City, Name, Animal, Thing online

The classic pen and paper game: one letter, and everyone writes a city, a name, an animal and a thing at once. Here you play it online, a judge checks the answers and counts the points.

Play City, Name

Free, with no ads and no sign-up.
On a phone, tablet or computer. Nothing to install.
With friends and family through a link, wherever they are.
When nobody else is around, bots with character and a voice join you.

What is City, Name, Animal, Thing

Each round a letter is drawn and everyone writes a word starting with it in every category. An answer nobody else has scores the most. The judge checks the answers against dictionaries, and when it is not sure, the people at the table vote. You can add a plant, a country, a river, a food or a job too.

How to start

Tap the Play button above and type your name. One word is enough, no sign-up needed.
You sit down at a table where someone is waiting, or at a new one that starts by itself in a moment. Bots take the free seats.
Want to play with family or friends? Open your own table and send them the link. At the table you can also chat and send reactions.

City, Name, Animal, Thing rules

Goal

Write an answer in each category that starts with the round’s letter. Whoever has the most points after the last round wins. Equal points share a place, and nobody is the loser.

Rounds

The game has 5 rounds. Each draws a new letter and gives you 60 seconds to write. Everyone writes at once and can change an answer until the round ends. Once every person at the table is done, the round ends early.

Stop

Whoever has filled in every category can press Stop. Everyone else then has 3 more seconds to finish. Only when the table’s host turns it on.

The judge

A judge checks the answers against dictionaries. The same answer written another way counts as one. Others never see a rude word, and it does not count. Dialect and slang words count.

Challenges

After the reveal, tap someone else’s answer and the people at the table vote on it for 10 seconds. You can also join two answers that are the same. On a tie, the judge decides.

Points

A valid answer nobody else has scores 10 points. When someone else has the same answer, it scores 5. When nobody else has a valid answer in the category, it scores 20. An invalid or empty answer scores 0.

Slovak and Czech

A word counts in Slovak or in Czech, and “medveď” and “medvěd” are the same answer. Only letters both alphabets have are drawn.

Leaving and bots

If you leave the game, a bot writes for you. Nobody writes for a player who lost the connection, and what they did not write scores 0.

Questions and answers

How many players can play?

Two to eight. Bots can take the free seats; they write like people and now and then get one wrong.

Who decides whether an answer counts?

The judge, by the dictionaries. When it is not sure, or someone disagrees, the people at the table vote. On a tie the judge’s word stands.

Which languages can I play in?

English, Slovak or Czech. At a Slovak or Czech table a word counts in either language.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free, with no ads and no sign-up. Just type a name and play.