[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)
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.
Rhythm 4 Game
This is the “Rhythm 4 Game,” a game that became popular on a Japanese TV variety show.
It starts with the call, “To the rhythm starting with XX.” XX is a nickname—everyone is called by a two-syllable nickname.
After saying the nickname, you say a number from 1 to 4.
The person called then keeps the rhythm by tapping their knees or the desk, and passes it to the next person.
If you can’t keep the rhythm or fail to pass it properly, you’re out.
Illustration Telephone Game
It’s a game that tests members’ ability to communicate and understand each other—both the willingness to convey your message and the skill to grasp what others want to express.
Players depict a given prompt through a drawing; the next person interprets the prompt from that drawing and then passes it along with their own drawing to the next participant, and so on.
The final person states, in words, what they believe the original prompt was, and everyone enjoys seeing whether they got it right.
If the group reaches the correct answer, you can feel a strong sense of unity; even if they don’t, it’s fun to analyze how the meaning shifted along the way.
The ability to capture distinctive features and one’s drawing skills are also part of what makes this game enjoyable.
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.
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.