Coming soon
Charades
One performer silently acts out a prompt while their team guesses before time runs out.
Not available yet
Needs private prompts sent only to the performer's phone. Coming with online rooms.
- Players
- 4–30
- Time
- 15–45 min
- Host effort
- low
- Ages
- 6+
How you can play it
- Shared screen
- Online (own phones) — not on site yet
- In person
Objective
Get your team to guess the prompt using only gestures.
Equipment
- Performer's phone (for private prompts)
Host preparation
- Split into two teams.
- Agree on the time limit (60s is typical).
Rules
- The performer sees the prompt privately.
- They act it out without speaking or pointing at objects.
- Their team shouts guesses.
- The host awards a point for a correct guess within time.
Example round
Prompt: 'Making tea'. The performer mimes boiling a kettle; the team guesses within 20 seconds.
Scoring & winning
1 point per correct guess, entered by the host.
Winner: Most points after the agreed rounds.
Ties: One sudden-death prompt each.
Variations
- Sound-effects allowed round.
- Pairs act together.
Accessibility
- Allow drawing or describing instead of acting for anyone who prefers.
Safety notes
- Clear the floor of trip hazards.