Common Ground

How to play Common Ground

Find something surprisingly specific you share with your assigned partner or group. Then tell everyone what you discovered.

1. The app divides everyone into pairs, with one trio when needed. Read your groups, then start the 90-second timer when everyone is ready.

2. Talk until you find something true for everyone in your small group. Aim for a shared habit, experience or unusual detail. Ask for a conversation starter if you get stuck.

3. Enter one discovery per group and share the stories behind it. With three or more groups, vote for another group’s discovery. With two groups, simply reveal both. Groups change next round.

4. Keep forming new groups and finding common ground between different combinations of people. The more rounds, the more connections emerge. No scoring; the reward is the discoveries and stories you share.

✳ 30 conversation starters.