Get to Know About Your Face
I still get a little giddy every time someone pulls up that little white mask in the box and says, “Ready to make a face?” Your Face is exactly what it sounds like: a gleefully ridiculous party game that turns your own mug into the evening’s entertainment. You don’t have to be an artist or an actor—just slap on the included dry-erase mask, draw or sculpt the prompt of the round (think “astonished aardvark” or “confused astronaut”), and let everyone else in the group shout out their guesses. The laughter usually starts by the time you’ve squeezed your cheeks together or furrowed your brow—often because you went too far, not nearly far enough.
What’s brilliant is how fast it gets going. You open the box, you hand out markers and masks, and within minutes you’re already flailing your eyebrows or stretching your lips into a soundless scream. There’s a small deck of cards with adorable illustrations and even funnier descriptions, so you’re never stuck wondering what expression to attempt. If you want to ramp up the challenge, there’s a sand timer in the box that nudges you to hurry, which just makes everything even more absurd and high-energy.
It’s that perfect balance of silly and strategic: you want to exaggerate your features enough to be recognizable, but not so much that you end up looking like a completely different person. And whether you nail the look or end up with a jumbled mess, people will lose it. The best moments come from the unexpected twists—seeing a friend’s jaw lock open in that perfect “horror movie scream” or someone’s eyebrows shoot sky-high in a valiant attempt to capture “perpetual surprise.”
At the end of the night you’ve got a handful of giggles, maybe a few inside jokes you’ll reference forever, and a reminder that games don’t always need screens or armies of components—sometimes you just need a silly concept, a marker, and a willing face. It’s great for family gatherings, a pre-drink icebreaker, or even a quick pick-me-up when you have ten minutes to kill. Your Face is proof that the best party games really are the ones that make you look a bit ridiculous—and then laugh about it together.