games to play on facetime with friends

FaceTime calls with friends can provide much-needed social interaction during this time of physical distancing. Try these game ideas to make your virtual conversations more engaging:

Never Have I Ever

Take turns saying things you’ve never done. If a friend has done that thing, they reveal that by showing a finger. The person with the most fingers up at the end loses.

Two Truths and a Lie
Each person shares two true statements and one lie about themselves. Others guess which statement was the lie.

Heads Up! Charades
Use the Heads Up! app where one person holds the phone to their forehead with a mystery word or phrase for others to act out until guessed correctly.

Taboo
A player says clues for their word without using forbidden words on the taboo list while teammates try to guess the word.

Would You Rather
Pose crazy “Would you rather…” scenario questions for the group to debate and decide their choice.

Guess the Emoji
One player creates an emoji sequence representing a word or phrase. Others try to guess what it means.

Scavenger Hunt
Create a list of items for players find items around their homes. The first to find everything wins.

20 Questions
One player thinks of an object or animal. Others ask yes or no questions to figure it out in 20 or less questions.