[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 (91–100)
Musical chairs with chairs scattered around
Musical chairs is a classic game from childhood, but this version is a little different from the one where chairs are arranged in a circle.
In a large area, a number of chairs—one fewer than the number of players—are scattered around, and players have to find a chair and sit on it.
It’s a more physically demanding variation of musical chairs.
Make sure to attach some kind of marker to the chairs so they’re easy to recognize.
Supersonic Diner
A fast-paced card game where you slam down pre-distributed ingredient cards to make Chinese dishes.
Since it features many well-known dishes, it’s a great icebreaker for communication among college students.
After all the cards are dealt, players take turns playing cards to form words like “ramen” or “fried rice.” Some prompts are tricky, like “hot and sour soup,” so stay focused.
Setting Chinese-restaurant-themed background music or fun penalties will make it even more exciting.
The rules are easy to learn, and it’s a simple game everyone can try together.
Chorus Quick-Sing Game
Let’s get hyped with the super exciting “Chorus Speed-Singing Game”! Just as the name suggests, the person who sings the chorus first wins.
The host calls out a song title, and you jump right in with the chorus.
The fastest singer gets 1 point, and you compete on total score.
If someone gets it wrong, deduct points.
This might be the moment your usual karaoke practice or humming in the car pays off! No equipment needed, any number of players can join—an easy, highly recommended game to play anytime.
Mansion Game
Let me introduce a rhythm-based apartment game.
There is a five-story apartment building, and the person who first reaches the 5th floor loses.
Assign room numbers to players one by one.
For example, rooms on the first floor are numbered 101, 102, 103, and so on.
Once the game starts, say your own room number, then call out the room number of the next person.
Keep the game moving at a steady tempo with hand claps and a time limit.
If someone is called but fails to respond in time, their room number advances to the next floor—201, 202, 203, etc.
The person who ends up reaching the 5th floor loses.
It’s a thrilling apartment game—let’s keep our focus and play with good rhythm.
Eigo-dake
Let me introduce Eigodarke, a card game that gets lively as you communicate.
The questioner draws one card from the deck and explains the Japanese word on the card using only English.
Be careful of the NG (forbidden) words while you explain.
The people answering may ask questions.
Even if you’re not confident in English, the key is to string together words to get your meaning across.
When someone gets the answer right, both the questioner and the correct guesser earn 1 point.
The first person to reach 5 points wins! It’s a fun game that will make the questioner want to slip into Japanese without thinking.
The “Haa” game
“The ‘Haa’ Game” is a casual party game that uses commercially available cards and can be played with three or more people.
For example, a single word like “haa” can have many meanings.
There’s the angry “Haa?”, the impressed “Haa~”, and even the sighing “Haa…”—the tone and delivery can express multiple nuances.
In this game, players say such a multi-meaning word, and others guess which meaning it is.
The rules are simple: each card with the prompt word lists eight variations labeled A through H, and players guess which meaning the speaker intended.
Besides multi-meaning words, there are also gesture-based prompts like “a certain kind of sleeping face,” so you can enjoy it over and over without getting bored.
Sorting Challenge
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It’s a game where you memorize the order of plastic bottles filled with colored water lined up on a table, then put on a blindfold and figure out how they were swapped.
You only have a limited time to look at the initial arrangement, so it really tests how much you can imprint it in your memory.
By adjusting the initial memorization time and the time to think about which ones were swapped, you can change the game’s difficulty.
The closer the colors are, the harder it becomes to remember, so try various patterns by tweaking the colors and time settings.
