Question 1

Is charades or Pictionary better for a big group?

Accepted Answer

Charades scales better to large groups because everyone can see the actor from anywhere in the room, while Pictionary needs people gathered around the paper.

Question 2

What's the main difference between charades and Pictionary?

Accepted Answer

In charades you act the clue out with your body; in Pictionary you draw it. Both are timed guessing games played in teams.

	Scharade	Pictionary
How you clue	Acting / miming	Drawing
Equipment	None (just a phone)	Paper & pens
Best group size	4–20+	4–12
Skill it rewards	Performance & timing	Sketching & speed
Plays away from a table	Yes	No
Good for kids	Excellent	Great (if they can draw)

Scharade vs. Pictionary