[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 (31–40)
Human Finger Smartphone
Yubi-suma is a game with different names depending on region and generation.
You choose whether to stick out your thumbs on both hands or not; if the number you call matches the number of thumbs raised, you lower one hand, and if you get both hands out, you win—the person left at the end loses.
“Human Yubi-suma” takes this idea and does it with bodies instead of fingers.
You bend your upper body to stand in for a thumb.
007 game
It’s a game that demands quick reflexes and reaction speed.
Everyone stands in a circle and plays while clapping their hands.
Players point and call out “Zero,” “Zero,” “Seven,” passing the turn along; when someone is pointed at on “Seven,” that person shouts “Bang!” and pretends to shoot someone.
The person who gets shot immediately reacts with “Ugh!” and the two people on either side place their hands on them and ask, “Are you okay?”
Dream Door Game
There are seven predetermined abilities.
You draw lots to assign those seven, then activate them in a clockwise order; the person designated must follow the ability’s instructions.
Emotion-related abilities can be applied simultaneously.
If you fail to comply properly, you’re out.
Then you reset, draw lots again, and swap abilities.
The rules are complicated, but I think it’ll really get everyone excited!
Wink Killer
Beforehand, use cards or a deck of playing cards to decide who the culprit is.
The culprit secretly winks at anyone they make eye contact with to take them out.
If the culprit manages to eliminate everyone without being found out, they win; if someone catches them winking and sees through their identity, the culprit loses.
Playing with a mixed group of men and women might create a more mature, sophisticated mood!
Straw Millionaire
It’s a game that gives a modern twist to a famous folktale.
You can simply enjoy the progression of bartering, but if you want a lively group experience, turn it into a team competition with a time limit—it really amps up the excitement! Make sure all teams start with the same item.
You’re free to decide how to determine the winner, but a voting system is easy to understand.
The ‘Another One Here-Hello Game’
This game is simple: you share a personal experience, and if someone relates to it, you succeed.
I think it gets more interesting if you throw in prompts that are a bit outside the norm.
The joy of finding someone who’s the same is incredible.
Werewolf Tag
‘Werewolf Tag’ is a groundbreaking version of tag in which you don’t know who the taggers are.
In fact, when there are multiple taggers, there’s a foolproof way for them to coordinate.
The method is very simple: taggers should chase other taggers.
For the tagger being chased, the target will naturally come to them, so there’s no need to run.
For the chaser, if someone runs, that person is a target; if they don’t run, you’ve identified a fellow tagger.
Of course, there are cases where the target won’t run, so mind games are important there, but as long as you secure a touch, the taggers’ advantage remains solid.
It’s a game that uses not only stamina but also a lot of brainpower, so it’s sure to be exciting! Highly recommended for college students!
Dancing Gesture Quiz
The “Dancing Gesture Quiz,” invented by the popular YouTubers Fischer’s, is a surreal game that turns YouTube’s limitation—being unable to do standard intro quizzes—on its head.
The rules are simple: just dance along to the song’s lyrics.
The other players watch the dance and guess which song you’re listening to.
Of course, songs with existing choreography are not allowed.
If you make it a “no one can go home until we’re done” format, it gets even more exciting—highly recommended for college students!
Tokai On Air Sugoroku
A popular YouTuber group, Tokai On Air, created their own original sugoroku board game.
It’s pretty tough—the rule is that you can’t leave the room until you reach the goal.
The game includes high-difficulty challenges like not being allowed to return to the board until you succeed at a certain task, or having to go out on a shopping run.
Why not use this as inspiration and make your own sugoroku to play?
Rock, paper (game of choosing ‘rock’ or ‘paper’)
Stretch one hand out in front of your body with the palm open, and place the other hand in a fist in front of your chest.
On the cue “Ready, go,” switch your hands.
It seems easy, but if you level it up—like switching the fist and open hand, or clapping your hands three times in front of your chest before switching—and speed up the tempo, people will gradually start to make mistakes.