Puppet Master Charades Game is a favorite youth group game around our ministry. Perfect no-prep game for a regular night or part of an event.
– Note Cards
– Egg Timer or Countdown Clock
GAMEPLAY:
Quick explanation: Players will be using their partner as a puppet to play charades, order for their team to guess the answer in the time allowed
Before the Game:
– Write down a variety of clues or go and purchase a pre-made charades/charades-like game
Game Play
– Divide the group up into 2 equal teams
– Explain the simple rules.
– Partners will come to the front.
– One person will stand behind the other and use them as a puppet to act out the assigned charade clue.
– Their group will have only a certain amount of time (30-60 seconds?) to correctly guess the clue.
– Switchback and forth between teams.
– Play as many rounds as you like and time allows for
Rules:
– Usual charades rules apply (http://www.cs.umd.edu/~nau/misc/charades.html)
– No speaking
– No acting out letters of numbers