![]() But if there’s no game board, you can each set up your own copy and play on Zoom. If the game does require a community board – like checkers, chess, Sorry, or Monopoly – it’s going to be hard to reach through the computer screen to move your pieces around. The easiest virtual games to play on zoom are the ones you already have! (And I have a lot.) Board games are really easy and fun to play over zoom, as long as you don’t have to share a board with the other players. Score one point each time your team guesses the right answer, and the team with the most points wins. To clear the screen, just click the trash can icon. If you are playing from a touch screen, you can draw with your finger! Take turns drawing clues while the other players on your team try to guess the answer. You can change the color and size of your brush and easily start drawing by clicking on the screen with the mouse or touchpad. Then select annotate from the dropdown menu to pull up a tool bar. All players now share a blank canvas that everyone can see and draw on!Įach player should access the drawing palette by clicking “View Options” at the top of the screen. Click “Share Screen” at the bottom, select whiteboard in the window that opens, and then click to share the screen in the bottom right. First, the host needs to activate Zoom’s whiteboard feature. ![]() Lucky for me, there are some special features on Zoom (my new living room…literally) that make Pictionary a super fun virtual game to play. A team has to drink when they don’t guess the answer in time – and I’ll tell you from experience, the acting and guessing only gets funnier the longer you play.įull disclosure: A white board on an easel is a permanent fixture in my living room, because you never know when a game of Pictionary will break out. If you’re looking to up the ante for adults, charades happens to be one of the best drinking games. Score one point each time your team guesses the right answer, and the team with the most points wins! To make sure everyone can see the player who is acting, the host needs to click on that player in Zoom and click “Spotlight Video.” That ensures the person acting will always be the large video even when other people shout out answers. Choose any time limit you like, as long as it’s the same for both teams. When it’s your turn, act out your clue silently while the other players on your team try to guess the answer. To play charades, prop your device on a table and clear a space. You can either make up your own or use an online generator. To play charades, divide into two teams and come up with some words, phrases, movies, etc. But I have played it successfully over Zoom and it makes an awesome virtual game night! CharadesĬharades is not a game that would normally be used in the same sentence as social distancing. Fortunately, there are tons of games you can play that make Zoom call more interactive and fun! Here are my suggestions for the eight best games to play on Zoom with your friends and family. When your entire social life takes place on a Zoom call, you might be looking for a way to bring a bit more excitement to the table. While you may put on a professional shirt from time to time, you haven’t changed out of pajama bottoms since March almost two years ago. You work on Zoom, have drinks with your friends on Zoom, see the fam on Zoom. ![]() You’ve never heard of Zoom.įast forward to 2022. Your mask-less self is casually dropping by bars, attending concerts, willy-nilly hanging out with friends in indoor spaces without a care in the world.
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