Simple mini-games that liven up a party

Kappa Plate Ball-Carrying Race

Kappa Plate Ball-Carrying Race [Party Game for Banquets, Parties, Year-End Parties! After-Parties!]

It’s also great to use paper plates at the party venue for an obstacle-course-style game! If you’ve got a large space, the excitement doubles.

Balance a paper plate on your head, hold it in place with your hands, and put a ping-pong ball on top.

The winner is the person who finishes with the most ping-pong balls still on their plate after clearing all the obstacles.

Simple obstacles made from tables and chairs are plenty.

Even just doing one lap around the venue along the walls works well.

You can customize the obstacles in many ways—like greeting the department head or playing rock-paper-scissors with a junior colleague.

Don’t forget to prepare classic sports day-style background music to play during the game!

Majority Game

The Road to “Remote☆Host” No. 1 — Club Venere Edition #42: “Majority Game”

Here’s an introduction to the “Majority Game.” First, choose a person to present a topic.

The other members close their eyes, raise their hands, and a vote is taken.

The side with the greater number of raised hands—the “majority”—wins.

In the video, the topic is: “When eating ramen, do you start with the soup or the toppings?” In this case, the “toppings” side had the majority, so the toppings side wins.

It could be even more exciting if you start with a large group, eliminate a few people each round, and have the last person remaining be the winner.

Give it a try!

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Finger Suma: Fun Anywhere

Simple, fun at-home game with no props: Finger Suma

Finger Suma, a game that tests your split-second judgment and reflexes, can be enjoyed by a wide range of ages—from elementary school children to seniors.

First, use rock-paper-scissors to decide who will call the number.

The caller predicts how many thumbs will be raised and says, “Issē no [number]!” At the moment of the call, participants decide whether to raise their thumb or not and act accordingly.

If the called number matches the actual total number of raised thumbs, the caller succeeds and may pull back one of their hands.

If it doesn’t match, the turn passes to the next person in order.

The person who remains to the end loses.

Keeping a straight face throughout the game is also a key point.

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Balloon Game

This balloon game is guaranteed to get everyone hyped to the max at a party.

In turn, players call out either “big balloon,” “small balloon,” or “regular balloon.” When someone calls one, everyone—including the caller—strikes the corresponding pose.

For “big balloon,” make a small circle with both hands.

For “small balloon,” spread your arms wide to make a big circle.

For “regular balloon,” touch both shoulders, then raise both hands straight up.

Because the actions are the opposite of what’s being said—or completely different—you might get mentally mixed up as the game goes on.

You also have to shout “Yes!” while posing, so give it your all and keep the energy high!

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Aburi Karubi Game

[Tongue Twister?] The Aburi Karubi Game Is Surprisingly Hard [Late to the Trend]

Tongue twisters are the king of wordplay.

There are many classic tongue twisters that have long been loved, like “nama mugi, nama gome, nama tamago” (raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg) and “Tokyo tokkyo kyoka kyoku” (Tokyo Patent Approval Office).

Among them, the one that’s been getting a lot of attention in recent years on social media and in the media is “aburi karubi” (seared short rib)! It’s tough even to say once without tripping up, but you can make it as hard as you like by increasing the number of repetitions or combining it with other tricky phrases.

At parties, when alcohol is involved, your mouth doesn’t move as smoothly as usual, so it feels even harder.

Be sure to try playing with different patterns!

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YES/NO Quiz

[YES/NO Quiz] Train your imagination—deduce the correct answer using only YES or NO! Can you reach the answer with critical questions?? #OhomeChannel #OfficeScenes #QuestioningSkills #Vocabulary #Teamwork

A key point of “Yes/No Quiz,” where you work toward finding the answer, is that it’s a game enjoyed by splitting into a question master and questioners.

The question master chooses a topic and answers the questioners’ questions with only “Yes” or “No.” The questioners listen to the answers and try to figure out what the topic is.

To narrow down the answer, it’s important for the questioners to think carefully as they ask their questions.

It’s also a great game for team competitions, so let’s all have fun together.

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Lyrics Shiritori Game

Lyric shiritori game!! #Impressions #GreatSinger

A fun game where you play shiritori using song lyrics.

Sing a line from a song, then continue with lyrics from another song that start with the last character of the previous line.

It’s great for everyone from kids to adults—you’ll recall familiar tunes and discover new ones.

Not only for people who love singing, it’s also a chance to encounter songs you don’t know.

Perfect for karaoke, parties, and school activities.

Even those who aren’t confident singers will naturally smile—simple yet surprisingly deep.

Put your musical knowledge and creativity to use and have fun playing!

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