Consequences is an old parlour game in a similar vein to Mad Libs and the surrealist game exquisite corpse.
Each player is given a sheet of paper, and all are told to write down a word or phrase to fit a description ("an animal"), optionally with some extra words to make the story. Each player then folds the paper over to hide the most recent line, and hands it to the next person. At the end of the game, the stories are read out.
Example game
The exact sequence varies, but an example sequence given in Everyman's Word Games is:
Although Consequences was originally an analogue game, there are digital versions available, some of which are slightly modified and adjusted. The game has also been seen as a precursor to computer-generated literature, such as the Strachey love letter algorithm.
See also
- Mad Libs