Charades
The TV keeps the category and a round timer while the actor’s phone shows one word at a time. Everyone else guesses; no app, no cards and no repeats within a round’s 20 words.
Free, no account needed. The link holds the whole sign.
The actor’s phone
Scan the code with the actor’s phone, or open the word list on this phone. Tap the phone for the next word; the TV keeps the time. Each code holds 20 words from the set in a random order; press New words for another 20.
Charades with the word on a phone
Split into two teams. One player is the actor: they scan the code from the page, tap their phone for a word and act it out without speaking or pointing at letters. The TV shows the category and the round timer, so the room knows what is being acted and how long is left.
Tap the phone for the next word when the team guesses, and keep going until the timer reaches zero. No word repeats among the 20 on the actor’s code. The score stays on the TV, and the host can add a point from the stage’s counter after each correct guess, or keep score on paper.
There are six sets of our own: actions, animals, jobs, sports, films and Christmas. Every word is family-friendly and chosen to be acted rather than drawn. The TV never shows the word, so the guessers cannot read it over the actor’s shoulder.
More word games
Put it on a TV
- Make it above. The preview is exactly what the screen shows.
- Open it on the screen. Press Open fullscreen on that device, or send yourself the link. For a TV with an account, open ownscreen.com/tv and enter its code on your phone.
- Leave it running. It fits any screen size and asks the screen to stay on.
Questions
- How do you play charades?
- One player acts a word without speaking, while their team guesses. When the team gets it, the actor taps their phone for the next word. The TV runs the round timer; at zero the round ends and the teams swap.
- What does the actor’s phone do?
- It shows one word at a time and gives a new one on each tap, with no repeats among its 20 words. Only the actor sees the phone, and the TV shows the category and the time.
- How do teams and scoring work?
- Play in two teams, with one actor at a time. Give a point for each word guessed inside the round. The TV can carry a running score, changed on the stage; or keep score on paper if that is simpler.