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Free Printable Office Party Charades Cards
Print an office party charades deck in under a minute, free, and safe for a room of colleagues.
24 prompts to act out · cut-apart cards · US Letter & A4
An office party game has a constraint no other party game has: it cannot make anyone the joke. That rules out most of what is funny at a family gathering and almost all of what is funny in a bar, which is why so many work events end up with nothing to do.
These twenty four cards stay on the safe side of the line by being about the workplace rather than about anybody in it: the printer jamming, unmuting yourself three seconds too late, the meeting that could have been an email, trying to leave without saying goodbye to twelve people. Everyone recognizes them and nobody is the target.
Print the deck as it is and you are ready in a minute, six cards to a page, four pages, one pair of scissors. No account, no limit, no watermark. It works on a video call too, which is more than most party games manage. If your team has its own in-jokes, open the deck in the generator and add them. Whatever you type stays on your device, which is worth knowing before you write anything about work.
The prompts
Every card in the deck, or edit the list in the generator
- Unmuting yourself too late
- The printer jamming again
- Carrying too many coffees
- Looking busy when someone walks past
- A meeting that could have been an email
- Trying to find a free meeting room
- The lift doors closing on you
- Reheating lunch in the kitchen
- Sending the message to the wrong channel
- Waving at the wrong person
- Fighting the vending machine
- Wheeling a very loud chair
- Assembling flat pack furniture
- Presenting to a room that is not listening
- Typing very fast to look productive
- The fire drill nobody expected
- Untangling headphone cables
- Balancing a full mug across the office
- Watering the office plant
- Waiting for a very slow download
- Whiteboard marker that has dried out
- Arriving at a party far too early
- Taking the last biscuit
- Trying to leave without saying goodbye
Ways to play
Teams by department
Split by team and let the rivalry do the work. One minute per card, no talking, no props.
Icebreaker round
Play three cards before the food arrives. It gets people who have never spoken talking, which is the actual point of the party.
Nothing personal
Every prompt is about the workplace, never about a colleague. Nobody ends up as the joke, which matters more at work than anywhere else.
Remote-friendly
It works on a video call too. Share your screen, draw a card privately, act into the camera.
Questions
Are these office party charades cards free?+
Yes, completely free, with no account, no print limit, and no watermark.
Is any of it risky for a work event?+
No. Every prompt is a shared workplace moment rather than anything about a person, so nobody is singled out and nothing needs a disclaimer.
How many cards are there?+
Twenty four, printed six to a page, so four pages to cut apart.
Does it work for a remote team?+
Yes. Draw a card privately, act into the camera, and let the call guess. It is one of the few party games that survives a video call.
Can I add our own in-jokes?+
Yes. Open the deck in the generator and write them in. Everything you type stays on your device, which matters for anything about your workplace.