Coming soon
Fishbowl game online, played on your phones
Coming soon // 4 to 20 players
Everyone fills the bowl, then the room plays the same words three times: describe it, one word only, then mime. No paper and no pens.
Coming soon
Fishbowl is the old hat game: everyone writes words on slips, drops them in a bowl, and the room plays the same words three times, each round harder than the last. This version is for phones and a shared screen, so there is no paper, no pen and no one stuck with the scoring. It is not open yet, and this page shows how a game will run so you can plan your night.
How to play Fishbowl: three rounds, one bowl
Everyone adds words to the bowl, and the room splits into teams. Then the same words come out three times.
- Describe it. The clue giver says anything they like, except the word itself, until their team guesses it.
- One word only. The same words are back in the bowl, but now each clue is a single word.
- Mime it. No sound at all. By now the whole room knows the words, which is why this round is the funniest.
Every word your team gets is a point, and the team with the most points after round three wins.
What the phones do
Words go into the bowl on your phone, and the TV fills a glass bowl as they arrive. On your turn, your phone shows the word and you swipe Got it or Pass. Everyone else sees only "your team is guessing", so the word is never on the big screen. A timer sweeps round the TV for your team.
The family version needs no typing: each phone is offered a short picked list of words and taps three. A separate grown-ups version, for 18 and over, lets the room type its own words.
At a glance
- Players
- 4 to 20, in two to four teams.
- Length
- About 20 to 30 minutes for all three rounds.
- You need
- A phone each and one shared screen. No paper, no pens, no app.
- Ages
- The family version is for ages 8 and up.
Who it is for
Fishbowl suits a bigger crowd than most party games: family get-togethers, office parties, a birthday or a long dinner. It works best when the room already knows each other, because the in-jokes build as the words repeat. If you like charades, you will like this, and our charades generator will keep you going until it opens.
Get a launch alert
It is not open yet and no date has been set. Leave your email and you get one message when it is ready.
While you wait
Play a talking game tonight: Read the Room, Two Truths and a Lie or Which Would Ya?. See all our party games, or read about party games on a TV with phones.
Updated 4 November 2026.
Questions
Is this Fishbowl game available yet?
It is not open yet and no date has been set. Leave your email in the launch alert on this page and you get one message when it is ready.
What are the rules of Fishbowl?
Everyone puts words in a bowl and the room splits into teams. The same words are played three times: first you describe the word, then you use one word only, then you mime it. Each word your team guesses is a point.
How many people can play?
4 to 20 players in two to four teams.
How long does it take?
About 20 to 30 minutes for all three rounds.
Do we need to type the words?
Not in the family version. Each phone is offered a short picked list and taps three words. The grown-ups version, for 18 and over, lets the room type its own words.
Is it the same as charades?
It shares the miming round. Fishbowl adds two rounds of talking first, so the same words come back three times and the room learns them as it goes.
Do I need an app or paper?
No. It runs in the browser on your phone, with the bowl and the timer on a shared screen. There is nothing to print.
Will guests have to pay or sign up?
We have not set prices for this game. Guests join from a link on their own phone with no app, and we will say on this page before it opens what, if anything, the host pays.