Back

Activity

Act it, draw it, or talk around it before the timer dies.

Activity is Piatnik's team party game in which every term on a card has to get across in one of three ways – acted out, drawn, or described in words – while the sand timer runs down.

Three modes: acting, drawing, describingTeams race along a board trackSand timer on every single term

Who it's for

Groups of six or more who enjoy performing for each other and do not mind looking ridiculous doing it.

Not for you if…

Your group hates being put on the spot, or you want an evening where strategy decides the winner rather than charisma.

Vibe's take

Loud, silly, faintly undignified – the joy is watching a competent adult try to mime bureaucracy with forty seconds left.

#9,560 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 1990 · 36 years ago

older than 96% of games

In 2,671 collections

collected more than 38% of games

3–16 players · ages 10+

Best with 6 or 8 · publisher: 12+

about 45 min

shorter than 51% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.1 out of 5 · lighter than 89%

Opinions: divided

Some love it, others really don’t

Language: text-heavy

Unplayable without the language

Play style: in teams