Cricket Charades — play it with your friends

One of you gets a secret cricketer and acts it out. No talking. The rest shout the name. Free for up to 4, on your own phones.

By Martin Nymann (AddonNordic ApS), who made Deadline Day with his son Viktor. Updated 14 October 2026.

How do you play Cricket Charades?

One of you gets a secret cricketer on their phone and acts him out without talking. Everyone else shouts their guess.

Send the link. One of you starts a game and shares the link or the 4-letter code. You need at least two, and it is free for up to 4.
The actor taps Start. Only the actor's phone shows the name, the position and two facts to act from.
Act, shout, tap. When someone gets it, the actor taps their name. Both score a point, and the next name appears.
60 seconds a turn. Up to 3 skips. Then the next actor.

Everyone acts once, or twice when you are 4 or fewer. The winner, the best actor and the fastest guesser get named at the end.

Yes, on a video call: everyone joins on their own phone, and the actor acts on camera. It also works on stream, where your chat watches you act.

Same group, same cricketers, more at stake. Cricket auction game

Create a game and send the link. Drop the link in the group chat before the first ball. Everyone joins on their own phone, on the sofa or across the country.
Bid on one cricketer at a time. Batters, wicketkeepers, all-rounders, pace bowlers and spinners go under the hammer one by one, legends from 1948 next to today's stars. Two of you chasing the same opener is where the budget goes.
Set your batting order and your attack. The final is a T20: one side bats, the other chases. Level after 20 overs? A Super Over decides it, and the stronger XI wins.

The live auction. Everyone gets 100M and bids for the same cricketers. Build the stronger XI and win.
Guess the player. Six clues about a mystery cricketer, one at a time. Name them first — a wrong guess hands everyone else the point.
This or That. Two cricketers, same position, same era. One of you picks in secret, the rest guess which.
Imposter. Everyone gets the same cricketer except one bluffer. One word each, then vote.
Blind Ranking. Five cricketers, one at a time. Rank each before you see the next, and no moving.

A cricket tip. Act the trademark shot or the run-up: a helicopter shot, a slingshot action, a famous celebration.
No talking. Only the actor's phone shows the cricketer. Everyone else watches and shouts.
60 seconds a turn. Act as many as you can. The actor taps who got it, and both score a point.
Names everyone knows. The game picks well-known cricketers, legends and today's stars.
Best actor and fastest guesser. Both get named at the end, together with the winner.
No ads. Ever. Just you, the name and a lot of arm waving.

Free

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Host Pass

€4.99 paid once

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The actor: gets a secret cricketer on their phone and acts it out. No talking, no spelling, no pointing at things.
Guessing: everyone else shouts. The actor taps who got it first, and both score a point.
Time: 60 seconds per turn. Act as many as you can, with up to 3 skips.
Turns: everyone acts once, or twice when you are 4 or fewer.

How do you play Cricket Charades?

One of you gets a secret cricketer on their phone and acts it out without talking. The rest shout their guesses, and the actor taps who got it.

How many do we need?

Two or more, up to 20. It is free for up to 4.

Can we play Charades over a video call?

Yes. Everyone joins the game on their own phone, and the actor acts on camera.

Which cricketers are in Cricket Charades?

163 cricketers, from legends whose best season was in 1948 to today's stars, each rated on that best season.

Is it free?

Yes. Up to 4 friends play Charades and every other game free, with no sign-up and no ads.

What does the Host Pass cost?

€4.99, paid once. It opens every game you host on that device to 20 friends, and your friends never pay.

Cricket Charades — play it with your friends

Free for up to 4. Bigger group? One-time Host Pass €4.99 — your friends never pay.