Are your parties becoming a little stale? Do you need something to make a social gathering more interesting? Playingboard,cardordice gamesis one of the easiest ways to get people to interact in social settings, and can definitely put a positive spin on your gathering.
Games aren’t all filled with heavy strategy, and parties aren’t always about chugging beer or taking shots. Some of the best parties are the ones where friends can engage with each other with or without alcohol. Whether it’s a birthday party with the family or a rager, here are some of the best games that can be enjoyed at parties.
Just One
No timer, no worries
Just One is a cooperative party game in which players try to get a player to guess a word by giving unique one-word clues.
Just One is the best party game for families, hands down. The game is simple and is played with all the players working together to get someone to guess the correct word. But if a descriptor word is written down by more than one player, it is eliminated as a clue. Players must attempt to write down words that are “outside the box” to ensure someone else won’t write them. This game is so fun and entertaining.
Okay, Rorschach is a game to pull out if your guests want to play a thoughtful game and not so much raucous laughter. In Rorschach, players are divided into teams: the control team and the test team. After inkblot and word cards are revealed, the control team tries to predict what words the control team will associate with the inkblot cards. It’s interesting to try to interpret how others may see the images, and it puts an interesting spin on the “party-style” game.
Zombie Dice Deluxe Dice Game
Rolling the bones
Zombie Dice is a dice-rolling game in which players try to eat the most brains without their victims getting away or the townspeople hunting them.
Zombie Dice is all about rolling dice and eating brains. In this push-your-luck game, players start by rolling three dice. Each die has a combination of brains, footsteps, and shotgun blasts on them. After the initial three dice, the active player can choose to roll three more, but they risk getting shotgun blasts. Players try to roll as many brains as possible, but if a player rolls three shotgun blasts, they are out of the game. Footsteps allow players to re-roll dice. The player that stays alive and gets 13 brains is the winner. This is a great dice-chucking game for all occasions.
Skull: Place, Bid, Bluff
Don’t Flip A Skull
Skull is a party game in which players try to out-bluff each other with only a few coaster cards.
Don’t let the small box fool you. This game can entertain party guests for hours, potentially. In Skull, players receive four cardboard coasters: three flowers and one skull. Players take turns laying the coasters face down in front of them until someone announces a number of flowers they believe they can reveal.
Players can try to outbid each other until everyone backs off. The player flipping the coasters must always start with their cards. If the player turns over a skull, they must discard one of their cards randomly. A player must successfully reveal all flowers and no skulls twice to win the game. It may sound overly simple, but this is a great party game.
Poetry For Neanderthals
Me Guess Words
Poetry for Neanderthals is a party game in which players try to make their teammates guess a word by using only one-syllable words.
Poetry for Neanderthals is the definition of a party word-guessing game, but the fact that you can only use one-syllable words makes this game a little more interesting and humorous than others. Players have a set amount of time to get their teammates to guess a word. This game will have you and your friends rolling with laughter as you grunt out small words to get them to guess what you are describing.
Rabbit Hole
Like Balderdash, but modern
Rabbit Hole is a party game in which a player reads the first few words of popular internet searches and the other players write down what they think the rest of the search is. Players then vote for which they think is the correct one.
If you are a fan of Balderdash, this is a game you should check out. In Rabbit Hole, one player reads the first few words of a popular internet search and everyone else writes down on a piece of paper what they think the rest of the phrase is. The active player then reads all the responses aloud and the players vote on which they think is correct. This game stimulates creative, entertaining answers and can be a hilarious good time.
FAQ
What is the definition of a party game?
A party game is a board, card or dice game that can be played in a casual setting that can be played with a lot of people. There aren’t usually a lot of rules involved with a party game, and they are generally simple and quick games.
Are party games good for first-time board game players?
Yes. Since they are usually simple, straightforward games, they are great for introducing people into the board game hobby.
