Charades
Miming party game
Charades is a parlor game in which players act out words or phrases without speaking while teammates guess.
The performer typically breaks a phrase into syllables, using gestures to indicate word length, number of syllables, and category (book, film, song).
By extension, charades describes any obvious pretense or absurd display: The trial was a charade from the start.
Not using speech
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- facialBeauty service for skin
- hand signalsCommunication through arm movements
exaggerated · interpretation · conveying · demonstrating · indicating · pointing · waving · nodding
Temporarily holding position
- guessingEstimating without certainty
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- mimingWordless gestural performance
clues · silent · teams · rounds · timer · turns · performance · signals
Tension-easing social activity
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- hilariousExtremely amusing
embarrassing · social · group · friends · family · holiday · Christmas · Thanksgiving
nonverbal
Not using speech
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- facialBeauty service for skin
hand signals · exaggerated · interpretation · conveying · demonstrating · indicating · pointing · waving · nodding · shaking
acting
Temporarily holding position
- guessingEstimating without certainty
- pantomimeDrama through gesture alone
- gesturesExpressive body movements
miming · clues · silent · teams · rounds · timer · turns · performance · signals · wordless
icebreaker
Tension-easing social activity
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
hilarious · embarrassing · social · group · friends · family · holiday · Christmas · Thanksgiving · reunion
movie
Recorded visual narrative
celebrity · TV show · play · quote · action · person · place · animal · object · title
- timed gamesblitz chess, rapid chess, speed chess, chess clock, time trials
CharadesTaboo
Culturally prohibited practice
debate · Scrabble · word games · spelling bee · storytelling
CharadesMonopoly
Property trading board game
chess · board games · card games · Scrabble · video games
Charadestabletop games
Non-digital multiplayer entertainment
card games · board games · crossword puzzles · trivia games · video games