How to play Say It Different with Gather
Say It Different is for 4 to 12 people in two teams and needs a game table. Only the explainer and one watcher from the other team see the word – on their phones.
Choose the game and join
On the Apple TV, iPad or Mac, select “Say It Different” and “Open a room”. Everyone joins and taps “Ready”, and someone taps “Start game”.
Check the teams
Gather splits everyone randomly but evenly into Team Gold and Team Blue. Your phone shows your team; the TV shows both teams and their points.
Set cards and rounds
Before the first round, switch the card language on the TV (“Cards: German” or “Cards: English”) and set the number of rounds with minus and plus.
Start a round
The TV shows who explains next and for which team. That person taps “Ready” on their phone – only then do the 60 seconds start.
Explain and score
The explainer sees the word and, below it, the forbidden words to avoid. When the team gets it, they tap “Correct”, otherwise “Skip” – and the next card appears.
Watch and guess
The watcher sees the same card and presses “Forbidden!” if a forbidden word slips out. Everyone else on the active team sees “Start guessing!” and just shouts out answers.
Results and rematch
After each round the TV lists all the words, and after the last one the winning team. “Play again” takes you back to the waiting room.
Tips
- If your device is set to German, Gather starts with German cards, otherwise with English ones – you can only switch before the first round.
- The number of rounds is always even, so both teams explain equally often.
- The TV never shows the word during a round – only the time left and how many words have come up.