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Surely you do not lack options to spend these days of quarantine in the best way. Mobile games, webinars and courses on any subject or apps to spend time with your friends or families through video calls.
But even the best options get boring when we spend so much time locked up and isolated. So it's time to get a little creative and improvise. How about spending an afternoon of games with your friends while you get together for a video call?
We share some apps and ideas that you can take into account in the next virtual meeting with your friends.
Houseparty
Yes, Houseparty has become the queen of apps these days. Not only does it allow you to have a video call with a group of friends, but it also adds the added bonus of integrating games. You can choose games like Trivia, the classic trivia game, or Chips and Guac that is based on word association.
Or if you want something more fun you can choose Quick Draw! where you will have to draw so that your friends know what it is about, or Heads Up, the typical game of the card in the forehead.
So with a single group video call with Houseparty you are already guaranteed an afternoon of fun. This app is available for iOS and Android.
Bunch
This is another interesting proposal to improvise a video call and spend the afternoon playing games.
You can take advantage of some of the games integrated in the app or test if Brunch has support to add your favorite games.
The dynamics is very simple since it works as if it were a game room. You can invite your friends or join their games. Some games integrated into the app are Flappy Lives, Mars Dash, and Superhighway.
And of course, you also have the famous trivia and drawing games among other options. This app is available on iOS and Android.
Caribu
This an application designed for the little ones. So if you want to spend time with your nephews at a distance, or have your children play with their grandparents remotely, you can choose this option.
While making the video call they can read some of the interactive stories offered by the application, or try some of the games. There are games to draw and color, puzzles, game of the line, among others.
Or they can choose a textbook for the child to review the alphabet, learn new words, or practice a new subject. This app is available on iOS and Android
JusTalk Kids
Another option for the little ones in the house. This application allows them to make video calls and play with their friends, grandparents or cousins from a distance.
There are stickers, filters, and different games for you to spend time together. In addition, it has functions to send photos, voice messages, videos or chat. An interesting detail is that it combines a series of parental control options so that parents establish limits and are responsible for the use of the app by children.
The app offers a free trial of a few days, but its dynamics is based on a monthly subscription. It is available for iOS devices.
Squad
This app doesn't have games built in, but it does have a dynamic that allows you to improvise some fun game sessions.
It allows you to share your mobile screen with your friends in video calls, as if they were there with you at home. So they can watch videos together, go on social media or play games using other apps, for example Ludo.
Following this dynamic, all your friends can share the screen at the same time and watch each other's game, and continue talking since the video call is always active. A slightly more fun and close way to enjoy the hundreds of game apps that only allow you to chat with your friends.
Available for iOS and Android
More ideas to play with your friends in video calls
And if you don't want to depend on a specific app to play with your friends, or you also have that friend in the group who resists trying new apps, you can use the most popular ones.
If you have installed the Instagram, Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp apps, then put your creativity to the test to improvise games while on a video call. You can use the classic games, like Trivia or Truth or Consequence, to have a fun time with your friends.
Game options are not lacking, so use your favorite games and adapt them to the dynamics of your video calling application. You may not be able to finish the game, but you will have fun in the process.
