Looking for a way to liven up your Zoom calls? Need a game to play during your next virtual happy hour? Sick of just staring at your friends’ faces during your video chat catch-ups? (Our daily routines are pretty much identical so everyone is more than caught-up.) Fear not, for you can play Scattergories on Zoom. If nothing else, it’ll awaken the nostalgic part of your brain.
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If you and your friends crave inconsequential competition — my favorite kind — Scattergories is the low-stakes drama you seek. If you’re unfamiliar or need a refresher, Scattergories is the game where you roll a giant die with letters on each side. Then, you fill out a list with random categories like actors, colors, or things you find in a zoo. Each answer needs to start with the designated letter. You get a point for each original answer. If someone else has the same word as you, neither of you get the point. Prepare to argue about who counts as a celebrity and how creative you can get with the names of colors.
There are a handful of different versions of Scattegories online. My personal favorite is this Scattergories list generator from Swellgarfo. (If you don’t like that layout, there’s an alternate design.) You’ll need to share your screen for this one if you want to play it on Zoom. From there, it’s pretty simple. Just make sure everyone has a piece of paper, a pencil, and the propensity to tell the truth about their answers.
If you don’t want to share your screen, there’s also Scattergories online with a shareable link. One person will need to set up the Scattergories room — with this version, you can select which game categories you want to include from a list. Then, they’ll be able to choose letters you want to include in gameplay, ensuring you won’t have to come up with a list of words that start with X or Q. You can also specify how many people are playing, how many rounds you want to do, and how long each round ends. Finally, drop a link in the Zoom chat and you’re good to go.
If you really want a DIY version of the game, there’s an extremely 2010s-looking blog with lists of original Scattergories category cards. Pair that with a random letter generator and this Scattergories timer video with the OG Scattergories timer sounds, and you have yourself a trip back to your childhood.
There’s also a free Scattergories app from Hasbro. (It has in-app purchases and some limits on how many free games you can play in a day.) However, you can only play one-on-one against a friend who also has the app. It’s also kind of renders the Zoom part obsolete since the app reveals answers tallies points for you.
If you need a crash course in Zoom Scattegories: Screen-sharing Edition, here’s how you can play:
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- Have one person go to Swellfargo’s Scattergories game or a site. They’ll then share their screen so you’re all looking at the same list. (You can access the “Share Screen” option by clicking on the green arrow at the bottom of your video or by clicking the Zoom icon in the top right corner of your Mac.)
- Click play when everyone’s ready. (Hit “restart” if you want a different letter.)
- After two minutes, everyone shares their answers. If you give an alliterative answer (e.g., “Marilyn Monroe” for “celebrities that start with M”) you get an extra point. If someone else has the same answer as you, you both cross that item off.
- Play as many rounds as you want. Whoever has the most points at the end wins the title of Lord of the Scattergories.
Some other rules to abide:
- No adding an adjective before a word to make it work with the letter (e.g., Blue Toyota for “cars that start with T”).
- No repeating words (e.g., no using orange for “colors that start with O” and “fruit that starts with O”).
- Be nice and have fun. This is just a rule for living life.
You can also make up your own rules — I like to award bonus points for creativity. Or ignore rules you don’t want to abide by like repeating words. I’m not your Scattergories daddy. Happy gaming!
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Slither.io does not have an innate zooming function but there is one confirmed way to be able to zoom in and out in-game, provided you are playing at a PC and using Chrome.
Slither Plus is an extension that adds a number of features to Slither.io to make the game more enjoyable, and unlike competitor Slither.io Mods V3 it hasn't been removed from the Chrome Web Store for being malicious.
Though Slither Plus has a number of features (including an even lower graphical mode for low-end computers to play without lag) the zoom feature is one of the most sought-after--though zooming out to have a larger view than other players is very much considered cheating.
If you're all right with cheating in Slither.io (I'm not really, but Slither Plus has some nice extra features) you can grab it up on the Chrome Web Store for free. The website also has a separate script download for Opera and Safari users, but it's better safe than sorry when downloading unofficial fan-made scripts. Stick to the Chrome version because it is confirmed to be safe.
How to zoom out and in using Slither Plus
After you have installed the extension and go to the Slither.io website you will see a few options under the Nickname field, one of which being Zoom.
Make sure it is toggled to 'ON', input your nickname, and press 'Play'.
Once you're in, you can zoom in and out using the mouse scroll wheel. It's as easy as that!
We here at GameSkinny don't like to condone cheating but there's no stopping you if you want to, and it's best you keep your computer safe in the process. Be wary of scripts and extensions that are not able to be hosted on the Chrome Web Store as that implies they are not safe--it's not worth risking your personal information just to cheat at a free to play game.
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