RESET: The After-Argument Game

The game where nobody wins, and that’s the point.

A game for two people who just argued.

A CALM IT OUT CONVERSATION GAME

by Alchemic Healing

A quick note

This game is for better communication and understanding, not unsafe situations.

This game is for two people who actually want to make it work. If you came here to collect evidence, wrong app.

You’ll be using one device, so get comfortable handing your phone or tablet to your partner until the game is over. If that part makes you nervous… we’re not going to say anything. But we noticed.

This game is for everyday relationship conflict between two people who both feel safe participating. If there have been threats, intimidation, physical violence, coercion, or either person feels unsafe, do not use this game to work through it alone.

Who’s playing?

Add your names so the game can say whose turn it is.

First names only. Both are needed so the game knows whose turn it is.

Not together yet?

Edit the message below if you’d like, then send it to your partner. When you are both calm and ready, sit down together and play on one electronic device.

Open messages

Your partner does not need to download anything.

Just pick a time.

Not ready for the whole game? That’s fine. Send one low-pressure text that says you want to fix it, and when.

Open messages

Not yet doesn’t mean never.

Someone’s at an 8 or higher. Pushing through right now usually just starts an argument about the argument.

Take 20. Walk, breathe, grab some water. Don’t spend it rehearsing your comeback.

20:00

Part

How to play

One phone. Two people. Nobody wins alone.

That was the warm-up.

You checked in, agreed on the rules, and broke the ice. The real conversation starts now: telling your side, guessing what it was really about for each other, finding the loop you keep getting stuck in, owning your piece, and leaving with a plan and a written breakdown of what actually happened.

$17

One-time. One account for both of you. No subscription.

Unlock the full game

You didn’t win. Neither did they.
That was the point.

You slowed it down, actually heard each other, and walked away with a plan. That counts.