Editing Surrealist techniques (section)

==Games==
In [[Surrealism]], games are important not only as a form of recreation but as a method of investigation. The intention is to cut away the constraints of [[rationalism]] and allow concepts to develop more freely and in a more random manner. The aim is to break traditional thought patterns and create a more original outcome.

Old games such as [[Exquisite corpse]], and newer ones, notably Time Travelers' Potlatch and Parallel Collage, have played a critical role.

Exquisite corpse is a method by which a collection of words or images are collectively assembled, the result being known as the exquisite corpse or ''cadavre exquis'' in [[French language|French]]. Later the game was adapted to [[drawing]] and [[collage]].

Time Travelers' [[Potlatch]] is a game in which two or more players say what gift they would give to another person - this is usually an historical person who played a role in, or had an influence on, the formation of Surrealism.