PARTY GAME · 2+ PLAYERS · NO SIGN-UP · GAMES SHELF

Forehead Frenzy.

Hold the phone to your forehead. Your friends shout clues. Nod down when you get it, up to pass. Charades, minus the charades.

STEP 1 · PICK A DECK
STEP 2 · ROUND LENGTH

Tilt threshold ±45° · no sensor, no problem — tap or arrow keys work everywhere.

How to play this charades game online

  1. Pick one of the 5 decks and a round length — 60, 90 or 120 seconds.
  2. Turn the phone sideways and hold it flat against your forehead, screen facing the group.
  3. Everyone else describes the word on screen. They can act, rhyme, or list examples — never say the word.
  4. Nod the phone down when you guess it, up to pass, then bring it back upright for the next word.
  5. When the clock runs out you get a word-by-word review of every hit and every pass, plus a shareable score.

The word decks

262 hand-written words across 5 decks, all generic — no film titles, no character names, nothing borrowed.

Questions

How many people do you need to play?
Two is enough — one guesser holding the phone and one clue-giver. It gets better at four or more, because the clues start competing with each other.
Does it work without a tilt sensor?
Yes. If no motion readings arrive — most desktops, and any phone where you decline the sensor prompt — the game switches to tap mode automatically: tap the bottom half of the screen for a hit, the top half to pass. Arrow keys ↓ and ↑ do the same thing on a keyboard.
Why does iPhone ask for permission?
Safari requires an explicit tap before any web page may read the motion sensor. Tap "Enable tilt controls" on the setup screen. The readings are used to detect a nod and are never stored or sent anywhere.
Can a word come up twice in one round?
No. Each round shuffles a fresh deck from the chosen pack and deals from it without replacement. If you clear the whole deck the round ends early — and that counts as a win.

Want a party game that stays quiet? Try Imposter Word, the pass-the-phone undercover game. Or browse the whole games shelf and the free tools workbench.