Couple (2)
With two players, one is the curator and one is the appraiser for one shared object. Swapping roles for a second-object round is optional.
ComedyEstimated 15–20 minutes
The Million-Dollar Object
Turn an ordinary nearby object into a wildly overvalued museum treasure with a name, a label, and an entirely fictional appraisal.
- Estimated time
- 15–20 minutes
- Optional supplies
- None required. Optional: paper and a pen for a museum label.
Finish when: Finish with one object named, labeled in one sentence, and given a pretend million-dollar reason. One object completes the activity.
The activity
Do this together, at your own pace.
Each step is an action you can try now. There is no timer or required setup.
Choose a harmless treasure
While seated, name or imagine one ordinary object that everyone is comfortable including. It can stay where it is; an imaginary object works just as well.
Inspect its clues
Notice three details such as its shape, color, pattern, or the job it does. If you prefer not to touch it, simply look.
Give it a museum identity
Invent an exhibit name and a one-sentence label. Make up a gentle, obviously fictional origin story using only the object, not anyone's private history.
Make the million-dollar case
Take turns giving one playful, fictional reason the museum has priced this imaginary treasure at one million dollars. This one-object round is complete now. Only if everyone wants to continue, choose another object for an optional second round.
Your finish condition: Finish with one object named, labeled in one sentence, and given a pretend million-dollar reason. One object completes the activity.
Play with your people
Choose your group size.
Friends (3-6)
With 3–6 players, share curator, appraiser, and exhibit-guide roles around one object. A second-object round is optional; everyone may also simply listen.
Keep it comfortable
Make it fit the moment.
Low-key alternative
Stay seated and choose one ordinary or imaginary object. Privately imagine its exhibit name, one-sentence label, and fictional million-dollar reason. Finish when you have all three; sharing is optional.
Safety and comfort
Stay seated and choose an ordinary item that is safe to look at and easy to leave in place. Ask before including someone else’s belongings. Do not handle fragile, hot, sharp, private, or valuable items or share personal details. The appraisal is pretend, not a real valuation; an imaginary object works too. Anyone may pause, skip, or stop.
When the activity feels finished
Make a little keepsake.
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