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QuestionIs charades suitable for all ages?
Ashton WuAshton Wu is a Board Game expert at Shelfside. After delving into the Yugioh tournament community while growing up, Ashton launched himself into the board gaming community in 2014 and went into reviewing board games as a career full-time in 2019. His YouTube channel Shelfside has over 50K subscribers and over 4 million views, assisted by written reviews on the Shelfside website and BoardGameGeek.com. He also consults with gaming companies to build high-quality gaming products. Ashton is a tournament commentator, board game playthrough director, and host of the Shelfside Podcast, where he talks about board games with his business partner, Daniel. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in addition to the Technology Management Certificate.
Board Game ExpertYes, Charades is a simple game that's easy to understand, and it's more about interacting with your friends and family than winning the game. -
QuestionWhat if I get a word I don't know how to act out?
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Board Game ExpertsThat really depends on the house rules, but if everyone agrees it's okay, then you can have a chance to draw another word if you get one you're not sure how to do. -
QuestionWhat's the allotted time for charades?
sayyida raniaCommunity AnswerYou may select the time, but mostly people do it for a minute. -
QuestionCan you signal how many letters are in a word?
Community AnswerTo signal the letters in Charades, hold the appropriate amount of fingers to your forehead; hold them to your arm for syllables; and in the air for the amount of words. You also may hold your hand to your ear for "sounds like," or make a pinching motion for "short word." -
QuestionHow do you earn points?
Community AnswerWhen someone guesses the answer correctly, they get a point and then it's their turn to act. -
QuestionHow do I indicate that something is correct?
Community AnswerI personally like to look them in the eye and point to my nose, as if saying "on the nose." It's a pretty common tactic.
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QuestionWhat are hand signs for movies and for books?
Community AnswerA movie is a hand held straight out with the other hand acting as a turning motion a few millimeters away from the palm. For a book, close your hands flat and open them.
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QuestionCan a team act out the charade together? Is it always a single person from the team?
Community AnswerYou could have pairs act the clues out if you wanted to. If the whole team was acting it out, then there'd be no one to guess except the other team, and that's generally not how the game is played. (If you were acting out a clue for the opposing team, you'd have no motivation to do a good job, because you wouldn't WANT them to guess correctly.)
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QuestionHow can I indicate a wall in Charades?
Community AnswerUsually, the place you are playing will have some sort of wall, in which case you can just tap that. If not, hold out your hands straight and indicate that the thing you're touching is solid, sort of how a mime acts out being stuck in a box.
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QuestionHow do I indicate it's a person's name in charades?
Community AnswerAfter your teammates have gotten the drift that you are thinking of a person, they will most likely start to guess people by name. Just concentrate on showing your team who that person is, what they're famous for, etc. -
QuestionHow do I indicate the name of something in a category when playing Charades?
Community AnswerThe most common signal for "name of" something in Charades is to point at the nose. When someone says, "name of," then you can act out something from the category. Once they've guess the category, then you can act out the thing from the category you want them to guess.
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QuestionWhy is the CH digraph in "charade" pronounced as /sh/ instead of /ch/? Why is the word not spelt "sharade" then?
Community AnswerThe word is French in origin so pronounced 'sh' as in Chevrolet or chaise longue. -
QuestionHow do I indicate a name or an animal in charades?
Community AnswerYou can act out an animal, if it's recognizable. For example, you can lick your hand like a cat. You can also point to your ear, which means sounds like. You can use this for animals and names. Let's say the name is Chris Pratt. For Pratt, you could point to your ear and imitate a hat, meaning that it sounds like hat.
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QuestionWhat does a pat on the head indicate?
HumanBeingTop AnswererWhilst playing charades, a person patting themselves on the head might be trying to convey the word "pat" or, indicate themselves. If, for example, a player named Tom was acting out the book title, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" they might pat themselves on the head for the 4th word in their charade indicating themselves and them being "Tom".
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