BETWEEN LECTURES. BRING YOUR PEOPLE.
Looking for games to play between university lectures? Start with what you have: a few friends, a table in the common room and a little time. Pick something you can explain quickly and put away when it is time to leave.
You do not need a planned games night. Here are three options for different groups, plus a simple way to get your first Yapper game going.
Yapper is free to download on iPhone and Android, with ads and optional purchases. Only the host needs the app on their phone.
Best when four or more friends want a timed describing-and-guessing game. One phone supplies the words, timer and scores. Split into teams and take turns describing without revealing the answer.
Bring: one phone with Yapper. Choose a shared space where talking and laughing will not disturb people studying.
One person thinks of a person, place or thing. Everyone else takes turns asking yes-or-no questions, with up to twenty questions to work it out. Agree on the category first if you want an easier start.
Bring: nothing. A useful option when there are only two or three of you.
Take turns acting out a familiar film, activity or character without speaking. Everyone else guesses. Agree on a theme and a time limit so the rules stay simple.
Bring: some ideas and enough space to act them out. Keep the doorway clear.
That is the simplest starting setup for Yapper, rather than a limit of two teams. Bigger groups can add more teams in the app.
Read the complete Yapper rules for clue restrictions, skips and optional Chaos Mode, where every team can answer.
SEE IT. DESCRIBE IT. GUESS IT.
Before the first timed turn in the common room, show everyone this example. The describer sees “Meadow”; the guessers should not see the screen.
“An open field full of grass and wildflowers.”
Let one friend practise the clue without a timer first. When the idea clicks, pick two teams, start a real turn and put the answer out of the guessers’ sight.
The describer gives a clue, their teammate guesses “Toolbox”, and the app adds a point while the countdown continues. This is one turn, not a complete game.
Want to try it without an installation first? Our 20-second browser mini-round is a small English-language demo. The iPhone and Android app provides full team games and 11 languages.
Download Yapper for free on iPhone or Android. The app includes ads and optional purchases; a paid pack is not needed to start a core game.