The fastest way past small talk is a game — and games are the thing almost every random chat site forgot. Clipars has two built into every call, and below you'll find more ideas you can play on any video chat, anywhere, with nothing to install.
One of you gets a secret word and draws it; the other types guesses until they crack it. Then you swap. Rounds go back and forth right inside the video call — your voices stay live the whole time, which is where the laughing happens.
Why it works: a bad drawing is funnier than a good one, and no language barrier survives thirty seconds of it.
A guessing duel against the person on your screen. You're both dropped at the same mystery street view somewhere on Earth — no labels, no hints. Each round, you both drop a pin guessing where you are. The closest pin wins the round and takes a chunk of the other player's health. Win enough rounds and the duel is yours.
Why it works: you'll say "wait, I've actually been there" at least once a game — and immediately have something real to talk about.
No built-ins needed — these work with just a voice and a camera, on Clipars or anywhere else:
Games are a gift to the conversation, not a debt. Read the room: if the other person just wants to talk, talk. Don't stall a game on purpose, don't spoil the guess for a laugh, and don't use game chat to say anything you wouldn't say out loud — it's the same rules as the call, just with a scoreboard.
On Clipars, two games are built into the call: Draw & Guess (one draws, the other guesses) and "Where Are We?" (a 1v1 duel where the closest pin to a secret location wins the round). With no app at all you can also play 20 Questions, Would You Rather, Two Truths and a Lie, Categories and more — anything that works with a voice.
Yes — Draw & Guess and "Where Are We?" play inside the video call. One of you sends the game invite, the other accepts, and the game opens without leaving the call.
Yes. Clipars runs entirely in your browser, and both built-in games play inside the call. There is nothing to install for either side.
It is a 1v1 map-duel game: both players see the same mystery street view, and each round you drop a pin guessing where in the world you are. The closest pin wins the round and chips away at the other player's health bar.
Yes — leaving a game or ending the call is always allowed. Abuse, stalling to ruin the other player's game, or using game chat for anything against the community guidelines is not.