Fright Night · the halloween pack · Get moving
Monster Mime
A secret spooky phrase gets mimed down a team's line, like silent telephone. The last one says what they think it was.
- ~20 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- In the Fright Night pack
- Ages 10+
What it feels like
Some things are too frightening to say out loud. So tonight, nobody says anything at all. Here's how it works. The first person in the line reads a secret phrase. Everyone else in that team turns away. The first person mimes it to the second, with no words and no sounds, then the second mimes it to the third, and so on. The last person says what they think it was, as the other teams watch. Get it right and the team scores three, or one if they're close. Every team gets two turns.
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
- “A vampire brushing its fangs”
- “A ghost trying to open a door”
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.
