The game guide · Trust
How to play An Honest Update
You promised to send a friend some notes today but need another day. Which message is most clear and dependable? Read the scenario and consider three replies. Choose a considerate response without guessing somebody’s private feelings.
Your starting point
You promised to send a friend some notes today but need another day. Which message is most clear and dependable?
The rules
Read the scenario and all the possible replies. Choose the response that respects the person’s stated needs and choices. Review the feedback and reflect on the wording.
A helpful approach
Use only the information in the scenario. Look for a response that asks, listens or explains clearly without assuming what another person secretly thinks. Think of trust as clear information and realistic follow-through, with room for both people to state their limits.
After the game
What made one response leave more room for the other person’s own choice? What small promise could you make clearer, or what timely update would help someone know what to expect?
There is no need to turn a small moment into a perfect performance. Play again if you want to explore it, or leave it here and take the thought into your day.
The feeling behind it
Trust can grow through ordinary reliability, honest limits and attention to another person’s boundaries. A game never asks for blind faith.
Community practices inspire cooperation. These games do not recreate their rituals or treat trust as unquestioning obedience.
Read our trust story, inspired by Tugging rituals and games in Cambodia, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Viet Nam. The UNESCO: Tugging rituals and games provides the source context.
Share the invitation
A small promise, carefully kept. Try An Honest Update with me, if you fancy a little trust today.
If someone comes to mind, send them a game they might enjoy. Add your own words, let them choose whether to play, and keep private details out of a public link.