The classic passing game, on your phone
Sit in a circle and press Start. The potato starts ticking, and the ticking gets faster – but nobody knows exactly when it will go off. Before you may pass the phone on, you have to answer the prompt: name something from the topic, or a word starting with the shown letter. Whoever is holding the phone when it explodes is out – or does a funny forfeit.
The time is random within the range you choose (for example 15–45 seconds) and is picked with a secure random number generator, so nobody can predict it. Topic and letter prompts make it a great word game for classrooms and family parties.
How to use
- Set the shortest and longest possible time.
- Choose prompts: topic, letter, both or none.
- Press Start and pass the phone after answering.
- Boom! Whoever holds it does a forfeit or sits out the next round.
Ideas for using it
- Topic. “Animals” – say an animal, then pass it on. No repeats!
- Letter. “Starts with B” – any word that begins with B.
- Classroom. vocabulary practice: name a word from today’s lesson.
- Party. the loser picks the next song or does a dance.