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This game works best with smaller groups - around 8-12 people, so if you have a big group, it's best to split up and play multiple games.
Each person should write down the names of 10 people - either famous people or people everyone in the group knows. Get people to cut their pieces of paper up so there's one name per piece of paper. Go around and collect them in a basket or hat. You should have quite a few names in the basket.
Split into 2 or 3 teams (each team having around three or four members).
Round One.
Pick a team to start - one member of that team gets the basket of names, picks out a name, and has to try and describe that person to the other members of his team. Once they guess correctly, pull out another name from the hat and so on. The team has one minute to go through as many names as they can. If they get stuck on a name, they can pass and move onto the next name. Names that are guessed succesfully, put in a separate pile, those that are 'passed' put back in the basket. When the minute is up, add up the total number of names guessed, and add that to the team's score. Move onto the next team who do the same as above. This continues until all the names have been used up or 'guessed'.
Round Two.
Similar to Round 1 but you can only use one word to describe the person to your group. The group will be aware of all the names in the basket (from round 1) so it is easier than it sounds. Score a point per name guessed as above.
Round Three
Same as previous rounds but this time, you have to 'act' out the person without speaking.
Add up the scores at the end to see who wins!
Equipment needed
Pens
Paper
Basket or hat
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Comments
Great game, especially if you pick a mixture of famous people and not-so famous people (eg. the youth pastor, etc)- David (7 Sep 2006)
Good game, but if you find it too easy try playing backwards.
- Clive Bull (21 Jan 2008)
I prefer playing in smaller groups of about 3-5, and you have to guess another person in the room, to make it harder its the opposite of what you say for example the person setting the game will say "Marcus its not but Anna it might be, Bob its not but Stuart it might be" This then means its either Marcus or Bob, if the person then does an impression of Bob, the person is Marcus and vice versa. Adds flavour and variety to the game.
- Gremlin (21 Jan 2008)
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I prefer playing in smaller groups of about 3-5, and you have to guess another person in the room, to make it harder its the opposite of what you say for example the person setting the game will say "Marcus its not but Anna it might be, Bob its not but Stuart it might be" This then means its either Marcus or Bob, if the person then does an impression of Bob, the person is Marcus and vice versa
- Clive Bull (21 Jan 2008)
my youth group LOVED this game. except i caught one of the groups cheating by using code words for part two and code gestures for part three!
- Lisa (28 Jan 2008)
Lisa - that often happens when we play this game - groups invent phrases or actions to associate with a person - in some ways it adds to the fun though as some of the actions are hilarious
- james (29 Jan 2008)
great game!!!our youth loved it and want to play it everytime...
- wendell (28 Aug 2008)
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