How to play charades for family night

Family-night charades is best when categories are age-friendly and rules are consistent for everyone.

Choose words for mixed ages

Begin with animals, food, and daily actions. Save harder categories for late rounds when everyone is warmed up.

Use fair turn order and encouragement

Rotate actors evenly and celebrate effort. This keeps younger players participating instead of hiding.

Use app-generated prompts when lists run out

Showem gives you more words and category control on one phone, so the game keeps moving without prep breaks.

Get Showem

Choose categories and round rules, run teams and timers, and keep scores on one phone - built for in-room charades on iOS and Android.

Fully customizable game rules

Add your friends in seconds

Automatic team shuffling

Ready, set, Showem!

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Showem gameplay screen with a charades prompt, timer, and score colors

See how Showem works

Screens from the latest app - from setup to the word on the card.

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Showem new game settings for time, points, categories, and difficulty

Fully customizable game rules

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Showem players and teams screen with name entry and active player list

Add your friends in seconds

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Showem teams overview with blue and red groups and player avatars

Automatic team shuffling

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Showem game start screen with team scores and start button

Ready, set, Showem!

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