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Charades

Act it out. No words, no sounds — just laughs.

4-20 (teams) players30-60 minEasyparty
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What you need

  • Paper slips + bowl
  • Timer (your phone)

Setup

  1. Split into 2 teams.
  2. Each team writes 10 prompts on slips (movies, songs, books, famous people) and puts them in the OTHER team's bowl.
  3. Set timer to 60 seconds per turn.

How to play

  1. Player draws a slip and acts it out — no talking, no sounds, no pointing at objects.
  2. Standard signals: movie = crank camera, book = open hands, song = open mouth + air.
  3. Team guesses before time runs out = 1 point.
  4. First team to 10 wins.

Host tips

  • Cap prompts to PG/PG-13 unless agreed otherwise.
  • Use the in-app Scorekeeper for team scores.

Snack & drink pairings

🍿 Snacks

  • Movie-night snacks: popcorn, candy, hot dogs

🥤 Drinks

  • Soda
  • Beer
  • Wine

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