Unsurpassable
Unsurpassable is a one-upmanship game in which performers take turns making increasingly extreme claims or boasts, each one topping the last. The escalation continues until the claims become absurdly impossible. The game trains heightening instincts and the ability to find the next logical step in an escalation pattern.
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