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Charades Relay
A secret phrase gets mimed down a team's line, one person to the next, like silent telephone. The last one says what they think it was.
- ~20 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Free
- All ages
Play Charades Relay now — free
What it feels like
One secret. One line of people. Not a single word allowed. The first of you sees the phrase and mimes it to the next... who mimes it to the next... all the way down the line. By the end, will it still be a dog getting brushed? Or something else entirely?
How to play
- Teams take turns. The first person in the line reads a secret phrase, like “brushing a very large dog”.
- Everyone else in that team turns away. The first person mimes it to the second — no words, no sounds. Then the second mimes it to the third, and so on.
- The last person says what they think it was. The other teams get to watch the whole thing.
Scoring: 3 points each to a team whose last person gets it, 1 if they're close. Two turns for every team.
You'll get prompts like
- “Brushing a very large dog”
- “Losing your keys in the snow”
Playing safely
Mime in place — no real climbing, lifting or wrestling. No sounds, and keep it gentle when you tap the next person.
What you need
3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
