People are the soul of any event. They begin, carry and end the events. A dull and a boring event is a big MOOD-OFF for everybody. In addition, engagement is the main essence of any event, be it a party or a corporate activity. Therefore, adding FUN GAMES to any event, makes it more energetic and lively!
We spoke to a representative from Escape team events, who knows a lot about Virtual team building activities in the UK and has knowledge on the topic at hand, they said, “When hosting an event that will consist of a lot of people, it gets hard to involve everyone in the conversation. Therefore, you need group activities or games that will have everyone involved and produce results effectively. Luckily, there are many effective and large groups of games and group activities that you can run at your events. Some of these are very exciting and will definitely yield positive results.”
Each and every kind of event requires some fun element. An event like a birthday party or a house party has a lot of activities and games. Moreover, even a formal event requires a break from its agenda to maintain the participation of people. It is because it keeps people more active and engaged into the event. In addition, fun and light games are used in the corporate world for outings, team building and reducing employee stress. There are several other events that use the idea of fun games for volunteers from outsiders. For instance, many events have games to invite the participation and engagement from the crowds present.
We all have played musical chairs, dancing on the newspaper, passing the parcel, hide and seek and many others. But, if you are looking for some fun ideas apart from these common ones, you are at the right place! Here are some fun games and activities that you can play in any event…
11 GAME IDEAS FOR ANY EVENT!
According to the availability of players and materials, the games can be adjusted. Here are some fun instructions and some alterations that you can use!
BALLOON CUP BATTLE
Items Required: A table, a cup (preferably paper one), number of balloons equal to the number of players.
How To Play?
Usually, there are two people on the opposite sides of a table and each one of them has a balloon. Firstly, a cup is kept on the middle of the table. As the time starts, each player blows the balloon and keeps releasing its air to move the cup towards the opponent. The aim is to make the cup fall from the table from the opponent’s side.
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Alteration: In addition, you may play in teams. For instance, if you have a wider table, two or three people can stand on each side as a team. Moreover, to add more fun you can also use more than one cup.
On the other hand, it can be turned into a solo game. Each person can have a fixed time limit and the scores can be based on the number of cups blown off the table.
MUMMY WRAP
Items Required: LOADS of toilet paper rolls!
How To Play?
Firstly, make a number of pairs (it is the best, this way). Secondly, each pair is given a stack of roll. One of them has to cover the other person from head to toe with toilet paper roll. Usually, there is a fixed time to play this game. The pair that covers the maximum during the fixed time, wins!
It is a fun activity and requires less materials. Moreover, it tends to become very funny while playing. It can be suitable for any event! A very good break for the employees and an amusing activity for friends.
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Alteration: You may play it in groups instead of pair. Moreover, to make it different, it can be played individually. However, it can become more complicated.
MOVE-UP THE CUP GAME!
Items Required: Two different colour sets of cups. ( For instance, twenty black cups and two red cups) ANY TWO COLOURS CAN BE USED!
How To Play?
You can form two groups and each group can stand in a different line. Firstly, two combinations of cups have to be made. For instance, make two groups of TEN BLACK CUPS AND PLACE THE DIFFERENT COLOURED CUP (say, red) at the bottom. The first participant of each team would step forward and move the cups up ONE BY ONE so that the cup at the bottom reaches the top. Before passing the cups to the next participant, the player has to again place the DIFFERENT COLOURED CUP at the bottom. As and when the last player of either team places the bottom cup at the top, that team wins!
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Alteration: There can be a lot of alterations to this game. You can change it as per your convenience. The number of cups can be altered. Moreover, you can make it more complicated by keeping multi-coloured cups and maintaining a pattern. Not only this, but the number of participants and groups can be changed too. It can be played individually or in pairs, as well.
WHAT’S THAT STRANGE THING?
Items Required: A box with a transparent side and some space on the top (to put one’s hand), stuff toys, food items any other things you wish (harmful things or real animals should not be used)
How To Play?
Play this game in teams or individually, it never fails to bring laughter!
Place the box in front of the player or team who is going to guess. (Importantly, if you are not able to arrange a hole in the box to put one’s hand, choose an open box and blindfold the person playing). The player puts the hand inside the box and is given three guesses or a certain time to guess the item in the box. The guesses and the strangeness for the item adds to the entertainment and humour.
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CELEBRITIES CHARADES!
Items Required: a bowl and some slips of paper only
How To Play?
