Categories Game
One letter, ten categories, one minute.
- Players
- 2+ players
- Time
- 10–30 min
- Ages
- 8+
- Where
- Same room or online
- You need
- Paper and pen for each player
How to play Categories Game
- 1Roll a random letter and show the category list.
- 2Start the timer. Everyone writes one answer per category that starts with the letter.
- 3When time's up, read answers out loud.
- 4Score one point for each answer nobody else wrote.
Grab paper and a pen
Each round gives you a letter and a list of categories. Write one answer per category starting with that letter before the timer runs out.
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