Category Clues hire
Hire Category Clues.
One team-mate sees the word on screen and has to describe it; their partner has to guess it. Six words a round, a clock ticking down on the big screen, and one rule…
Category Clues hire: describe it, don’t say it, against the clock.
One team-mate sees the word on screen and has to describe it; their partner has to guess it. Six words a round, a clock ticking down on the big screen, and one rule that ruins everyone: you cannot say the word, or anything that rhymes with it.
A pyramid of categories to choose from, a bonus round for a brave team, and a room that laughs harder at the describing than the guessing.
- Six categories, six words each, editable
- Words written around your company
- A live clock on the big screen
How it plays
How a round of Category Clues works.
- Pick a categoryChoose from the pyramid of six categories on the board — the office, British weather, famous duos and more.
- Describe, don’t sayOne player describes each word without saying it, their partner guesses. Passing is allowed; panicking is inevitable.
- Beat the clockSix words against a live sixty-second timer on the big screen, with a point for every one guessed.
- Bonus roundA team that fancies its chances can gamble on a bonus round for double points.
On the big screen
The real screens, not a mock-up.
“Two people who barely know each other, working as a team under a clock. It mixes departments faster than any icebreaker I have ever seen.”
Kevin Durham, host
What’s included
Everything that comes with Category Clues.
- Six categories, six words each, editable
- Words written around your company
- A live clock on the big screen
- Bonus round for double points
- Any two team-mates a turn
- Hosted live, with the room kept in it
Why it works
Why it lands in a corporate room.
It is the game that turns two colleagues into a team in sixty seconds, and it is very funny to watch, which keeps the rest of the room hooked between turns. Run it back to back with a scavenger hunt and you have an away day that actually gets people talking.
One app, eight games
Category Clues is one of eight.
Every game below runs from the same app on the same screen, so I can change format the moment the room needs a lift — no laptops swapped, no dead air. Pairs especially well with Scavenger Hunt.
Family Fortunes
Two teams, one survey board, three strikes
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Quiz Show
Categories, buzzers and picture rounds
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Play Your Cards Right
Higher or lower on giant cards
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What the Blank
Fill the blank, match the room
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Guess the Phrase
A phrase, one letter at a time
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Describe it, don’t say it
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Scavenger Hunt
The whole room, up and hunting
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The Generation Game
The conveyor belt — and a cuddly toy
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Category Clues hire FAQs.
How many play at once?
Two team-mates play each turn — one describing, one guessing — while the room watches the clock.
Can the words be about our company?
Yes — product names, department in-jokes and industry terms all make great describe-it words.
Is it hard?
The fun is in the pressure, not the difficulty — the words are approachable; the clock is what makes it.
What is the bonus round?
An optional gamble for double points, for a team that fancies its chances.
Enquiries
Want Category Clues at your event?
Tell me the date, the room and your rough numbers, and I’ll build Category Clues around your company and confirm availability. Hosted right across the UK.
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