Firstly, everyone participating writes the name of a celebrity on a slip of paper. The celebrity should be someone that everybody recognizes and nobody knows personally. Moreover, if there are less number of participants, each person an write 5 to 6 names of celebrities on different slips. Secondly, two to three teams or many pairs can be formed after this. One player from any team can start by picking up a chit and try to get the team members to guess. Every team can get a chance of a certain time, say thirty seconds. If the team guesses correctly, the slip should be kept with them otherwise, back into the bowl. Each team alternatively plays as the guesser. Therefore, when the bowl gets empty,the team with maximum slips, wins!
LIPS DON’T LIE!
Items Required: headphones!
How To Play?
This game is commonly known as the “whisper challenge“. It is a very light and fun game! All you need to do is, make a person wear headphones. Firstly, play loud music for them so that they are not able to hear you. Secondly, make chits for the other person or give them random words, movies or sentences. This person is supposed to make the person with headphones on, guess the word being said. It is more fun if acting is not allowed and the person can only keep repeating the word or phrase aloud again and again.
This game would surely add loads of humour to any event!
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BEFORE AND AFTER
NO Items Required
How To Play?
Firstly, everybody sits facing each other. In other words, sit and form a circle first. The game starts with one person saying a name, word or a phrase (YOU HAVE TO SELECT THIS BEFORE THE GAME STARTS). For instance, you decide to play with the names of different colours. One person says, “orange”, then the next person says his word and the word that has been spoken before. For instance, he chooses the colour “red”, then he would say ” orange, red” and this goes on.
It is more like a memory game. It has a winner based on an elimination round. The person who is unable to recall the exact order or the words said before, is removed from the circle.
Alteration: You may decide upon anything to be said, it can be numbers, words ,a names, phrases. Moreover, you can also speed up as and when the elimination happens to complicate the game more. It is a fun and a quick game requiring no materials at all!
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Wink and Kill GAME!
Items Required: slips of paper equal to the number of participants
How To Play?
Firstly, write “people” in all the slips of paper except for two. Secondly, from the excluded slips, write “killer” in one and “detective” (optional) in other. As everybody randomly draw their slips, they have to remain silent about it. The one with the “killer” slip has to wink secretly on “people” and the “people” are supposed to say “I am dead” within 3-5 seconds. The work of the “detective” is to look out for the killer. When he catches him or, if the “killer” winks at him unknowingly he can announce that, “the killer has been caught”. It is a very different yet a fun game. It can go for long sometimes. Moreover, it is very suitable with friends. So, you have a good game for your night-stays and hang-outs!
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This game can have many variations. You can keep a person as a leader instead of using slips, as shown in the video above. Also, you can remove the slip of detective and keep one ore more killers. It is a very interesting game that adds fun to events!
HUMAN TIC TAC TOE!
Items Required: NINE chairs
(also, EIGHTEEN participants are required for this game)
How To Play?
Firstly, there are nine chairs to form three rows and three columns. Secondly, there are two teams, team “O” and team “X”, with eighteen players each. In addition, each player of both the teams, is allotted a number from one to nine. Moreover, one extra member is there to announce the number or to lead the game. This extra player announces a number, the participant of this number from both the teams, rush towards the chair, sit and form “O” or “X” respectively. The leader decides who was the fastest to do so, because that team gets that seat! It can be a bit long but is a very engaging activity. It is very suitable for events in any institution or company!
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COLLECT THE MAXIMUM GAME!
Items Required: TWO tables, two groups of cups
How To Play?
Firstly, this ones again a game of cups! Secondly, it can done individually, in pairs or in groups. The cups are spread evenly on both the tables. Each participant of both the teams starts to collect the cups (ONE BY ONE) using a single hand at the same time. The team the collects the maximum cups at the SET time, wins!
It is a very fast and interesting activity. In addition, it really adds to fun to any event with friends!
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There is always a scope to add energy to any event! Try out these games and do leave some suggestions in the comment box. Have a great event with loads of engaging activities!
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Card Games
Card games are awesome for playing with friends, coworkers, family, and really anyone at a social event. Another benefit of playing card games is that you don’t actually need a deck of cards. There are tons of websites that allow you to play classic card games online. For example, you can play Hearts online in single-player or multiplayer mode hearts, and you can play Spades to hone your skill and master your technique in trick-taking games. Of course, there are tons of other card games that groups can play, like memory, euchre, or even Spider Solitaire.