[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] Roundup of Exciting Games and Recreational Activities (81–90)
Do-Re-Mi Song Game
The song of the Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do scale, “Do-Re-Mi.” If, instead of Re after Do, So suddenly comes next, can you still sing it in the correct pitch? This game works by nominating the next person and then calling out a scale degree to see if they can sing it correctly.
It sounds easy because the scale order is ingrained, but it’s surprisingly tricky.
You could also add a simple on-the-spot penalty for anyone who doesn’t sing it correctly.
Prince Shōtoku game
A game where two or more people say the same word at the same time, and a guesser listens and tries to figure out what they’re saying.
If it’s among college students, choosing a niche topic that everyone is likely to know can make it much more exciting.
The more people saying the word, the higher the difficulty, but it can be fun to start with two people versus one guesser and gradually increase the number of speakers.
Make only your target laugh game
I think most people have seen the year-end staple TV program, Downtown’s “Absolutely No Laughing” series or Amazon Prime Video’s “Documental.” They’re shows where the only rule is “don’t laugh.” Let’s try a twist on that: a game where you aim to make just one targeted person laugh.
On campus or in the dorms, everyone teams up to make the chosen person laugh.
Of course, the person who laughs loses and swaps out with the next person.
The winner is the one who holds out the longest without laughing.
It’ll be even more exciting if the winner gets a prize—like everyone buying them a drink or some other reward!
Word guessing game
How about trying a game called “Letter Guessing Game” that both kids and adults can enjoy? Two participants stand facing each other.
A sheet of paper with a character written on it is stuck to each person’s back, and the goal is to look at the other person’s back and guess the character.
You have to move so you can see your opponent’s back without letting them see yours.
It’s a very simple game, but the push-and-pull of wanting to look while not letting your own be seen, along with the tricky movements, makes it exciting.
Feints and sudden moves also get the spectators hyped up.
We can’t go home until everyone makes a trash can shot.
Do you know the TV Asahi program called “Kaerema 10”? It’s the kind of show that always makes you want to watch to the very end, with segments like “You can’t go home until you guess the top 10 most popular sushi toppings” and “You can’t go home until you guess the top 10 family restaurant menu items.” Let’s borrow that concept a bit and have everyone in our college group try “We can’t go home until everyone makes a trash-can shot.” It sounds great as an icebreaker activity with new students, too.
The rules are simple: shoot a soccer ball, and if it lands cleanly in the trash can, you’re good.
Make sure to bring your own trash can—don’t use public ones.
And if you do this on campus, be mindful of your surroundings!
We’re not going home until we get first place at karaoke.
You see it on TV too, right? The karaoke scoring shows where your national ranking comes up—the kind of segment where you keep singing until you get first place.
It feels like an endless challenge, but let’s give it a try! If it’s a song you’re really good at, you might unexpectedly snag the top spot.
Let’s prepare a few songs you’re confident in.
If you do get first place, you can brag about it to everyone around you.
[For University Students] Collection of Exciting Games and Recreational Activities (91–100)
Nanjamonja Game
Nanjamonja is a card game everyone can play together.
Players take turns flipping cards and give names to the characters that appear.
When the same character shows up again, be the first to call out its name.
The person who calls the most names wins.
Expect lots of laughs and hype from all the quirky names!
