Party games are a great way to keep everyone entertained, and there’s always one that will break the ice and bring friends and family closer together, much like online bingo does.
Based on the length, setup, and intended demographic of each game, we examined top-rated companies and evaluated classic best-sellers and newer, trendier games.
Here are the ten best games we found.
- Quickwits – Quickwits will be your go-to game for your next game night if you have a competitive crew. This fast-paced card game is appropriate for large parties, but it works well with groups as small as three players. The game’s purpose is to name items in several categories. When two players have the same symbol on top of their pile, they race to offer as many examples of their opponent’s category as possible without repeating a sentence.
- Midnight Outburst – In the classic Outburst game, one team picks a card, and the other must yell out descriptions that may relate to the chosen topic. This game, created by the same people, utilises naughtier phrases and more double entendres, but otherwise is identical. You won’t believe what comes out of your mouth!
- Smart Ass – Is trivia night at your neighbourhood pub the highlight of your week? Bring the excitement home with Smart Ass, a game for individuals who think quickly on their feet, and respond quickly. Each who, what, or where question includes ten clues read aloud by the card reader. It’s fast-paced, simple to learn, and can be played by individuals or groups.
- Wavelength – The action revolves around a rotating dial in the centre of the table, which provides a funny glimpse into how well you know the other players. Each team draws a card, such as Sad Song vs Happy Song, and one person rotates the dial to determine the scoring zone. That person must then provide a hint to their teammates in order for them to guess the answer and get closer to the bullseye to score points.
- Charades – This popular game is ideal for parties since it involves everyone. Choose a theme, such as movies, songs, or novels. Then, divide the visitors into teams, with one member from each team acting out the game’s theme.
- Blind Man Walking – Make sure your room is safe for children to play in. You’ll also need to scatter balloons across the area. Your first player should be blindfolded. Then spin them three times on the spot before pinning them. They must use the pin to find the balloons and burst as many as possible in 2 minutes. Of course, the spinning will make them dizzy. So, to reach the balloons, they must follow the advice given by other players.
- Cards Against Humanity – The classic adult card game is Cards Against Humanity. A prompt card is selected, and players must fill in the blank with a card from their hand—often with hilarious results.
- Bounden – There’s an app for that if you want to dance but don’t want to leave the house. Bounden is a dancing game that uses the motion sensors on your phone to get you up and moving. Everyone takes one end of a phone, and you’ll soon be tilting the screen to manoeuvre a sphere down a series of rings. Prepare to be a ballet dancer in no time.
- Chow Crown – Remember when everyone was obsessed with Pie Face? Chow Crown is this year’s viral phenomenon. So load up the crown with your favourite food and see how much you can eat before the music ends.
- What Do You Meme? – Players in this best-selling adult party game match photo cards to description cards to produce the most amusing meme of the round. The meme king or queen is crowned at the end of the game based on who has the most cards/wins.