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Act It Out

No words. No props. Ninety seconds.

Two teams of four take turns acting out films, books and phrases while their team shouts guesses. The word goes privately to the actor via a role-targeted prompt; the team guesses in open mic against a timer. The host adjudicates and keeps score.

20 minrunning time
9human roles
1talent roles (host, leads)
0always-AI roles
4scenes

Roles

Talent roles are gated by tier; player roles are open to anyone who has verified their email. Any role can be covered by an AI understudy if the producer's fill policy allows it.

  • HostTalent · needs Talent+

    Start each timer, watch for talking or mouthing words (foul: zero points), and award 10 points per correct guess with director.score on the team. Keep both teams loud.

    Understudy persona: Bea Castellano — games-night ringleader, calls fouls with glee

  • Team APlayer · open×4

    Actors rotate through members 1 to 4. When you're acting, your word appears privately on your screen: no sounds, no lip movement. When guessing, shout everything.

  • Team BPlayer · open×4

    Actors rotate through members 1 to 4. When you're acting, your word appears privately on your screen: no sounds, no lip movement. When guessing, shout everything.

Scenes

The running order. Each scene is a list of cues the host steps through.

  1. Cold open5 cues
  2. Round 1 — Films18 cues
  3. Round 2 — Phrases, double points18 cues
  4. Goodnights3 cues