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Late for Work

1980s-present

Also known as Excuses, Late for the Meeting

One player is the boss; another arrives late and invents an excuse; optionally the audience or other players mime clues behind the boss so the latecomer must improvise a story matching the mimed events.

Known for

'Mimed version': hidden teammates mime a backstory the latecomer can't see but must incorporate.
Teaches backfilling — making invented excuses accommodate surprise inputs.
Low-stakes classroom favorite because the premise is self-explanatory.

Connected to

Games

Press Conference

Concepts

Endowment

Sources

https://www.surfoffice.com/library/late-for-work

Referenced by

Games

Late to the Party The Interrogation

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