Games on Facetime are an exciting way to engage in a conversation and to get close to your distant relatives or friends who are miles away and only available through online communications.
It helps build relationships because doing fun activities together creates bonds, and Facetime games have made it easier to bond with anybody online.
Best Games to Play on Facetime
There are thousands of games to play, but failing to choose the right game might make the engagement even more monotonous, so it is crucial to choose the right game to keep your interest both in-game and with the person you are playing with.
If you want to create fun for your facetime party, below are the ten best games you can enjoy together with friends and families on Facetime.
Charades
Charades game is a fun activity to play with party people on Facetime. It’s simple and requires no additional tools to play this game. It’s a great form of entertainment where people try to guess what your gesture is trying to tell.
Make two separate groups compete with one another. When the game starts, one group messages another group member with words while other group members are unknown to those worlds in the message. Words can relate from the categories of book titles, music, movies, television, or phrases.
The member who received the words should convey the message to his/her team without verbal action. The team should figure out their member’s message by his/her gesture. Opening and closing palms can represent the sign of books, and holding out four fingers can represent the number in those words.
If the member guesses the word correctly within the time limit, the group gets the point, and the table turns for another group.
Trivia
Trivia starts with a question or a hint while another person on Facetime attempts to answer correctly. It’s one of the simplest games where you can unravel people’s curiosity about their personal interests.
To play Trivia, one person gives hints about things, like events, products, or pop culture references. For example:
Q: A famous cartoon series involving a cat and a mouse.
A: Tom and Jerry
Q: This man is the creator of the Marvel comic and appears in every movie as a cameo.
A: Stan Lee.
This or That
A famous Facetime to ramp up the conversion process when it comes to breaking the ice and setting up a bond between friends over the internet. People take turns asking questions to choose between two options, and others should pick one they like. It’s great among kids because it’s simple, and kids are eager to tell you why they like one over the other.
You can talk about simple things like:
- Pizza or Burger?
- Ice cream or Chocolate?
- Superman or Batman?
- Airplane or Helicopter?
Never Have I Ever
I used to play with my colleague when we were at the office, but we are now separate seas apart. Thanks to Facetime, I still play with them over the internet. Never Have I Ever is an interesting general topic to know your friend’s personal life.
The player takes a turn putting statements in front of groups about the things they have never done by stating, “Never have I ever.” Everybody holds up their hands, and if the statement is true, then they put down their finger. In the end, the person with the most finger wins. Never Have I ever become a popular drinking game at parties too.
You can ask questions that everybody can relate to so they can share their stories about the events. Here are some examples of Never Have I ever.
- Got drunk and passed out.
- Punched somebody in their face
- Ate expired food
- Slept on moving vehicle
- Been hospitalized
Pictionary
Bring your creativity to life with friends with Pictionary. It’s hilarious to figure out what your friends are drawing when they are really trying to convey a message through pen and paper. All you need is a pen and paper to get started. One player draws the words, and others have to guess the exact word by looking at the drawing.
You can choose a random word generator to draw or use your own words. Keep a minute or two of time for drawing, and people are to guess the world for drawing. The person who draws is not allowed to say a word and only communicate through drawing. One who can answer correctly gets the point, and the one with the highest points is the winner.
Would You Rather
You can pair two completely opposite questions and present them to your friends to choose one. It can be funny, weird, or serious questions. These questions are generally situational, where the player has to choose one above the other.
Would You Rather is a choice game that seems playful at the surface level but can be used to ask some strange psychological questions as long as everybody is comfortable with it. Some of the examples of Would You Rather are.
- Always say Everything on your Mind or Never Speak again.
- Young and broke or Old and rich
- Create history or Delete something from history.
- Have a job you love and make no money, or Have a job you have and make loads of Money.
Read My Lips
The game is played in groups, with each member of the group trying to guess the words or sentences without audio. The person who is speaking must mute the audio to keep it silent while another group tries to solve the puzzle of muted lips.
It’s hilarious when other people come up with wacky sentences when one tries to piece the puzzle of mysterious talking without audio. You can play with groups of people or just you and your other friends. Nevertheless, it’s a fun way to pass time.
Facetime Truth or Dare
No matter where you are, Truth or Dare is a staple for fun interaction with groups of friends and families. Truth or Dare has been known as a Party game for ages, and still, people play on several occasions. It’s so versatile that it can be played on Facetime.
You can randomize the player’s turn or make it serial. Nevertheless, players can choose to speak the truth for questions to be asked to them or dare any challenge tasked by other players. It’s a great game to really open up to people you like and accomplish simple challenges which are otherwise stopped by your fear of consequences.
Make sure to ask light and relatable questions and keep challenges minimal, like drinking five glasses of water or doing ten push-ups. It’s a game where you feel like you are actively contributing to the party by physically performing challenges.
Most Likely To
Suppose truth and Dare are too much for introverts out there; most likely, To can solve the problem as it is a light game to keep the conversation flowing with little to no stress on your mind and body. You are presented with a future situation intertwining with your future self. Just to make sure, these questions cannot be far-fetched, such as building your own spacecraft and landing on the moon or constructing houses underwater.
You can ask questions in relation to their daily life and what they can become in the near future. Some of the examples are Most Likely To are:
- Who is most likely to have four children?
- Who is most likely to become a millionaire?
- Who is most likely to go on vacation this month?
- Who is most likely to own a company?
Two Truth And A Lie
This one’s my favorite as you can see your friend’s face puzzled as they try to find one lie among the three statements you provide them. Friends who have spent the most time with you can easily find out your lie, so you have to carefully plan out your statements. It requires a little psychological brain power to deceive other players.
When you are on the guessing side of the game, you have to think logically and use your deductive skills to pull out a little from the truth. It works like a detective game at the simplest level.
The Player will give three statements among which one is a lie; the other participant should choose one lie from three, when every player finishes choosing one statement. Players reveal the correct answer and the player who answered correctly receives a point.
