Say It or Act It — Beat the AI

At a glance

Best for

offsites, campus fests, weddings, festivals, conferences and exhibitions

Group size

One performer or team at a time; the room plays along (up to 300 phones)

How the room plays

One player or team performs on stage while the whole room watches, guesses or votes

Time

About 15–30 minutes per game (6 rounds by default, 60 s each)

Energy

High energy

You need

Guests’ phones in the browser (QR, no app), a big screen in any browser, a microphone, phone cameras and a host console on a phone or laptop

When it fits

After lunch at an offsite, a sangeet side-vs-side round, a keynote warm-up, a fest stage.

Try it

Self-running demo + guided demo call

How Say It or Act It — Beat the AI plays

How it ends: The performer scores when the AI or the crowd gets it and loses points for fouls; a podium at the end.

Ready-made versions by occasion

Each version comes with its own story, wording and look. Watch the one closest to your event.

• Offsite

  Offsite Taboo vs AI

  Teams take turns describing office-life words without the banned clues while an AI listens and guesses live. The fastest ice-breaker after lunch.

• Campus fest

  AI Charades — fest edition

  Students act out movies, sports and campus life on stage while a vision AI guesses from the camera. Beat the machine, win the fest.

• Wedding

  Sangeet Charades vs AI

  Bride’s side vs groom’s side act out wedding moments — the baraat dance, putting on mehndi, the varmala — while the AI guesses from the stage camera.

• Festival

  Pujo Taboo — describe it, don’t say it

  Describe rosogolla, dhunuchi naach or the Howrah Bridge without the obvious words while the AI listens. A pandal-side crowd-pleaser.

• Conference

  Keynote warm-up: Tech Taboo vs AI

  Volunteers explain tech jargon without the obvious words while an AI listens — and 300 delegates race it on their phones.

• Exhibition

  Booth game: describe our products

  Visitors describe your products without the obvious words while the AI listens — quick 3-round games with a leaderboard and lead capture.

Formats it runs

• Describe It Without Saying It. Explain a word aloud without the banned clues while AI tries to guess it. (Mic / mobile voice · 45–60 sec)
• AI Charades Live. Act out a word on stage while the big screen shows what AI thinks it sees. (Camera + LED · 60 sec)

How to run Say It or Act It — Beat the AI at your event

1. Pick the version. Choose the offsite version or another occasion’s, then add your names, photos, questions and colours.
2. Put up the big screen. Open the big-screen link in any browser on the laptop connected to the LED wall, projector or TV.
3. Guests join. Guests scan the QR code on the screen or on table cards and play in the phone browser. No app, no sign-up.
4. Run it from the console. Picks the mode and the cards (your list or AI-written from a topic); rotation is fair and seeded, and camera frames are deleted after each round.
5. The finish. The performer scores when the AI or the crowd gets it and loses points for fouls; a podium at the end.

Recommended in

• Keynote warm-up games and energisers for a big hall#3 of 6
• College fest games and event ideas, ranked#5 of 12

Pair it with

• 

  Award Night

  The awards part of the night, run from one console: nominees in 3D, the room predicts on phones, a drumroll, and the winner is revealed.

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• 

  Red Light, Deep Breath

  Red-light-green-light as a movement and breathing break: move on green, freeze and breathe on red, with the phone as the referee.

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  Try it Red Light, Deep BreathSaveSaved ✓ Red Light, Deep Breath to your shortlist
• 🎤

  AI Antakshari

  The family song-chain classic, refereed by AI: teams sing a song that starts with the last letter, and the AI checks the letter and every repeat.

  StageStage + room20–40 minHigh energyGuided demo
  SaveSaved ✓ AI Antakshari to your shortlist
• 🎤

  30-Second Pitch Arena

  Pitch an idea in 30 seconds on stage; the AI transcribes and scores it on your rubric, and the room votes.

  StageStage + room15–40 minLivelyGuided demo
  SaveSaved ✓ 30-Second Pitch Arena to your shortlist
• 

  Crowd Cam

  A staffed big-screen experience: the dance floor paints the screen in marigold while a festival haathi walks the room.

  StageStage + room10–30 minHigh energyGuided demo
  SaveSaved ✓ Crowd Cam to your shortlist
• 

  Pose Match

  A staffed kiosk game on the big screen: a carved jaali wall glides in with a body-shaped hole; make the shape and fit through, or tip into the pool.

  StageStage + room4 minLivelyGuided demo
  SaveSaved ✓ Pose Match to your shortlist

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