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Simple yet exciting! Recommended games and activities for year-end parties

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Many of you probably attend several year-end parties—at work, with friends, and in your neighborhood—every year, right?

Looking back on the past year and chatting with colleagues and friends makes for a great time.

And the entertainment games—like bingo and quizzes—might be part of the fun, too.

But when you’re in charge of the entertainment, it can be hard to decide what games to play.

Ideally, you want something simple that everyone can enjoy and get excited about.

In this article, we’ll introduce classic games that meet those needs!

Once you’ve decided on the games for this year’s year-end party, don’t forget to prepare the prizes!

Simple yet exciting! Recommended games and activities for year-end parties (71–80)

High & Low

[Trump (High & Low)] Introduction and How to Play: A simple card game where you guess whether the next card is “High” or “Low”!

High & Low

In lively situations like year-end parties, simple rules are often more fun.

Here’s a perfect game for such occasions that uses playing card numbers.

Each player has their own deck, and the dealer role rotates in turn.

For each dealer’s card, players guess whether the next card’s number will be higher or lower; if they’re correct, they win the card, and if they’re wrong, the card is discarded to the table.

The player with the most cards at the end wins—simple and easy to understand.

Precisely because the rules are simple, you can also add variations, such as giving certain numbers special effects.

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One Night Werewolf

Can you spot the liar? 'Let's Play: One Night Werewolf' 01

One Night Werewolf

Introducing the party game “One Night Werewolf,” perfect for year-end gatherings with friends and family.

It’s easy to play in a smartphone or computer browser, and supports 3 to 8 players.

The game starts with cards.

If you’re holding a Werewolf card, pretend to be human and avoid getting found out.

If you’re holding a Human card, your goal is to identify and eliminate the werewolf—but be careful not to target your own team! The simple rules are part of the charm, making it a game anyone can enjoy, regardless of age.

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Coin drop game

Surface Tension Limit Challenge! Coin Drop Close Call [Party Game for Banquets, Parties, Year-End Gatherings, After-Parties!]

Coin drop game

Fill a glass with plenty of water, then drop coins into it one by one in turn.

Participants keep repeating this, and the person who makes the water spill from the glass loses.

Using a variety of coins—from 1-yen pieces to 500-yen pieces, with different weights and sizes—makes it more exciting.

Games that involve strategy really get your heart racing, don’t they?

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Bilibili Shock Game

Everyone got zapped and went flying with a shock gadget we didn’t know how to use lol

Bilibili Shock Game

The “biri-biri” in the Biri-Biri Shock Game refers to that electric zing! The gist of this game is a gadget that sends an electric current like Russian roulette.

Each person holds a handle that can deliver a shock, and music plays first.

When the music stops, a current may flow—or you might be safe and feel nothing.

The exact settings depend on the device, but either way it really gets your heart racing.

It could also work as a punishment in other games for the loser (lol).

Of course, it’s fun even without using it as a penalty.

Get ready for guaranteed laughs from reactions you don’t normally see!

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after-the-fact rock-paper-scissors

playing rock-paper-scissors after seeing the opponent’s move (i.e., acting with hindsight/cheating)

after-the-fact rock-paper-scissors

You don’t need to prepare anything, and you can enjoy this during small breaks at a year-end party: it’s “after-the-fact rock-paper-scissors.” You play rock-paper-scissors, then respond after seeing the other person’s hand to intentionally lose or win.

It sounds simple, but the longer it goes on, the more your mind gets confused.

Decide in advance whether you’ll lose or win after the fact, and if you play the correct hand accordingly, you score points.

Compete to see who can successfully play after-the-fact the most and rack up the highest score.

Have a great time!

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