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Dumb Charades

One player acts out a word without speaking, and the player's own team has to guess it before the time is up. It needs no equipment and suits every age.

Players
4 or more, in two teams
Time
20 to 30 minutes
You need
Chits of paper, a timer
Ages
8 and above
Type
Party games

How to play

  1. Make two teams. Each team writes words or phrases on chits for the other team, or uses the list below.
  2. A player takes a chit and acts it out for their own team. No speaking, no lip movement, no pointing at objects in the room.
  3. The actor may first show the number of words with fingers, and tug an ear for "sounds like".
  4. The team has 90 seconds to guess. A right guess is one point.
  5. The teams take turns until every player has acted once.

Words to act: actions

  1. Flying a kite
  2. Making tea
  3. Catching a bus
  4. Brushing teeth
  5. Threading a needle
  6. Riding a scooter
  7. Rolling chapatis
  8. Taking a selfie
  9. Bowling in cricket
  10. Milking a cow
  11. Ironing clothes
  12. Drawing water from a well

Words to act: people at work

  1. Traffic police
  2. Tailor
  3. Barber
  4. Postman
  5. Farmer
  6. Dentist
  7. Bus conductor
  8. News reader
  9. Potter
  10. Wedding photographer
  11. Chaat seller
  12. Astronaut

Words to act: animals

  1. Monkey
  2. Peacock
  3. Camel
  4. Frog
  5. Elephant
  6. Snake
  7. Crab
  8. Kangaroo
  9. Owl
  10. Butterfly
  11. Crocodile
  12. Hen

Words to act: things

  1. Umbrella
  2. Ceiling fan
  3. Pressure cooker
  4. Ladder
  5. Mirror
  6. Alarm clock
  7. Hand pump
  8. Swing
  9. Washing machine
  10. Harmonium
  11. Lift
  12. Fishing rod

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