Slip Up

Describe it. Then one word. Then no words at all.

4 to 12 players · about 12 min

Slip Up is RumbleJam’s take on Salad Bowl, also known as Fishbowl. Everyone writes a few slips, things the whole room will know, and two teams take turns guessing them three times over: first say anything but what’s on the slip, then just one word, then no words at all.

How to play

Everyone writes slips on their phone: up to five each, fewer at a big table, so the bowl holds about 20.
The game splits you into two teams and names them.
Teams take turns, and so do their players. The clue-giver sees the slips on their phone and has 20 seconds to get their team to say as many as they can.
Each slip the team gets scores a point. A skip costs one.
Round one: say anything but what’s on the slip. Round two: one word, no noises, no pointing. Round three: act it out, without a sound.
When the bowl is empty, every slip goes back in for the next round, and the team that’s behind goes first.

One slip, three rounds

Say someone writes “a beekeeper.” In round one, Mia draws it: “Big hat, a veil, and a box full of bees!” Her team shouts it out, she taps, and the next slip comes up.

In round two it comes out on the other team’s turn, and their clue-giver says one word: “Honey.” In round three, whoever draws it mimes pulling on a veil and lifting out a honeycomb, and their team gets it.

Players and time

For 4 to 12 players, about 12 minutes. It needs four, so each team has someone to give clues and someone to guess. Round three is acted out, so play where everyone can see each other.

Which tone suits it

The slips come from the players, so the tone is whatever your group writes, and it plays the same in every Jam: there’s no Among Friends set. If someone runs out of time to write, the game fills in with slips of its own that suit any tone, Class Act included.

Questions

How many slips does each person write?

Enough for about 20 in the bowl: five each with four players, down to two each with nine or more, up to 40 characters a slip. If two people write the same thing, it goes in once, and the game tops up the bowl.

What if we have an odd number?

One team has an extra player. The clue-giving passes around each team, turn by turn.

Can we skip a slip?

Yes, for a point, though a score never drops below zero. The last slip in the bowl can’t be skipped, and the slip showing when time runs out goes back in free.

Can someone join partway through?

Yes. They join with the Jam code, watch this game on the shared screen, and play from the next one.

Getting started

Open rumblejam.com on the shared screen and choose Start a Jam. Make sure everyone can see it and hear the sound.
Everyone joins on their phone by scanning the QR code, or entering the Jam code at rumblejam.com.
Pick a nickname, choose a game, and play. The host chooses the game from their phone and plays along too.

Play free with up to four people. No account needed. Bringing a bigger group? Unlock room for up to twelve.

More games for a Jam: Hand Picked, Dial It In and Pair Off.

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