Category Clock
One category, a shrinking timer.
Take turns naming something in the category before a shrinking timer runs out. Last one standing wins.
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What's it like?
A real game of Category Clock.
Category: a fruit
Time's up: Tom loses a life.
How to play
In 4 steps, on a single phone.
- 1A category: "a fruit"
- 2Take turns naming a fruit, fast!
- 3One player holds the phone: "Good" or "Fail"
- 4Fail = lose a life. Last one standing wins
Category Clock rules
Category Clock is the game where your brain goes blank at the worst possible moment. A category appears, "a fruit" for example, and everyone takes turns saying a word before the timer runs out.
No repeats, and the timer gets shorter with every word. Stuck on "uhh…"? You lose a life. The last one standing wins.
An example round
Category: "A fruit". Apple, banana, kiwi… the timer drops from 10 s to 9.5 s, then 9 s… Tom freezes on "uhh…": he loses a life!
2 to 16 players · a single phone · offline
- 1A category appears (e.g. "a fruit", "something you find in a fridge")
- 2Take turns saying a word from the category before the timer runs out
- 3One person holds the phone and taps "Good" / "Fail" for everyone: the next name pops up right away and their timer starts. No need to pass the phone!
- 4No repeats! Starting timer of your choice (6 to 15 s), 0.25 s shorter with every word (5 s minimum)
- 5Freeze, repeat or run out of time: you lose a life (1 to 3 lives, your choice) and a new category drops
- 6The last one standing wins
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Category Clock, tonight?
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