# Say It or Act It — Beat the AI Describe it without the banned words, or act it out: the AI guesses live on the big screen while the crowd races it. [Plan it for my team](#plan) Guided demo: this game needs a microphone or camera and real AI, so we play it with you live. A self-running version shows the big screen and a phone side by side. 🎭 Say It or Act It — Beat the AI is a guided demo ## 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 Guests ### On their phones The performer talks into a phone (Describe It) or acts in front of a camera (Charades); everyone else types guesses on their phones. You ### On the host 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. The room ### On the big screen The AI’s guesses and confidence evolving live, the banned-word buzzer, and the crowd’s race. **How it ends:** The performer scores when the AI or the crowd gets it and loses points for fouls; a podium at the end. The full description from the games team Two stage games in one. “Describe It Without Saying It”: the performer talks into their phone, a live transcript feeds an AI that guesses on the big screen, and saying a banned word sounds the buzzer. “AI Charades Live”: the performer acts, a camera sends frames to a vision AI whose guesses and confidence evolve live. Everyone else guesses on their phones; the performer scores when the AI or the crowd gets it, and loses points for fouls. Cards from your own list (wedding rituals, products…) or AI-written from a topic. Fair seeded rotation, teams, privacy controls for camera frames. ## 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](https://sociana.in/play/ideas/keynote-warm-up-games/) - [College fest games and event ideas, ranked#5 of 12](https://sociana.in/play/ideas/college-fest-games/) ## Picked for your Based on the games you looked at and tried on this site, remembered only in this browser. 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Labels say what is delivered, live or still being built. - [Delivered · Chennai · 9–10 Sep 2026Tiger15Employees scanned their way around culture booths, earned points on a live league and redeemed rewards at the counter.](https://sociana.in/case-studies/tiger15-tiger-analytics/) - [Delivered · Jaipur · 25–27 Sep 2026The Jharokha SangamA palace-themed offsite with a team Stepathon, an AR card hunt and medallions, plus the agenda, tickets and entry QR.](https://sociana.in/case-studies/the-jharokha-sangam/) - [Delivered · Lonavala · 3–5 Apr 2026Unstoppable NAMI 2026Three days at Aamby Valley with ID collection, a resort guide, the Nippon Quiz and live polls the leadership could trigger.](https://sociana.in/case-studies/unstoppable-nami-2026/) - [Event appThe Sociana app for cultural offsitesThe event app around the games: guest lists, schedules, check-in and updates in one place.](https://sociana.in/event-types/cultural-offsites/) - [Partly liveSeason leaderboardsOne league across events](https://sociana.in/platform/season-leaderboards/) ## Questions people ask Can I try it myself? It needs a microphone or a camera and real AI, so it is shown as a guided demo rather than a self-serve trial. How long does Say It or Act It — Beat the AI take? About 15–30 minutes per game (6 rounds by default, 60 s each). After lunch at an offsite, a sangeet side-vs-side round, a keynote warm-up, a fest stage. How many people can play Say It or Act It — Beat the AI? One performer or team at a time; the room plays along (up to 300 phones). One player or team performs on stage while the whole room watches, guesses or votes. Do guests need to download an app? No. Guests scan a QR code and play in the phone browser. The big screen is a web page on any laptop connected to the LED wall, projector or TV, and the host runs it from a console on a phone or laptop. Can Say It or Act It — Beat the AI carry our names, photos and branding? Yes. At a wedding it carries the couple’s names, photos, monogram and hashtag (never sponsors); at a company event your logo, colours, values and team names; at a booth your product and brand. We set it up with your content before the day. Why is there no self-serve trial of Say It or Act It — Beat the AI? It needs a microphone or a camera and real AI, which a simulated trial cannot show honestly. Watch the self-running version, then book a short guided demo where we play it with you live. How is Say It or Act It — Beat the AI priced for an event? Per occasion, by the games chosen, the number of screens and the days on site. Send the date, city and rough guest count with the form on this page, and we reply with an itemised quote within one working day. ## Shortlist sent A person on our team will reply within one working day with setup notes and an itemised quote. Meanwhile, start a free trial of any game and play it with friends. ## Try it ### What guests do on their phones Guests scan a QR code and play in the phone browser. Nothing to install. ### Scan to play on your phone Point your phone camera at the code. It opens the free trial: you host on one screen, and friends join from the QR on the big screen. Free, no sign-up. The trial runs on simulated AI and says so on every screen; at your event the game runs on real AI with your names and photos. [Start a free 2-hour trial ↗ (opens play.sociana.in in a new tab)](#)[Plan it for my event](#plan)[All the details](#) **0** games saved: [Send me these](#plan)[Try it](#) --- Canonical: https://sociana.in/play/stage-guess/ Publisher: Sociana by Alien Brains Private Limited (https://sociana.in/)