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Heads Up! Everything You Need to Know About the Party Game

One player holds the phone to their forehead while friends clue them in. Learn Heads Up!’s controls, scoring, deck examples, and family considerations.
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Heads Up! is a phone-based guessing game: one player holds a phone to their forehead while friends see the prompt and give clues. Tilt the phone forward when you guess correctly or backward to pass. Here’s how a round works, what the older guide says about its decks, and what to consider before playing with children.

How do you play Heads Up?

Heads Up! mixes charades with a guessing game. The person guessing holds the phone against their forehead so the other players can see the displayed prompt. They give clues—often by acting something out—and the holder tries to identify what the prompt says. The app’s guide describes a tutorial the first time it is opened.

  1. Choose a category or deck and start a round.
  2. Hold the phone to your forehead with the screen facing the other players.
  3. Listen to their clues and guess the prompt.
  4. Tilt the phone forward to mark a correct guess; tilt it backward to pass.

As Mick Symons wrote in iMore’s guide, “If you guess correctly, you tilt your phone forward. Tilt it backward to pass.”

How do scoring and replay work?

The guide describes playing individually or in teams, with the player or team getting the most correct answers in a round winning. At the end, the game recaps correct guesses, passes, and prompts that were missed when time ran out. It also describes a replay feature that lets the group watch a front-camera recording of the person giving clues.

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What categories and decks does the guide describe?

The iMore guide names these examples: Superstars, Act It Out, Blockbuster Movies, Animals Gone Wild, and Accents & Impressions. They offer different kinds of prompts, from acting challenges to movie and celebrity references. This is a list from that guide, not confirmation of the app’s current deck catalog.

The guide reported that additional decks cost extra and displayed a $0.99 app-download callout at the time it was published. Those are historical details, not current pricing or purchase terms. The app’s present price, availability, and in-app offerings have not been established here.

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Is Heads Up! family-friendly?

The iMore guide described the game as having no profanity, while noting that some prompts referred to R-rated films. That is a dated description, not a current content review or formal age rating. Suitability depends on the age range, the deck selected, and how players choose to act out or explain prompts. Adults planning a game with children should check the selected content and decide whether it fits their group.

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Can you play without a phone?

The described format relies on a smartphone screen and tilt controls, so the phone is part of playing this version. If you want a phone-free tabletop guessing game, Hedbanz board game is a separate alternative—not an accessory required for Heads Up!. Current stock and price can vary by retailer.

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Head’s Up Party Game 4th Edition, Word Guessing Board Game for Kids and Families Ages 8 and up
For two to six players, ages 8 and up. No Batteries Required.; Includes: 200 Cards, 6 Headbands, 48 Chips, Sand Timer, Instructions
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