Follow stars, symmetry, borders, materials and moving light while keeping worship, privacy, access and no-touch rules at the centre. Choose one round or all six. Current site rules, staff instructions, accessibility needs and family wellbeing always override the game.
ROUND 01 / PLAY 03
Find the repeating unit
Choose one permitted detail and outline the smallest shape that seems to repeat.
Try it together
Cover part of the sketch with a finger and test whether the rest predicts what comes next.
Keep this distinction
A visible pattern may be cropped, repaired or interrupted by architecture.
Leave a trace
Mark one repeat and one interruption.
Stop condition
Pause immediately if the activity blocks others, conflicts with a rule, causes distress or stops being fun.
TEAM SWITCHLet a different family member explain the next step in their own words. Listening is part of the round.
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ASKED □
CHECKED □
ADAPTED □
ROUND 02 / PLAY 03
Test a mirror line
Imagine folding the design across vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines.
Try it together
Use a pencil as the pretend mirror and vote yes, no or uncertain for each direction.
Keep this distinction
Near-symmetry and handmade variation are worth noticing rather than correcting.
Leave a trace
Which line produces the strongest match?
Stop condition
Pause immediately if the activity blocks others, conflicts with a rule, causes distress or stops being fun.
TEAM SWITCHLet a different family member explain the next step in their own words. Listening is part of the round.
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ROUND 03 / PLAY 03
Walk the border
Trace a border with your eyes only. Look for corners where the sequence turns or changes.
Try it together
Sketch one corner solution without copying the entire panel.
Keep this distinction
Never touch, lean on or block a historic surface to follow the line.
Leave a trace
How does the maker solve a pattern that must change direction?
Stop condition
Pause immediately if the activity blocks others, conflicts with a rule, causes distress or stops being fun.
TEAM SWITCHLet a different family member explain the next step in their own words. Listening is part of the round.
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ASKED □
CHECKED □
ADAPTED □
ROUND 04 / PLAY 03
Name the material
Describe colour, shine, grain, joint and depth before choosing wood, stone, plaster, metal, tile or glass.
Try it together
Add a confidence score from one to three and check an official description when available.
Keep this distinction
Painted surfaces and modern repairs can imitate another material.
Leave a trace
Which visible clue carries the most weight?
Stop condition
Pause immediately if the activity blocks others, conflicts with a rule, causes distress or stops being fun.
TEAM SWITCHLet a different family member explain the next step in their own words. Listening is part of the round.
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ROUND 05 / PLAY 03
Catch moving light
Watch how shadow makes a carved or pierced pattern appear stronger from one position.
Try it together
Draw the same small detail as a light shape and as a dark shape.
Keep this distinction
Lighting changes through the day and may be controlled indoors.
Leave a trace
Does the pattern depend on its material, or also on the space around it?
Stop condition
Pause immediately if the activity blocks others, conflicts with a rule, causes distress or stops being fun.
TEAM SWITCHLet a different family member explain the next step in their own words. Listening is part of the round.
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ASKED □
CHECKED □
ADAPTED □
ROUND 06 / PLAY 03
Design with respect
After leaving the site, build a new border from a shape you observed rather than copying sacred text or a complete historic panel.
Try it together
Repeat, rotate and change scale to make the family’s own composition.
Keep this distinction
Credit the place that inspired the exercise and never claim the design is traditional or ancient.
Leave a trace
Write “inspired by our observation at…” beneath the result.
Stop condition
Pause immediately if the activity blocks others, conflicts with a rule, causes distress or stops being fun.
TEAM SWITCHLet a different family member explain the next step in their own words. Listening is part of the round.
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ASKED □
CHECKED □
ADAPTED □
TAKE-HOME MISSION CARD
One page is enough
Date + place
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Our chosen round
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What we observed
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What we checked
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What remains uncertain
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What we want to revisit
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GROWN-UP CHECK / BEFORE STARTING
Make play fit the place
- Verify access. Check current opening, route, photography and activity rules with the official venue.
- Choose a safe boundary. Name where children may move and where everybody meets.
- Carry less. Use only permitted pencil, paper and support items.
- Protect consent. Do not make strangers, worshippers or staff into game subjects.
- Plan the break. Food, water, shade, toilets and sensory recovery belong in the route.
- End early. A calm unfinished mission is a complete family experience.