Antakshari
From India
Sing a few lines of a song. The other team's song has to start with the letter yours ended on.
the best bit: a whole team stuck on the letter Z, humming desperately
- Players
- 4–20 (best with 6–12)
- Time
- 15–45 min
- Learn in
- Seconds
- Mood
- Lively
- Format
- Teams
The 30-second version
A favorite at Indian gatherings. Split into two teams. One team sings a few lines of any song. The other team has 30 seconds to start a song that begins with the last letter of the last word they sang. Go back and forth until one team can't think of a song.
honestly, just read this out and go.
Grab these
Set up
- Split into two teams.
How to play
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Sing
The first team sings at least one full line of any song.
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Find the letter
The last letter of the last word they sang is the other team's letter.
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Answer
The other team has 30 seconds to start singing a song whose first word begins with that letter.
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No repeats
A song that's already been sung can't be sung again.
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Score
If a team runs out of time, the other team scores a point and starts the next round with any song.
How to win
The first team to 5 points wins.
Once you know it
- Bollywood rules
- Play it the way it's played in India: Hindi film songs only, and the next song starts with the last sound, not the last letter.
From experience…
- End your line on a hard letter. Stopping on a word that ends in x, q or z is a power move.
- Whoever remembers a song first should start singing. The rest of the team will catch up.