Quick charades rules your group will actually follow
Charades fails when rules drift. Keep it tiny: no talking, no mouthing words, act only - then start playing before anyone gets a lecture.
10 easy words for a demo round
Use these right after you explain signals - they are simple to mime and hard to argue about.
- Brushing teeth
- Answering a phone
- Opening a jar
- Walking a dog
- Throwing a ball
- Rowing a boat
- Driving a car
- Chopping vegetables
- Taking a selfie
- Falling asleep
These ideas are starters. Download Showem free for more words, teams and timers, and same-phone play on one device - from the App Store or Google Play.
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Set up teams in under a minute and laughed for an hour.
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Choose categories and round rules, run teams and timers, and keep scores on one phone - built for in-room charades on iOS and Android.
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Screens from the latest app - from setup to the word on the card.
Fully customizable game rules
Add your friends in seconds
Automatic team shuffling
Ready, set, Showem!
The non-negotiables
No sounds from the actor. No spelling in the air. No pointing at objects in the room as the answer (unless your house rules allow it - just decide upfront).
Scoring that doesn’t slow you down
A correct guess earns a point for the team; a skip costs a turn or a small penalty - pick something simple and stick to it all night.
End the round cleanly
When time is up, reveal the word, laugh, and move on. The goal is volume of rounds, not perfection per clue.