Party games pack: adults
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How to use it
- Print one copy for whoever is running the room.
- Start with the seated games and move to the standing ones later.
- Two rounds of one good game beats six rushed ones.
The games
- Who am I? - a name on each forehead, yes or no questions only. Needs: sticky notes, pens. Runs all night.
- The name game - three rounds with the same bowl of names: describe, one word, mime. Needs: paper, bowl. 30 minutes.
- Guess the baby photo - everyone sends one in advance, numbered on a board. Needs: printed photos. 15 minutes.
- Mr and Mrs, birthday edition - questions about the guest of honour, everyone answers, they mark it. Needs: printed questions. 20 minutes.
- Articulate-style round - describe words in a category against a timer. Needs: word list, timer. 20 minutes.
- Pass the parcel for grown-ups - miniatures and scratch cards in the layers. Needs: parcel, music. 15 minutes.
- Guess the year - read out news headlines, teams name the year. Needs: printed headlines. 15 minutes.
- Play your cards right - higher or lower with a deck. Needs: cards. 10 minutes.
- Heads up charades - use our charades slips. Needs: printed slips. 20 minutes.
- The quiz - three rounds, printed sheets, teams of four. Needs: our quiz sheet. 40 minutes.
What to prepare in advance
- Twenty names for Who am I?, written before anyone arrives
- Ten questions about the guest of honour
- One printed quiz sheet per team, plus an answer key
- A bowl, a timer and a pen that works
- Two prizes: one real, one deliberately terrible