Day 2: Audit the Games You're Currently Playing

Instructions

Part 1: Identify your current "games"

• List 3–5 contexts where you're currently active (job, projects, communities, platforms)
• For each, try to identify: roles, rules, outcomes, seasons, exits

Part 2: Evaluate each as a game

Use this scoring (0–10 for each):

• Roles: Are roles clearly defined? (0 = no roles, 10 = crystal clear)
• Rules: Are rules shared and stable? (0 = chaotic, 10 = everyone knows)
• Outcomes: Are outcomes observable? (0 = hidden/fake, 10 = anyone can verify)
• Seasons: Is there bounded time? (0 = infinite, 10 = clear start/end)
• Exits: Can you leave cleanly? (0 = trapped, 10 = expected and normal)

Total score: 0–50 for each "game"

Part 3: Analysis

• Which "games" scored highest? Why?
• Which scored lowest? What's missing?
• Are any of these actually games, or are they just performance contexts?
• Which ones create real coordination vs. just engagement?

Part 4: The hard question

• If you could only play the top 2 games from your list, which would you choose?
• What would you have to stop doing?
• What are you currently doing that isn't a real game at all?
• Why are you still doing it?

Submission format

• Spreadsheet or structured document
• All games scored on all dimensions
• Part 4 must show actual decision-making, not just listing

What we're looking for

• Honest assessment of what's actually a game vs. performance theater
• Recognition that most "work" isn't structured as a real game
• Willingness to see where time is being wasted on fake games
• Beginning to think about what real games you'd rather play