# Explosive Seconds

> Explosive Seconds is a fast-paced charades-style word-guessing party game for iOS and Android. Teams race against a 30-second timer, describing and guessing words across 10+ free categories, with custom word packs, offline play, ad-free gameplay, and support for 2 to 20 players. It's a modern digital take on classic party games like 30 Seconds, Taboo, and Heads Up!.

## Main

- [Home](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/): What Explosive Seconds is, the game modes (Team Clash, 30-Second Mode, Pure Chaos / Free For All, Sudden Death), the six-step rules, feature list, and a 12-question FAQ covering gameplay, safety, customization, languages, and offline use.
- [Download](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/download): App Store and Google Play download links.

## Game modes & rules

The classic mode mirrors the board game "30 Seconds": each team has 30 seconds to get teammates to guess five words from a chosen category. Variants, including the Free-For-All "Pure Chaos" mode and a "Sudden Death" tiebreaker, are explained in full on the homepage. Custom word packs, adjustable timers, points, and lives, and full offline play are supported.

## Articles

- [10 Fun Group Games for Your Next Get-Together](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/blogs/10-fun-group-games-for-your-next-get-together): Phone games, classic party games, easy icebreakers, and paper-and-pen games. Covers Heads Up!, Charades, Mafia, Spoons, Two Truths and a Lie, Never Have I Ever, The One-Word Game, Telephone Pictionary, and The Bowl Game.
- [5 Fun Family Games for Your Next Get-Together](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/blogs/5-fun-family-games-for-your-next-get-together): No-prop party starters, phone and app games, and paper-and-pen games suited to family game nights.
- [5 Fun Games Like Taboo for Your Next Game Night](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/blogs/5-fun-games-like-taboo-for-your-next-game-night): Word-guessing alternatives to Taboo, including Trapwords, Just One, Codenames, and Explosive Seconds.
- [Fun Youth Group Games That Aren't Lame](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/blogs/fun-youth-group-games-that-arent-lame): High-energy, no-prep, and size-flexible games for youth groups, including SPUD, Psychiatrist, Sardines, Four Corners, Five Second Rule, and Human Knot.

## Dutch content

- [Speel 30 Seconds Online: Waar en Wanneer Je Wilt](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/nl/blogs/speel-30-seconds-online-spelen-waar-wanneer-je-wilt): Dutch-language guide to playing the classic Dutch party game "30 Seconds" online via Explosive Seconds.

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.explosiveseconds.com/terms-of-service)