Charades

You don't need a set of cards. Open this page on one phone, set up your teams, and pass the phone around. The actor sees the word, and everyone else guesses. For a video call, the actor can open the page on their own phone and play with the camera on.

Yes. Each word is picked at random from the categories and difficulty you chose, and no word comes back until you have been through them all.

Choose Easy and start with Animals, Food or Actions. Cat, banana and brushing your teeth are simple to act and quick to guess. Younger kids often do best with Feelings too, since their faces do most of the work.

Try Mixed with every category on, so grown-ups and kids all get something they can act. Family life is a favorite, because everyone has lived through waiting for the bathroom and losing one sock.

Yes, that is how this game works. Choose 30, 45, 60, 90 or 120 seconds per turn. The clock turns red for the last 10 seconds. If someone comes to the door, tap Pause, and the word hides until you resume.

Three or four is enough for two small teams, and you can have up to six teams. With only three people, take turns being the actor and let the other two guess together.

Tap Pass. It costs nothing but time, and the word shows up on the summary at the end of the turn so everyone can groan about it.

Yes. Every prompt is written to be fine in a family living room, with nothing rude, scary or dangerous to act out.

No. Names and scores stay in your browser, and they are gone when you close the page.