants can choose “Can I Phone a Friend” to call a friend to help them answer the questions; they can request “I’ll Go 50-50” and two of the four possibilities will be removed leaving just the correct answer and one other answer; or they can use “I’ll Ask the Audience” and then they can see what answer the audience chose. Once they have used up their three life-lines they have to answer the question the best they can or they can withdraw and keep the money they have accumulated.
You could adapt this idea and make up your own version. While it would be nice to have a PowerPoint version with an LCD projector, the game could be played with cards giving the question and the four choices. It’s really a fancy version of multiple choice exam questions. (Now that should throw the test-phobics into a tizzy!)
Here is a sample question from the presentation: “Values what is culturally accepted” - a. External Thinking; b. Internal Thinking; c. External Feeling; and d. Internal Thinking. (c. is the correct answer.) You could make up a set of questions on any level of the material.
To play with a large group, each table group could be a contestant. The questions could be put up on a flip chart or on an overhead (printed or with just an overhead marking pen). Each group would get a turn. They could use their life-lines. The “Can I Phone a Friend” might be a bit tricky, but the ‘friend’ could be someone else in the room, other than the leader, who is honour bound to answer the question to the best of his or her ability. The “I’ll Go 50-50” would just be a simple matter of eliminating two of the three wrong choices. The “I’ll Ask the Audience” could be done by tallying how many of the audience votes for each of the four choices. Points could be awarded based on the difficulty of the question.
To play with a smaller group, each individual would be a contestant and take turns. Two or three person teams are also a possibility. This way it would be less threatening. The rest of the game would be played similar to the large group format above.
When questions are incorrectly answered, this allows the leader to review the relevant theory.
Perhaps there are other well-known quiz games that could be adapted. Jeopardy: Answer: Getting your energy from your internal world. Question: What is Introversion?