Methods, motifs, and kits for emergent pattern games and workshops for individuals, collaborators, and teams

A method for playing an emergent pattern game comprising:

• providing a plurality of a first 2-dimensional motif, said motif having a playing plane, a longest length, and a theoretical minimal area rectangular bounding box containing said motif along said playing plane, wherein:
• said motif is radially reflectively asymmetric;
• said motif is rotationally asymmetric;
• said motif extends to or extends to about at least one corner of said box;
• said motif extends less than fully to at least one side of said box;
• and
• said motif by itself does not consist of nor can two or more of said first motifs be arrangeable to consist of a solid regular polygon or solid basic shape;
• playing a portion N of said plurality thereby creating a first pattern formed by two or more of said played first motifs in a first cluster, wherein in said cluster an edge of each first motif in said cluster is at least as close to a neighboring first motif in said cluster as whichever is greater:
• about 60% of said longest length or 20% of the entire length of said first cluster;
• and playing an N+1 first motif thereby comprising at least one of:
• about repeating said first pattern and enlarging said first cluster;
• creating a second or subsequent pattern in said first, a second or a subsequent cluster;
• substantially changing a characteristic of at least one of said first, second or subsequent patterns;
• and
• blocking the ability of a future playing move to about repeat one of said first, second or subsequent patterns in a direction on said playing plane;
• and
• the method further comprising:
• providing a set of instructions directing how to play said motifs;
• and
• following an instruction from said set directing how to play one of said first motifs.

A method for playing an emergent pattern game comprising:

• providing a plurality of a first 2-dimensional motif, said motif having a playing plane, a longest length, and a theoretical minimal area rectangular bounding box containing said motif along said playing plane, wherein:
• said motif is radially reflectively asymmetric;
• said motif is rotationally asymmetric;
• said motif extends to or extends to about at least one corner of said box;
• said motif extends less than fully to at least one side of said box;
• and
• said motif by itself does not consist of nor can two or more of said first motifs be arrangeable to consist of a solid regular polygon or solid basic shape;
• playing a portion N of said plurality thereby creating a first pattern formed by two or more of said played first motifs in a first cluster, wherein in said cluster an edge of each first motif in said cluster is at least as close to a neighboring first motif in said cluster as whichever is greater:
• about 60% of said longest length or 20% of the entire length of said first cluster;
• and
• playing an N+1 first motif thereby comprising at least one of:
• about repeating said first pattern and enlarging said first cluster;
• creating a second or subsequent pattern in said first, a second or a subsequent cluster;
• substantially changing a characteristic of at least one of said first, second or subsequent patterns;
• and
• blocking the ability of a future playing move to about repeat one of said first, second or subsequent patterns in a direction on said playing plane;
• and
• wherein playing a motif comprises a) stamping said motif on or in a playing surface and b) overlapping a portion of a previously played motif with said stamping.

A kit for playing an emergent pattern game comprising:

• at least one 2-dimensional motif for playing an emergent pattern game, said motif having a playing plane and a theoretical minimal area rectangular bounding box containing said motif along said playing plane, wherein:
• said motif is radially reflectively asymmetric;
• said motif is rotationally asymmetric;
• said motif extends to or extends to about at least one corner of said box;
• said motif extends less than fully to at least one side of said box;
• and
• said motif by itself does not consist of nor can two or more of said first motifs be arrangeable to consist of a solid regular polygon or solid basic shape;
• instructions for playing said emergent pattern game comprising:
• playing a first motif and optionally playing subsequent N motifs;
• playing a second or N+1 motif thereby creating a first pattern formed by two or more of said played motifs in a first cluster, wherein in said cluster an edge of each first motif in said cluster is at least as close to a neighboring first motif in said cluster as whichever is greater:
• about 60% of said longest length or 20% of the entire length of said first cluster;
• playing a third or N+2 motif comprising at least one of:
• about repeating said first pattern and enlarging said first cluster;
• creating a second or subsequent pattern in said first, a second or a subsequent cluster;
• substantially changing a characteristic of at least one of said first, second or subsequent patterns;
• and
• blocking the ability of a future playing move to about repeat one of said first, second or subsequent patterns in a direction on said playing plane;
• and
• three or more directions for playing all or selected motifs, said directions configured as a list or deck comprising three or more cards, each card having a unique instruction directing how to play one or more of said motifs, said direction comprising:
• accompany, allow, alternate, amplify, augment, avoid, combine, commingle, conclude, continue, coordinate, deflect, differentiate, diverge, encourage, expand, extend, extrapolate, filter, flip, flirt, flow, fortify, infuse, intensify, intermingle, interrupt, interpolate, invert, loosen, nudge, overrun, pace, persist, redirect, rejoin, relieve, respond, reverse, start, suggest, tease, tighten, transfer, transition, or veer;
• and
• said instructions further comprising a step of selecting one of said directions and following or doing the opposite of the direction while playing at least one subsequent motif.