# Prompt cards maker

> Make free printable prompt cards for charades, drawing or conversation. Six, nine or twelve cards per page, cut along dashed lines. A4 or Letter.

Prompt cards hold one idea each: an action to act out, an object to draw, a revision question or a conversation starter. Paperoom sets your prompts on cards with dashed cut lines, six, nine or twelve to a page. Each unique prompt appears once, and the last page may have empty spaces.

3–30 players · 10–40 min · Ages 5+ · Played in: Everywhere

[Make it](https://paperoom.yunusemrevurgun.com/cards/) · Every sheet is generated on your device. PDF fonts load from this site on the first download.

## How to play

1. Print the sheets and cut along the dashed lines so each prompt becomes a separate card.
2. Shuffle the cards before you start, or generate them with Shuffle prompts turned on.
3. Place the cards face down in a pile on the table.
4. Take the top card and read it silently, so the other players cannot see it.
5. Act it out, draw it, or start a conversation about it. The other players guess, sketch or respond.
6. Agree on a gentle time limit together, and allow a pass or a partner if someone would like one.

## Tips

- Keep each prompt short. The maker accepts up to 80 characters per line, but a few words are easier to act or draw at a glance.
- Choose six cards per page for the most room to draw or write, or twelve for a compact pile.
- Mix the kinds of prompt, such as an action, an object, a sound and a feeling, so the game keeps moving.
- Print and cut one test sheet first, to check the card sizes and that the dashed lines sit where you expect.
- Leave out private names and personal details on cards that will be shared, and check that each prompt suits your group.

## Where it comes from

Acting out a word or phrase for others to guess, known as charades, is a parlour game played in many countries, and its origins are not well documented. Prompt cards follow the same simple pattern of one card, one idea and one round at a time, whether the prompt is an action, a drawing or a question for discussion.

## Questions

### How many cards fit on a page?

Six, nine or twelve, chosen when you generate the sheets. Fewer cards per page give more room to draw or write, and more cards per page use less paper.

### Can I shuffle the prompts?

Yes. Turn on Shuffle prompts when you generate the sheets to mix the order. Turn it off to keep the order you wrote.

### How many prompts can I include?

Up to 120 lines, each up to 80 characters, in any script. Repeated lines are removed, so each unique prompt appears once.

### What happens if the prompts do not fill the last page?

The last page keeps any empty spaces. You can add more prompts later and generate the sheets again.

### Can I save my prompts for another time?

Yes. Save your setup as a file and load it later. Generated cards are not stored in the file, so generate the sheets again after loading.

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