To win, every player must get to the innermost circle within a certain number of turns (see below). Either everyone wins
or no one wins. To achieve this, each player must earn at least five Personal Points (PP) to advance to the next inner circle.
To unlock the two inner circle games, the players must collectively earn sufficient Community Points (CP).

Viola Spolin, whose motto is "My vision is a world of accessible intuition," is the creator of Theater Games, which ushered in a whole new era of how acting is taught.

Growing up, the games we played were “winner takes all.” There was one winner and everyone else was a “loser.” In The Empathy Circle Game, everyone wins or no one wins! Through exercises that foster communication, listening, and memory skills, the game is designed to develop abilities that help us overcome many challenges we face today.  

William Filler, the developer of The Empathy Circle Game, has been working with Edwin Rutsch and others to help build a culture of empathy since 2017. Edwin developed the Empathy Circle practice, based on Carl Rogers’ Reflective Listening.

The Empathy Circle Game was created to enrich your listening and communication skills through a series of engaging in-person group activities. The free download includes a printable game board and instructions for 13 “mini games.”