Entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties: games everyone can enjoy together
Are you struggling to decide on entertainment to liven up your year-end or New Year’s party? Bingo and karaoke are classics, but having games that make everyone smile can really boost the energy of the event.
If the rules are simple, easy to prepare, and anyone can join right away, it keeps things light for everyone.
In this article, we’ve gathered a wealth of ideas—from acts that instantly lift the mood to a wide variety of games that work regardless of group size.
You’ll find everything from show-stopping performances to conversation-sparking mind games and energizing activities that get people moving—plenty of variety to keep everyone engaged!
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Entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties: group-friendly game ideas (101–110)
Pekopa

Pekopa, known for their distinctive look and gentle punchlines that don’t hurt anyone, have been creating a buzz.
How about borrowing one of their routines and performing it? If you plan to present it properly as entertainment, you could fully recreate one of their manzai acts.
And if you have enough time and can put effort into preparation, you could also create an original routine based on their material.
Since they appear on TV frequently, and if you incorporate the distinctive punchline style of Ta-yu Shoinji, you’re sure to get laughs!
Wink Killer Game

Choose one person to be the “ogre” (it).
If the ogre winks at you, you lose! The rule is simple: you win if you identify the ogre before they wink at you—but it’s guaranteed to get everyone hooked.
It’s also a highlight to see usually cool people trying to wink, which really amps up the fun.
Do-Re-Mi Song Game

This game uses the well-known Do-Re-Mi song—“Do” as in “do-nut.” The rules are very simple: when someone says “Do,” you sing the “Do” part; when someone says “Sol,” you sing the “Sol” part, and so on.
But surprisingly, when the notes are called out in a mixed order, it can get confusing and people end up singing the melody from a different part.
It’s sure to get everyone excited, so give it a try!
High Tension Game

It’s a game where you perform skits at full throttle, sometimes featured on the TV show Gaki no Tsukai.
A few people take part, and the audience decides who was the most high-energy.
It’s a simple and very funny game.
There are basically no rules—you can do whatever you like, as long as you do it with high tension and enthusiasm.
Pie Tower Competition

It’s a game where you use the spray-type cream you see in variety shows for pie-throwing and compete to see how high you can stack a pie on a paper plate within a time limit.
Doing it blindfolded increases the failure rate in a fun way! And of course, the punishment is to smash the stacked pie on the paper plate into the loser’s face.
Entertainment acts for year-end and New Year parties: Group-boosting game ideas (111–120)
Whac-A-Mole game
It’s a game where you hit moles that pop out of holes at random with a hammer and compete to see how many you can hit within the time limit.
There are also compact electric toys you can place on a table, which I recommend using.
It may seem simple, but you need quick reflexes to catch the moment the mole appears, and there’s a knack to how you swing the hammer.
If all participants get used to it, the results will end up the same, so it might be better to decide the winner before everyone becomes too familiar with it.
Restricted Rock-Paper-Scissors
It’s a game that appears in the gambling manga “Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji.” Each player gets four cards of Rock, Paper, and Scissors, and three stars to stick on their chest.
Players place their cards face down on the table, reveal them to play rock-paper-scissors, and if you win, you take a star from your opponent.
Whether you lose or tie, the cards used in that round are collected.
There are three losing conditions: failing to use all your cards within the time limit; even if you use them all, ending with two stars or fewer; or losing all your stars.
If you like manga, this should get everyone excited.




