Part of you
wants to play.
Part of you is terrified.
That's exactly the point.
The Judgement Game is a ritualized shadow work game that turns the judgements between people into a portal for intimacy.
"The first time I played The Judgement Game I stayed up all night afterwards in a massive trigger, wondering what the fuck just happened to me. The second time, I asked to play as a birthday present."
— JMD
So. You're curious. And also, absolutely not.
Most people feel a small lurch in their stomach when they first hear about this game. I'm supposed to write down what I actually think about these people? And read it out loud? And they're going to tell me what they think of me?
Yes. That's the game. And that lurch you're feeling? That's the shadow speaking. It knows something important is about to happen.
Here's the honest answer: for the duration of this game, you will be seen through a narrow lens. That's not a flaw — it's the mechanism. Wholeness is always the truth. But to love a disowned part, you have to be able to see it. The spotlight isn't the verdict. It's the healing.
vision
We envision a culture that leverages every trigger and disruption as an opportunity for self-liberation.
mission
Our mission is to gamify subconscious revelations through relational confrontations.
Axioms make up the foundational structure of the philosophical approach to this game. You're invited to try these on.
Write a judgement.
One honest judgement for every player. Not cruel. Not vague. True.
/ WriteDraw a slip.
Pull a folded judgement from the bowl. Read it aloud. No preamble.
/ DrawReclaim the mirror.
Giver: how is this you? Receiver: how is this you? Integration begins.
/ Reclaim"This game has helped me live into the value of total honesty — being willing to say the thing that might be confronting or uncomfortable, in faith that truth will lead somewhere full of possibility."
— Rando
"The value in playing this game — I don't see this lightly — is that it has changed my life in a way I see as any other practice like yoga or a foreign language. A practice to strengthen patterns."
— Nick
Learn to facilitate.
The game needs people who can hold it well. Join the October forum and find out if that's you.
Learn to facilitate →Why this game?
What makes voluntary discomfort worth it? The case for shadow work, played in rooms.
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