Family Lines · the family reunion pack · Heart-to-heart & keepsakes
Family Portrait
You're dealt a relative in secret and write what you'd want them to know. The room guesses who it's for.
- ~12 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- In the Family Lines pack
- Ages 10+
What it feels like
There are things families never quite get round to saying. Tonight, everyone says one, to a relative they didn't choose. Here's how it works. Each of you is secretly given someone in the room, and writes them a few lines. The notes come up one at a time. Everyone guesses who each one is for, but never, ever, who wrote it. Then we reveal who it was for. Every right guess scores two points, and every note stays anonymous.
How to play
- Each of you is secretly given someone in the room to write about.
- The descriptions come up one at a time. Guess who each one is about, never who wrote it.
- Reveal who it was.
Scoring: 2 points for each right guess.
You'll get prompts like
- “Something {s} taught you, whether they know it or not”
- “What this family would be missing without {s}”
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.
