[For University Students] A Roundup of Fun Games and Recreational Activities
We’re introducing recommended games and recreational activities for college students!
We’ve gathered a variety of options—from exciting activities perfect for club or seminar retreats and welcome/farewell parties, to simple games for small groups, and large-scale recreation suited for spacious venues like school grounds.
There are plenty of activities you can enjoy indoors too, so no need to worry about the weather on the day!
These can be used across many event scenarios, so feel free to use them as a reference.
Let’s play some classic recreational activities and trending games, and have a great time together!
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[For University Students] Collection of Exciting Games and Recreational Activities (71–80)
Intuitive Tasting
Put on a blindfold and pinch your nose with a clothespin or something similar so you can’t smell, then try to guess what you’re eating.
It sounds easy, but with your eyes covered and no sense of smell, you’re left with only texture—and you really can’t tell what it is.
How exciting it gets depends on the foods you choose.
It’s funny how things can seem like something completely different!
New Super Mario Bros. game
This is a tabletop game themed on Super Mario Bros., the video game Japan proudly shares with the world.
Players take turns saying specified phrases, and whoever makes a mistake loses.
Since it doesn’t require any special props, it’s easy to use as a time-killer for college students or as an icebreaker at mixers.
If you’re familiar with the “Senda Mitsuo Game” that was popular in the 1990s, you might find it easy to pick up despite some rule differences.
Because new phrases are added each round, quick thinking is required, making it a game that players of a wide range of ages can enjoy.
Stand-up game
This is a stand-up game where you guess how many people will stand.
Everyone starts seated.
In turn, each person calls out a number: the minimum is zero and the maximum is the number of people currently seated.
At that moment, everyone who is seated chooses either to stand up or stay seated.
If the number called matches the number of people who stood up, the caller is out (safe).
The last person remaining loses.
The loser gets a penalty!
Rotating Shiritori 21
This is a game where you use a 21-square grid and play shiritori within the grid.
In the end, the last letter must be the same as the very first character you wrote.
It’s a bit challenging, but it’s a game you can enjoy by showing your boards to people around you.
Cash-Grab Rock-Paper-Scissors
It’s a “Cash-Grab Rock-Paper-Scissors” game where your money increases each time you win.
Beat A and you get 100 yen, beat B and you get 1,000 yen, beat C and you get 10,000 yen—the amounts level up as you go.
But here, it’s a dreamy twist: you earn the amount you won multiplied by the number of people you beat! The thrill rises with every victory.
Becoming rich in one go might not be just a dream!
A quick-reaction game that’s fun for both kids and adults
Choose one representative from the participants, and have everyone else close their eyes.
The representative will instruct, “Raise your hand when you hear a cat’s meow,” so those with their eyes closed should raise their hand immediately when they hear the cat sound.
If animal sounds are difficult, using instrument sounds or saying a specific word is fine too.
It’s a simple game, but you can make it more challenging and exciting by adding feints, like using a dog’s bark instead of a cat’s meow.
Relying solely on sound with your vision blocked is surprisingly difficult, so it seems like a good brain-training activity.
The King Who Doesn’t React
This is a game where players compete to see how well they can maintain a no-reaction face no matter what happens.
Using familiar gag items from variety shows—like electric shock gadgets—or challenges like inhaling pepper, the key is how well you can suppress reactions that almost anyone would instinctively have.
If you can’t get special items like shock gadgets or don’t want to make a mess with pepper, you can substitute everyday things, such as eating an extremely spicy cup of instant noodles.
It’s a game that’s fun whether you break and react or manage to endure—definitely one to try.