5 games to have a good time during video calls

Different mobile applications to play by videoconference have become a success since the state of alarm and during confinement. The key to this success lies in combining the option of making video calls and also allowing you to play on them completely simultaneously.

Confinement and mobility restrictions have limited our social gatherings with friends and family. Technology and especially video calls have been the best way to get back together, sharing a virtual space.But if in addition to seeing each other we spend a good time playing fun games, everything becomes much more enjoyable.

This app allows you to play with friends during quarantine

Games are integrated into apps like Houseparty or Bunch so they are free and easy to access. Together with your friends you can recreate games of classic card, strategy or knowledge games. Take a look at the five that we propose below that will surely sound familiar to you!

Trivia

It is the classic par excellence so it could not be missing. This game of questions and answers will test your knowledge and that of your friends. In Houseparty, players will be able to choose a theme among several available such as culture, cinema, fashion, animals or comics. Each round consists of ten questions and the one who completes the most correct questions logically wins.In Bunch there is also a quick test to put your brain to the test and where from 2 to 8 players can participate.

Quick Draw! or Draw Party

If you and your friends are more into drawing lines and guessing drawings, you can have a fun time with Quick Draw! at Houseparty or Draw Party at Bunch. Both games are simple and are reminiscent of the mythical Pictionary. One participant will have to draw a picture with their fingers on the mobile device and the rest will have to be able to guess it.

Heads Up

Another of the most entertaining games to play on a video call is Heads Up in the Houseparty application. It can be played in teams or in pairs and the aim is to guess the word that the other participant has on his forehead through the clues given by the rest of the users.The game has four free decks called “decks”. The first deck labeled “trending” contains currently popular words, phrases, people, or places. For the second deck with the name of "Act It Out" the verbal explanations are omitted since it must be played through mime. “Superstars” is the name of the third deck, very similar to the first, but where famous movie, sport or music characters will have to be guessed. Finally, in the fourth deck known as "Animals gone wild" you must try to solve the animal through the explanations or imitation sounds of animals made by the participants.

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Pool

If you are a fan of billiards and you miss being able to enjoy a game with your friends at your favorite place, you can make up for the wait by getting together again by playing “Pool”, a classic that is also available from for free in the Bunch app.It also supports up to eight people. You will have to put your aim to the test to put all the balls in the holes before your rival does.

One

Another mythical table card game is UNO. Its version also exists in Houseparty so you can have a little game with your friends or family. The game dynamics is the same as in the real game: you must play with the cards that have the same color and the participant who runs out of them will win if they have shouted uno before! When I only had one. Through the application you can play with up to 7 users.