Games to Play on a Call: A Party Card Game for Video Calls and Long Distance
Box of Cards is a free party card game to play on a call with friends. Everyone opens the game on their own phone or computer and the call is just for talking. Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp or a normal phone call, it doesn't matter which.
Do you have to share a screen?
No. Many games to play over video call need one person to share their screen. Here each player has their own hand of cards on their own screen, so nobody holds cards up to a camera and nobody squints at a shared screen. On the call you only hear each other react to the winning sentence.
How do you start it during a call?
Open boxof.cards/play, press Play and paste the invite link into the call chat. Your friends tap it and join as guests, without an account or download. Whoever joins late plays the round that is running. Every step with screenshots is in how to play Cards Against Humanity online.
Which video call apps work?
All of them. The game runs in the browser and has nothing to do with the call, so Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp or a phone call all work. On a phone, put the call on speaker and switch to the browser. In Discord you can also start Box of Cards right in the voice channel, see Discord party game.
Does it work with two people, long distance?
Yes. A game needs 3 players, so bots take the empty seats. Two of you on a call play a full round with the bots, f.e. with your girlfriend or boyfriend in another city, or with long distance friends. The bots play cards that fit the sentence, they don't get the jokes. More on that in card game for two.
Is it okay for a work call?
With the right deck. The Rough decks (18+) stay hidden unless the host switches on "Rough decks (Age 18+)". The Soft decks are milder, but it is still a game about bad sentences, so look at the deck before you invite your team. Up to 10 people play one game, others can watch with the spectator link.
Does it cost anything?
No. Box of Cards is free and shows ads. It is not the official Cards Against Humanity and has its own cards. More party games for friends online are in online party games.
