Ready for a creative challenge? Synapsis is a conversational, improvisational storytelling card game designed to turn a few words into sentences, ideas, and fully imagined stories. Whether played solo or with a group, Synapsis encourages spontaneous thinking, creative expression, and storytelling without requiring a story to begin at the beginning.
The deck includes 250 cards featuring prompts for characters, settings, plots, language, and conversation. Spark, Riff, Connect, and Ask cards work together to encourage players to explore story elements, experiment with language, and make unexpected connections.
The only rule is simple: Say Yes. By accepting each new idea, players discover where their imagination can lead.
Creative & Educational Benefits
Synapsis offers an engaging way to explore storytelling while supporting skills such as:
- Sentence structure
- Figurative language, including similes and metaphors
- Conversational skills
- Sequential thinking
- Memory recall
- Imagination
- Empathy
- Creative and spontaneous thinking
The game also incorporates synesthetic storytelling, encouraging players to make unusual connections between the senses. The result can be vivid, unexpected, and wonderfully mysterious stories.
How It Works
Synapsis doesn't require players to follow a traditional beginning-to-end storytelling process. Ideas can jump from character to setting, from conversation to plot, and anywhere else imagination leads. One prompt can inspire a sentence, a sentence can spark an idea, and an idea can become an entirely new story.
The name Synapsis reflects the concept behind the game: just as synapses connect and transmit messages between nerve cells, Synapsis creates connections between ideas that can spark new stories.
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Ages: 10+
- Made in the USA
- Made in Vermont
- Suitable for solo or group play
