Couch of Power

Couch of Power
Couch of Power
Players 8+ (ideally an even number)
Age range All ages
Setup time < 5 minutes
Playing time 15–45 minutes
Random chance Low
Skill(s) required Strategic thinking
Teamwork
Memory

Couch of Power is a group game of strategy and memory in which two teams shuffle seats until one team controls every seat on the couch and wins. It is sometimes known as "Parliament" or "Four on the Couch".[1][2]

Contents

Equipment

  • Seats arranged in a circle. There must be one seat for each player and one empty seat.
  • A couch, which can be a real couch (which would replace four seats) or four adjacent seats.

Objective

The game is won by the team who fills the couch with their own players.

How to play

It's player A's turn. They can move player B from the couch to the empty seat.
Now it's C's turn. They can move a teammate to the empty seat on the couch and win the game.

Divide the players into two teams. The game works best if the teams are even. To avoid later confusion, instruct one team to distinguish themselves from the other team by wearing headbands, rolling up their pants legs or shirt sleeves, etc. — boys vs. girls may work.[3]

Teams then alternate seats (i.e., no two team members are sitting next to each other) so that two people from each team are on the couch and there is one empty seat. Play begins with the player left (or clockwise) of the empty seat.

The player calls a name, and whoever has that name on their slip must move to the empty seat, making their former seat the new empty seat. Play always passes to the player to the left of the empty seat. When all four people on the couch are from the same team, the game is over and that team wins.

Basic strategy

Players can focus on moving the ideal person to the ever-changing empty seat, keeping in mind that the person sitting to the left of a vacated seat will be the next to play. Like chess, this requires some ability to think ahead.

References


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