What is Charades?
'''Charades''' or '''charade''' ({{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|r|ɑː|d|z}} {{respell|shə|RAHDZ|'}} or {{IPAc-en|ʃ|ə|ˈ|r|eɪ|d|z}} {{respell|shə|RAYDZ|'}}) is a [[word game|word]] [[guessing game]]. A player acts out a word or phrase and the other players attempt to guess what the word or phrase is in a certain amount of time. The person who is acting usually [[pantomime]]s similar sounding words. The game has also been adapted into television shows like [[Acting Crazy]], [[Party Game (game show)|Party Game]], [[Give Us a Clue]], [[Body Language (game show)|Body Language]] and [[Celebrity Charades]]. ==Other websites== *[http://barelybad.com/charades.htm The rules for Charades] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927182931/http://barelybad.com/charades.htm |date=2011-09-27 }} {{stub}} [[Category:Games]]