Party & Social
In Sync
Describe words to your partner and race the clock. Everyone takes a turn.
- Category
- Party & Social
- Players
- 4–10 players
- Duration
- ~15 minutes (estimate)
- Best group size
- We recommend 4 to 8 players. Each player gives once and guesses once, so the game grows with the room. It needs at least 4.
How to play
In Sync is a clue-giving race for pairs, played in front of everyone else. It needs at least four players. The number of rounds matches the number of players, so everyone takes one turn giving clues and one turn guessing.
Each round, one player is the Giver and another is their partner, the Guesser. The Giver sees a category of words on their phone and has 45 seconds to describe them, out loud, until the partner says each one. The Giver taps GOT IT when the partner nails a word and WRONG on a miss. Skipping a word is allowed, but it costs 3 seconds off the clock.
Every guessed word is worth 10 points to both partners. Quick words in a row build a streak bonus of 5 extra points at a time, up to 15 extra per word. Clearing the whole category early earns both of them a 30-point sweep bonus. A WRONG tap takes 5 points from both.
The rest of the room is not idle. Before the round, audience members secretly predict how many words the pair will get: an exact prediction earns 25 points, one off earns 15, and two off earns 8. Everyone else stays quiet while the pair plays, which is harder than it sounds.
Tips for hosts
- Remind the audience about the silence rule before the first round. A shouted answer ruins a round.
- Givers should avoid saying the word itself or any part of it. Describe, do not spell.
- Skip early instead of stalling. Three seconds lost is cheaper than twenty seconds of silence.
- It is a perfect middle-of-the-night game, once everyone is warmed up but before energy dips.
Best for
Best for: Groups who like quick talkers, teamwork and tense audience bets.
Play In Sync
Open Sofa Showdown on a laptop or computer connected to your TV, choose In Sync from the game shelf, and share the four-letter room code with your friends.
Play now Opens hosting on this screen. Nothing starts until you choose a game.