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Bible Charades

How do we play?

Split into two teams and add everyone's names. On your turn, hold the phone so only you can see it and act out the prompt without words while your team guesses. Tap Correct when they get it, or Skip to move on. When time's up, pass the phone to the other team. Most points after the last round wins.

We tapped the wrong button

On the "Time's up!" screen, tap any prompt to switch it between correct and skipped. The score updates straight away.

What's forehead mode?

Forehead mode comes with Acts Out Plus. In Team Setup, choose Forehead under How you play. The guesser holds the phone sideways on their forehead while their team acts out the card. Tilt the phone down when you get it, or up to pass. The team can also tap the screen instead.

Can I show the scores on a TV?

Yes. AirPlay your iPhone to an Apple TV or smart TV (Control Centre › Screen Mirroring), or plug it in with a cable. The TV shows the scores, the clock and whose turn it is, but never the card, so everyone can watch.

Can I make my own prompts?

Yes. Choose Custom Mode on the Home screen, give your deck a name, and type one prompt per line.

Blackjack

What are the rules?

Match the top card by suit or number and be the first to empty your hand. 2s and Black Jacks make the next player pick up, 8s skip, Kings reverse, Queens must be covered and Aces change the suit. Tap "How to play" on the Blackjack screen for the full rules.

How do I play with friends online?

One person taps Create Room, chooses how many people are playing, and shares the four-character code. Everyone else taps Join Room on their own phone and types the code. The game deals once everyone's in. Everyone needs to be signed in to Game Center (Settings › Game Center).

I can't join a room

• Check the code. It uses letters and the numbers 2–9, so there's no O, I, L, 0 or 1.
• Make sure everyone is signed in to Game Center and connected to the internet.
• Each room is for a set number of people, and the game won't start until they've all joined.
• Still stuck? The host can tap Cancel and create a new room.

Someone left the game

If a guest leaves, a computer player takes over their cards. If the person who created the room leaves, the match ends, because their phone was running the game.

Draw the Word

How do we play?

On one phone, the drawer looks at the word on their own, then draws it while their team guesses out loud. Online, everyone joins with a room code, watches the drawing appear and types their guess. The fastest right answer scores most. No letters or numbers in the drawings!

Someone drew or wrote something unkind

In an online game, tap the flag at the top of the screen and choose that player. Hide stops their drawings and guesses showing on your phone, in this game and later ones. Report hides them too and opens this page, so you can tell us what happened: choose "Report a player" in the form below. Only people with your room code can join your game, and you can leave at any time.

Packs

What are packs?

Extra Bible Charades decks, such as Christmas, Easter and Holiday Club. Buy one at a time, or Every Pack to get them all, including new ones as they're added.

What's Acts Out Plus?

A one-off purchase that opens every mode in every game: forehead mode, 90-second turns and Advanced prompts in Bible Charades; Fast games, bigger tables and table styles in Blackjack; every category, Hard questions and online rooms in Bible Trivia; Hard words and online rooms in Draw the Word; bigger boards, Who's Who and the hard computer in Memory Match; Word by word and First letters in Finish the Verse; and more in Tic-Tac-Toe, Four in a Row and Anagrams. You can try one Plus game free every day, and "Everything" gets you Plus and every pack together. Tap any option with a padlock, or go to Profile › Acts Out Plus.

Do my friends need Plus to join my room?

No. Only the person who creates the room needs Plus for the bigger rooms and faster games. Everyone else joins free.

I bought a pack but can't see it

Go to Profile › Restore Purchases, signed in with the Apple Account you bought it with. Packs are shared with your family through Family Sharing.

Everything else

Can I get a reminder for the daily puzzles?

Yes. Go to Profile and turn on Daily Reminder, then choose a time. Each morning you'll get a nudge when the new Daily Anagram and Daily Question are ready, unless you've already played them.

There's no sound

Check the switch on the side of your iPhone, and Profile › Game Audio in the app.

Do I need to sign in?

No. Tap Continue as Guest and you can play everything. Signing in with Apple keeps your profile linked to your Apple ID, so if you log out and back in, your name and character come back.

How do I change my character or log out?

Go to Profile. Tap your picture to pick a different character, or tap Log Out to go back to the welcome screen. Your decks and saved prompts stay on the phone.

How do I delete my account or data?

In the app, go to Profile › Delete Account (or Delete My Data if you play as a guest). Everything the app saves is kept on your phone, so deleting the app removes it too. See our privacy policy.

Contact us

Found a problem, or got an idea for a deck? Tell us below and we'll get back to you by email. You can also write to us at support@actsout.co.uk.