Round 3 of 4
Act It Out
Charades — not a sound, just gestures
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Round 3 is classic charades. Same words one last time, but now it’s silent — gestures and body language only, no sounds or words. Because your team has already heard each word described and clued, a quick re-enactment of your Round 1 description is often all it takes.
Rules
- Body language and gestures only — no sounds, humming, or lip movements
- No pointing at objects in the room and no props
- No writing or drawing in the air
- Standard signals are fair game — syllable counts, “sounds like”, “whole thing”
Tips & tricks
Re-enact your Round 1 description
You already painted the picture in words — now act that same picture out and watch it click.
Agree hand signals up front
Set team shorthand — a book shape for “book”, cranking a reel for “movie”, fingers for syllable count.
Break compound words apart
For “sunflower”, mime “sun” then “flower” and let your team assemble it.
Let your face do the talking
Facial expressions carry emotions better than any gesture — don’t play it deadpan.
Show the action, not the object
For “runner”, run; for “pool”, swim. Verbs read clearer than nouns.
Size it first
Sketch big or tiny with your hands before you act, so your team knows the scale.
Challenge word categories
Hard to mime
Abstract ideas with no natural gesture — the real test of an experienced team.
Emotions to act
Subtle states that live entirely in your face and posture.
Sounds you can’t make
Normally given away by a noise — brutal when silence is the rule.