Aura Games

Backwards

Say it, flip it, guess it.

2–12 playersOne phone

Players

2–12

  • At least 2
  • At most 12

How

One phone

  • One phone is all it takes: in the middle of the table, or passed from hand to hand.

Same room

For friends gathered around one table.

How a round works

  1. The reader sees the card in secret and says it into the phone.
  2. The phone plays it backwards: hand it to the guesser.
  3. The guesser copies the backwards sound, and the phone flips their copy round.
  4. Guess the card out loud. The guesser reads the next one.

How it plays

One phone

One player says a name into the phone and it plays back backwards. The next copies that gibberish as well as they can; the phone flips the copy round, and out comes something almost recognisable. Guess what it was.

Questions and answers

How many players can play Backwards?

Backwards is for 2–12 players.

Does everyone need a phone for Backwards?

No. Backwards is played on one phone, passed around or left in the middle of the table.

Is Backwards free?

Aura is free to download and has free decks. Aura Gold, an optional subscription, opens every game and deck.

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Play it on Aura

Free to download — invite your friends, or put the phone in the middle.

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