Charades for Couples
15 things to act out, all of them about the two of you.
15 questions · Free
Our first date.
One phone between the two of you — the card says whose turn it is.
About Charades for Couples
Charades for couples with two players sounds impossible until you change what is being acted. Instead of films and books, these 15 prompts are moments and habits from your own relationship — which your partner has a genuine chance of guessing, and which are much funnier to watch.
Sample questions to get you started
- 1Our first date.
- 2Me on a Monday morning.
- 3You when you are hungry.
- 4The last argument we had.
- 5Us trying to park.
- 6Me watching something scary.
- 7You on the phone to your mother.
- 8Us deciding where to eat.
- 9Me trying to assemble furniture.
- 10You when your team loses.
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- 11Us at a wedding.
- 12Me getting ready to go out.
- 13You after a long day.
- 14Our first kiss.
- 15Us in twenty years.
Tap the game above to play through all prompts.
How to play Charades for Couples
- Read a card silently, then act it out with no words and no sounds.
- Your partner guesses. Sixty seconds per prompt.
- A point for each successful guess. Swap every card.
- Add your own prompts once you have run out.
Why couples love this game
The two-player problem with charades is that generic prompts are unguessable without a team. Personal prompts fix it: your partner has all the context they need, so the guessing actually works, and watching someone impersonate your worst habit is its own reward.
Tips to make it more fun
- Exaggerate wildly. Subtlety loses at charades.
- The impersonation cards are where the evening actually goes.
- Film it if you want something to laugh at next year.
- It is a very good double-date game with two couples guessing.
Frequently asked questions
Can you play charades with only two people?
Only if the prompts are personal. Generic film titles are unguessable without a team, but a prompt like "us deciding where to eat" gives your partner all the context they need.
How long should each round be?
Sixty seconds. Any longer and the acting gets self-conscious, which is when charades stops being funny.
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