Time's Up! Family

The same cards, three rounds, and increasingly desperate charades as talking gets taken away entirely.

πŸ‘₯ 4–12 players⏱ approx. 30 minπŸͺ„ Rules in 5 min8+
β˜… 6.1 Β· BGG #2,772

Who it's for

Family game nights and larger groups who want loud team-based charades with a built-in comedy payoff.

Not for you if…

You have a small group of two or three, because Time's Up! Family shines with teams and a full table.

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Vibe's take

energetic, funny, team-based, escalating, memorable

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About this game

Time's Up! Family runs the same deck of cards through your table three times, and that repetition is the whole joke. Round one, describe freely, any words you like, thirty seconds on the clock. Round two, you're down to a single word plus whatever gestures and noises you can manage. Round three, no words at all, just increasingly desperate mime. Because your team already guessed these cards once or twice before, things that stumped everyone in round one suddenly fly by in round three, and watching a teammate act out something you both already know is where the real laughs live. Teams, timers and pure charades energy, tuned for a family table.

Same cards, three roundsTalking phased out entirelyBig-group party classic

By the numbers

Players

Best at 6, 8, 9 playersWorks with 4–12

Duration

30 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.1 / 5 β€” Very Light

BGG Rating

6.1/10

Rank #2,772

1.2k ratings

Published

2010

Language

Language essential

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