Entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties: games everyone can enjoy together

Speed Kanji Showdown

A simple game where teams compete to write as many kanji as possible that share a specified radical or component within a time limit.

Naturally, the team that writes the most correct kanji wins.

Part of the fun is when unexpected things happen—like inventing non-existent kanji or having duplicates within the team.

Silhouette Quiz

The silhouette quiz full of trick questions is terrible.

It’s a simple quiz where you show the silhouette of a character or person and have people guess what it is.

You can create questions just by filling in the original photo or illustration with solid black, which makes it easy and convenient.

Start with distinctive shapes to keep it simple, then gradually move on to more challenging questions.

How you give hints is also important, so even those who don’t know the answer can keep trying without giving up.

An arrangement where you use the silhouettes of people present at the venue as questions would likely be a hit too.

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cheer recklessly

The Essence of Life — Gamushara Cheering Squad, Leader Takahiro Muto

How about cheering with all your might? With a pep-squad-style performance, the whole venue can come together as one.

Handclaps and call-and-response chants will get everyone fired up.

It’s something people of all ages and genders can enjoy, so it should appeal to a wide range of participants.

You could even come up with simple choreography so everyone can dance together.

Let’s liven up the year-end and New Year parties with energetic cheering.

If you incorporate the company’s goals and aspirations, it will become an even more meaningful act.

Neruton party

Point-blank, “Neruton Red Whale GangThose who know “Benikujira-dan” might immediately get it. It’s a once-a-year, big chance to find a boyfriend or girlfriend—a game where you can boldly confess your feelings to someone you’re interested in. Have fun and make a solid appeal. It’s a party we’d love to host at Studio Rag someday.

Improvised honorifics

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You probably use proper honorific language when speaking with your seniors at work or school.

But insults or casual chats with friends aren’t in polite speech, right? This game turns those kinds of words—ones you normally wouldn’t say in honorific form—into polite language on the spot.

For example, you take a normal line like “It’s nice weather again today,” and convert it into honorific speech.

You might think converting to polite language is easy, but when you have to do it impromptu with phrases thrown at you, it can be surprisingly stressful, leading to odd-sounding honorifics—and that’s what makes it fun!

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Together to the Core Game

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Guaranteed to liven up any year-end or New Year party! The “Core-to-Core Game” is simple, easy to understand, and enjoyable for all ages.

Playing in male–female pairs, you cooperate to reach the goal, which naturally brings people closer.

Since you use a toilet paper core, preparation is easy.

However, be careful with the amount of pressure when you hold it between your foreheads.

Set up the course according to the size of the venue for even more excitement! Spotting funny faces during the game or pairs that are perfectly in sync might be part of the fun, too.

Bean Battle Royale

This is a game where you suck up a bean with a straw and keep it there; the person who manages not to drop it until the end wins.

With the bean held in place, the host gives the signal to start.

Participants bump into each other’s bodies or straws to try to knock the opponent’s bean down.

However, if you move too much, your own bean may fall, which adds a layer of strategy.

To keep it from turning into a free-for-all, it’s a good idea to set some basic rules, such as “no using hands.”

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Prepare cards with various words written on them and distribute them to the players.

Reveal a card with the prompt word, and players must attach one of their word cards either before or after the prompt to create the funniest phrase; the person who makes the funniest one wins.

The choice of words when making the cards is quite important, so creating the cards is fun too.

With little effort, you’ll get lots of laughs—why not give it a try?

Balloon Game

How about a simple balloon game that anyone can enjoy? In turn, each person calls out one of: “big balloon,” “small balloon,” or “regular balloon.” In response to the call: for a big balloon, make a small circle with your hands; for a small balloon, use your arms to make a big circle; for a regular balloon, raise both hands and strike the most hyped-up pose you can.

Since the words and movements don’t match, it also works as a kind of brain-training game.

The person calling doesn’t do the motion alone—everyone participating should try it together.

If your movement is wrong or you fall out of the steady rhythm, you’re out.

It’s also recommended as a great icebreaker to warm up the room at the start of a party!

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BBBB dance

[For Elementary and Middle School Students] Bling-Bang-Bang-Born / Creepy Nuts [TV Size Full Ver.]

Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” is a track that gained attention as the opening theme for the anime Mashle: MAGIC AND MUSCLES.

Let’s try performing a dance focusing on the chorus, which was especially memorable in the opening sequence.

Since there’s no fixed choreography for the non-chorus parts, it’s recommended to keep those sections intentionally relaxed to build anticipation for the chorus.

The choreography for that striking chorus is actually very simple in terms of movement, so creating a flow that involves the audience should really amp up the excitement.

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