Summary
Each player is secretly dealt a playing card that indicates their status level — high cards are high status, low cards are low status. Players don’t reveal their cards but must play their status through behavior, posture, language, and relationship. The scene begins. At the end, the group guesses each player’s status level. The game teaches that status is entirely behavioral and relational — not about wealth or title — and that status shifts happen constantly in real scenes.
Example
A scene with four players — one with a King, one with a 7, one with a 3, one with an Ace. All playing seemingly equal coworkers at a planning meeting. Over time, who defers to whom, who talks over whom, who waits for permission to speak — reveals the hierarchy without anyone announcing it.