Group and equipment
The app supports 3–12 players. Bring one iPhone or iPad with SnapRemark installed and gather where everyone can hear the clues.
Team-building word game
A team word game for your next 10-minute break.
Bring 3–12 people together with SnapRemark, a free clue-giving game for iPhone and iPad. Players describe words while their teammates guess. Use the suggested plan below for a meeting warm-up or team gathering.
Why it helps
Set up your group before the timer starts.
A mode to start with
Start with Team Round so each team has its own turn to score. Try Hand Off once everyone knows the rules and wants to pass the phone after each correct guess.
Categories people share
Choose familiar topics for the group. The built-in categories include Animals and History. Preview your choices, especially for mixed backgrounds or classroom use; the app is rated 13+.
Facilitator guide
A suggested 10-minute activity plan.
This is a hosting schedule you can adapt, rather than a preset mode in the app.
Minutes 0–2: Explain and demonstrate
Form teams and choose your categories and round duration. Demonstrate the rule: describe the word without saying it. For an example word like ‘bicycle,’ try ‘two wheels, pedals, and handlebars.’
Minutes 2–7: Play and rotate
Run short Team Round turns and change clue givers between turns. Give each team a chance to play. Adjust the number and duration of rounds to fit the time available.
Minutes 7–10: Compare what worked
Pause the game and ask which clues were easiest to understand. Invite players to share one example of a description that helped them guess. Finish with a takeaway about clear communication.
Keep everyone involved
Make room for different ways of playing.
Offer a practice turn before keeping score. Let people choose whether to give clues, guess, or observe, and agree on any house rules before you begin. Use a longer round duration if the group needs more time.
For more than 12 people, a suggested approach is to split into smaller groups with a device for each. Each group runs its own game. This plan is for people playing together in person.
Questions to close the activity
Which clue made a word click? Did an example help more than a definition? What did you change when someone did not understand?
Keep the stakes light
Use the game as a shared break and a conversation starter. Avoid treating scores or guessing speed as a measure of workplace ability.
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About SnapRemark
Read the product story and the design goals behind the app.
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