How to play: Categories
Play the categories game online for free with friends, family or a class: one letter, a timer and a word for every category. Send a link and start, with no sign-up and no download. You can add your own categories.
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The aim
Find a word starting with the drawn letter for every category, faster and more cleverly than the others.
A round
A letter is drawn and the clock starts. Everyone types one word per category: a country, a city, a name, an animal and so on, all starting with that letter.
The first player to fill in every category can call Stop. Everyone else gets three more seconds, then the round closes. If nobody calls Stop, the round ends when the clock runs out.
Checking and points
All answers are shown side by side. Tap an answer you think doesn't count; it is struck out when more than half of the other players agree.
A correct answer nobody else had scores 10 points. The same answer as another player scores 5. If you are the only one with a correct answer in a category, you score 15.
After the last round the player with the most points wins.
Questions and answers
What is this game called elsewhere?
It is the classic paper game known as Stadt Land Fluss in German, państwa-miasta in Polish, nomi cose città in Italian, petit bac in French and Stop or Tutti Frutti in Spanish. The rules are the same everywhere.
How many people can play?
Two to eight players at one table. Send the link to your friends, class or family.
Can we choose our own categories?
Yes. The player who opened the table picks the categories, the number of rounds and the time per round before the game starts.
Who decides if an answer counts?
The players do. An answer is struck out when more than half of the other players mark it as wrong.