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This is a good game for all ages of people who can read and write. You’ll want a group of 4-12 people.

Supplies: Pens and small pieces of paper (index card size) for everyone.

Game Instructions: Everyone in the group writes a question on their piece of paper. They put their questions in a bowl. Then everyone draws a question out of the bowl and writes an answer to that question on the back of the paper. They return all the paper to the bowl. Next, everyone takes one paper out of the bowl. The first person reads the question on their paper. They do not read the answer. The next person reads the answer on their paper. After everyone laughs, sighs, or looks confused, they read their question. This is followed by the next person reading their answer. Sometimes the questions and answers don’t make any sense, but there are always a few gems that make everyone laugh.

Tip: It’s more fun if the questions/answers involve the people in the group. It may sound something like this…

Question: “What if Anna liked Landon?”

Answer: “She would remind him to wear clean socks and underwear”. (The question was originally, “What if Conner’s mom was on this camp-out?”)

This is a good game for ages 7+. You’ll want a group of at least 5 people.  No art skills necessary.

Supplies: Pens and paper for everyone

Setting: Best around a table

Game Instructions: Ask your group to sit in a circle, or around a table. Hand out paper and pens to everyone. You begin this game by everyone writing a sentence at the top of their paper. It can be anything. Then everyone passes their piece of paper to the next person. The next person draws a picture that illustrates the sentence. Then they fold the sentence portion of the paper down so that only the picture is visible. They pass this on, and the next person writes a sentence based on the drawing they see. They then fold the paper concealing the picture so only the sentence is visible. They pass it on for the next person to illustrate the sentence.

The paper is passed several times until there are 4 pictures and sentences on each paper. Then everyone passes the papers around and laughs at the crazy alterations of the story and pictures.

 

Overview

This is a good game for all ages of people who can read/write. You’ll want a group of at least 8 people.

Supplies: Pens and paper for everyone

For this game, you’ll need to come up with several questions. We like to do this with our group as part of the game. Everyone will have lots of good ideas.  I’ve listed several examples below.

Once you have 4-6 questions, divide your group into two teams. Read each question aloud, giving time for everyone to write their answer on a piece of paper. The only rule for answers is that they have to be truthful. This doesn’t mean you have to write an obvious answer, but it does have to be true. After everyone has answered all the questions, they pass them to a team captain (or “reader”).  The Reader on Team A reads each of their group’s answers for the first question to the other team. (They DO NOT say who wrote the answers.) The object of the game is for the other team to match each person to their answer. Teams earn points for each correct match. After Team B guesses and points are awarded, Team B reads their answers and Team A tries to match the correct person to each answer. It will sound something like this: “We think Joe said Brazil, Pete said Ecuador, Sally said New Zealand, and Grandpa said Tahiti.” The other team will respond with, “That’s two points for you. You got Joe and Pete but you missed the other two.”  You’ll go through the first question for both teams, score, then repeat with each of the other questions. Take lots of time to discuss and laugh as you try to figure out who said what.

Question Ideas

-If you returned to college today, what would be your new major?

-What was the best Christmas gift you ever received?

-What is a crime you think you could get away with?

-If you could be a superhero, who would you be and why?

-What is the best movie ever made?

-If you could only eat one food for a whole month, what would it be?

-If you had to move outside of the country next month, where would you go?

-What is your favorite book?

-If a celebrity was cast to play you in a movie, who would you like it to be?

-You’re stranded on an island with one person and one object of your choice. Who is the person and what is the object?

-If you created a band, what would you name it?

-What’s your favorite packaged snack and why?

-What’s your favorite way to eat beef?

-If you were a cartoon character, who would you be and why?

-What is something your friends know about you but your parents don’t?

-What keeps you up at night?

-Tell us the fatal flaw of one of your ex-boyfriends/girlfriends? (Why you had to break it off- what was wrong with them)

-If you could wake up tomorrow morning with one new skill/talent (you’re a professional at it with no work/practice), what would you choose?

Think of a person that drives you crazy, and tell us what bothers you about them?

If you were competing in a professional wrestling match, what would be your hype song as you walked onto the stage?

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This is one of our favorite games for 8-16 people. We’ve had a lot of success with it in family, work, and friend gatherings.  We learn so much about each other!