You don't need any equipment for this game—just people! But you need to get everyone in the proper position. There are two main options for this.
- Straight Line: The best way to set everyone up for this game is to be in a straight line, spaced far enough apart so that others can't hear what you're whispering into the next player's ear.
- Circle: Sometimes you're working with too tight of a space to allow for a straight line, such as indoors in a bedroom. In those cases, have everyone sit or stand in a circle, spaced apart in the same manner as you would in a line.
The first player starts the game by whispering a single word or phrase into the ear of the next player. No repeating! If the next player didn't quite hear it, well, that's part of the fun of the game!
The next player then whispers what they think they heard to the following player, and so on. This continues until the word or phrase reaches the very last person.
The last player gets the most important part: announcing what word or phrase they heard! Then the first player states what the actual word or phrase was. It's fun to see just how much it changed from one person to the next!
To play another round, have the last player move into the first player position and restart the game with a new phrase. This can continue until each person has had a turn at choosing the initial word or phrase and a turn at being the one to announce it!
Coming up with single words for the Telephone Game is easy, so to create an even better game, you should have a few good phrases handy ahead of time!
You want to pick something that's a little challenging and easy to misinterpret because it makes the end result even more entertaining. Also, try choosing a phrase that you think would be totally hilarious for people to whisper down the line, no matter if it's easy or hard; the players' facial expressions will be priced
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