Fishbowl
Describe it, one word, then act it. Same slips, three rounds.
- Players
- 4–16 players
- Time
- 30–60 min
- Ages
- 10+
- Where
- Same room
- You need
- Nothing but this page
How to play Fishbowl
- 1Add the players and split them into two teams.
- 2Pass the phone round. Everyone secretly types a few slips: famous people, characters, places or things.
- 3Round 1, Describe it: use any words except the one on the slip. Your team guesses as many as they can in 60 seconds.
- 4Round 2, One word: the same slips go back in the bowl, but you can only say one word per clue.
- 5Round 3, Act it out: same slips again, but no words at all. Most points after three rounds wins.
Fill the fishbowl
Everyone secretly writes a few names, people or things. Then two teams race to guess them over three rounds, with the same slips every time.
Team A
Ana, Chloe
Team B
Ben, Dev
Players
4 / 16
Tip: paste a list separated by commas or new lines.
- Ana
- Ben
- Chloe
- Dev
Variations
- Add a fourth round: clue-givers can only make sounds.
Tips
- Remember the clues from round 1. They become the shortcuts for rounds 2 and 3.
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