Hands

About this board game

Hands is a 20-minute party game for 3–8 players in which you communicate with hand signals instead of words. Mimic the cards in your hands, find another player making the same symbol, and score points for each match.

During play, everyone uses their hands to represent the cards they hold. Your goal is to spot the player whose hands are speaking the same visual language as yours. When you make a match, you score one point, turning observation and silent communication into the heart of the game.

There is an important command to watch for. If another player is making a two-hand symbol, you must imitate it—but you do not want to be the last player to respond. The player who is last to copy that symbol loses a point at the end of the game.

• Communicate through hand gestures rather than words
• Mimic cards and search for matching symbols
• Score one point for every match you make
• Avoid being last to imitate a two-hand symbol

With its simple premise and direct player interaction, Hands challenges you to watch the table, interpret gestures, and react at the right moment. Every signal may help you find a match—or warn you that a penalty is about to matter.

Whoever scores the most points wins. Released in 2015, Hands offers a compact, wordless contest for groups of 3–8 players.