Telephone Party Game

Why it works as a party game

Telephone only works with a group large enough for the sentence to decay. That is the whole joke, and it is why it belongs in a line of party games.

How to play

1. Stand or sit in a circle. The first player invents one sentence with a concrete detail.
2. They whisper it once to the next player. Repeating the whisper is not allowed.
3. Each player passes what they think they heard.
4. The last player says the sentence aloud. The first player then says the original.

Hosting tips

• A detail like a number or a color breaks faster than a vague sentence, which is what you want.
• Play three sentences, not ten. The fourth one is never as funny.
• In a loud room, pass the whisper with a hand cupped. Shouting defeats it.