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* A trailer for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' (that played before ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'' in theaters) has Mike and Sulley playing a game of Charades where Sulley tries to act out "Harry Potter" to Mike, to no avail. At the end, it's Mike's turn and Sulley correctly guesses "Franchise/StarWars" almost instantly.

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* A trailer for ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' (that played before ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'' in theaters) has Mike and Sulley playing a game of Charades where Sulley tries to act out "Harry Potter" to Mike, to no avail. At the end, it's Mike's turn and Sulley correctly guesses "Franchise/StarWars" almost instantly.
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** '''TabletopGame/{{Pictionary}}''' is Charades with drawings, where one partner must draw the clue instead of acting it out. This variant is more common in animation for obvious reasons. Sometimes [[TakeOurWordForIt the drawings aren't seen by the viewer.]]

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** '''TabletopGame/{{Pictionary}}''' '''[[PlayingPictionary Pictionary]]''' is Charades with drawings, where one partner must draw the clue instead of acting it out. This variant is more common in animation for obvious reasons. Sometimes [[TakeOurWordForIt the drawings aren't seen by the viewer.]]
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* Twenty Questions was parodied in ''[[Film/BillAndTed Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey]]'', which the now-dead protagonists decided to play [[IFellForHours to pass the time during their fall into hell]]. It was a tank, and Ted guessed it in two questions.

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* Twenty Questions was parodied in ''[[Film/BillAndTed Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey]]'', ''Film/BillAndTedsBogusJourney]', which the now-dead protagonists decided to play [[IFellForHours to pass the time during their fall into hell]]. It was a tank, and Ted guessed it in two questions.
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* WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice: In “Russ Plays a “Small Baby Game” With the Dark Eldar” some Drukhari guards transporting Leman Russ to the arena try to occupy him by playing 20 Questions. Only to discover that thanks to his experience playing the game with Magnus, and millennia in the Warp, whatever he’s thinking of slowly manifests into reality as they guess.
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* Kane, Millie and Canal play shiritori in the ''Anime/LostUniverse'' episode "The Bathroom Disappears". After a while, they reach a point where any word Canal suggests causes the other two to come up with a word that reminds them of the fact that the bathroom has disappeared.

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* Kane, Millie and Canal play shiritori in the ''Anime/LostUniverse'' ''Literature/LostUniverse'' episode "The Bathroom Disappears". After a while, they reach a point where any word Canal suggests causes the other two to come up with a word that reminds them of the fact that the bathroom has disappeared.
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* The ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' special ''It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown'' has a song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ5_2uib-TE Lucy Says]]" in which Lucy takes over a game of Simon Says.

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* The ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' special ''It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown'' ''WesternAnimation/ItsFlashbeagleCharlieBrown'' has a song called "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ5_2uib-TE Lucy Says]]" in which Lucy takes over a game of Simon Says.
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* In the 1990 film iteration of ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', when Donnie and Casey are fixing the truck, they play a variation of "Alphabet" where they take turns insulting each other. ("Atomic Breath," "Barfaroni," etc.)

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* In the 1990 film iteration of ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990'', when Donnie and Casey are fixing the truck, they play a variation of "Alphabet" where they take turns insulting each other. ("Atomic Breath," "Barfaroni," etc.)
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* An OverlyLongGag in the Creator/MarxBrothers film ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces'' has Stuffy ([[TheVoiceless Harpo]]) spend an entire scene using charades to explain the villains' FrameUp plot to Tony (Chico).

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* An OverlyLongGag in the Creator/MarxBrothers film ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces'' ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces1937'' has Stuffy ([[TheVoiceless Harpo]]) spend an entire scene using charades to explain the villains' FrameUp plot to Tony (Chico).
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* ''Film/DemolitionMan'': BigBad Simon Phoenix references Simon Says as a sort of CatchPhrase:

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* ''Film/DemolitionMan'': BigBad Simon Phoenix references Simon Says as a sort of CatchPhrase:catchphrase:
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* In '''Wink Murder''' (or '''Wink Killer''' or '''Assassin'''), one player is randomly assigned to be the killer without the other players' knowledge. This player then tries to eliminate the other players by making eye contact and winking, while the other players try to determine who the killer is before being eliminated.
** A variation called '''Fuse Murder''' has the players sit in a circle and hold hands. Only the killer can start a "fuse" by squeezing the hand of a neighbor multiple times. If a player's hand is squeezed multiple times, then the player must pass the fuse along by squeezing his/her other hand one less time. If a player's hand is squeezed once, then that player is eliminated.

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* In '''Wink Murder''' (or '''Wink Killer''' or '''Assassin'''), '''Assassin''') has one player is randomly secretly assigned to be the killer without the other players' knowledge. This player then tries (the "killer") try to eliminate the other players by making eye contact and winking, winking at them, while the other players try to determine who the killer is before being eliminated.
** A variation called '''Fuse Murder''' has the players sit in a circle and hold hands. Only the secretly assigned killer can start a "fuse" by squeezing the hand of a neighbor multiple times. If a player's hand is squeezed multiple times, then the player must pass the fuse along by squeezing his/her other hand one less time. If a player's hand is squeezed once, then that player is eliminated.
* '''Dictum''' is a word game where players simultaneously try to guess the closest word in the dictionary that comes after a specified keyword. Words derived from the keyword are not allowed. For example, if the keyword is "work", then "worker" and "working" are not allowed. And while "worm" is close to (and after) "work", the word "world" is closer.
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* Videogame/AmongUs is a direct evolution of werewolf even if its format changed enough that it has to be a video game to work properly. It can even be played by people in the same room to the same effect.

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* Videogame/AmongUs ''Videogame/AmongUs'' is a direct evolution of werewolf even if its format changed enough that it has to be a video game to work properly. It can even be played by people in the same room to the same effect.

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