Party games
Charades Party Game
Act a prompt in silence. Your team has a minute to shout the answer.
- Players
- 6–16
- Time
- 20–40 min
- What you need
- A hat of prompts and two teams
Why it works as a party game
Charades is the group party game that gets people standing up. It needs a crowd. Two people on a couch is not charades.
How to play
- Split into two teams. Write prompts on slips: movies, books, and actions, about eight per team.
- A player draws a slip, shows the category with the usual gestures, then acts without speaking or pointing at objects.
- Their team guesses for 60 seconds. A correct guess is a point, and they may draw another if time remains.
- Teams alternate. First team to finish its slips, or the high score after a set number of turns, wins.
Hosting tips
- Mix easy prompts with one hard one. A whole hat of obscure titles kills the round.
- No mouthing words. Humming the song is a different game.
- Stand where the other team can see you. Charades fails in a narrow kitchen.
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