Games and activities everyone can enjoy together. A collection of fun play ideas.
Looking for fun activities everyone can enjoy together? Many people share that dilemma, don’t they? In fact, there are plenty of recreational and party games you can enjoy indoors.
Classics like Fruit Basket, Hula Hoop Down where everyone synchronizes their moves, and majority-rule games that get the whole group excited.
With a bit of creativity, your usual games can become even more fun.
In this article, we’ll introduce indoor recreation and party game ideas that kids and adults can enjoy.
Try them at get-togethers with friends or at your next party!
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Shiritori: Word-Chain Game (1–10)
NG word game
Write lots of forbidden NG words on cards, stick a card to your forehead so you can’t see it, and talk until you accidentally say an NG word—then you lose! This game really heats up, and the best part is that anyone can play it easily.
Use your skillful conversation to draw out those NG words!
Shiritori Word-Play Game (11–20)
Telephone game in English
We’re going to play a classic party game—telephone—but with a twist.
We’ll pass the message along in English! Since listening and pronunciation can be tricky, it’s surprisingly challenging.
Having people who aren’t confident in English might even lead to more hilarious, unexpected answers!
Lyrics hijacking game
One person starts by singing a song, and the next person sings a different song that includes the same lyrics.
Then the next person sings yet another different song.
It sounds like nostalgic tunes might pop up and each person’s individuality will shine through.
It’s a different vibe from karaoke, and it seems like a great way to discover lots of songs.
Shiritori Dance Game
This is a game that adds a movement element to the word-linking game shiritori to make the thinking more complex.
The rule is to express the connected words through movement as well, so words that are hard to express with movement are out—that’s the tricky part.
In regular shiritori you proceed with things like the names of objects, but since this version emphasizes movement, it could work well to play using verbs.
It might also be fun to proceed rhythmically to music, or have everyone move together whenever a word is said.
Antonym Game
Antonyms are words whose meanings are the opposite of other words.
Here’s a simple game you can play right away using antonyms! You don’t need any materials, and the rules are very easy.
Decide the order, then the first person says a word.
The next person answers with that word’s antonym.
The person who gave the antonym then says a new word and passes it to the next player.
Just keep this going in rhythm, picking up the tempo as you go! If someone can’t come up with an antonym or falls off the rhythm, they’re out! You can make it even more fun by using a point system for “outs,” and giving a penalty game to the person with the most points at the end.
Reverse Playback Telephone Game
A “reverse playback telephone game” where you guess the prompt from reversed audio.
Use an app to record your voice, play it back in reverse, and pass on exactly what you think you heard to the next person.
Record the last person’s voice, play it in reverse, and if it matches the original prompt, you win! Unlike simple word-reversal, both consonants and vowels are flipped, so the reversed audio barely resembles the original.
Accurately hearing and pronouncing these nonsensical sounds is far harder than you’d imagine.
Both the participants struggling to relay the strange words and the people listening around them won’t be able to hold back their laughter—this game is guaranteed to cause a hilarious uproar.
C game
This is a rhythm game where players take turns saying words that end with “shi.” Each time, you also add a phrase that describes the word, like “If we’re going on a date, DisneySea.” If you hesitate or your sentence doesn’t flow well, you lose.
Playing it safe to avoid losing is fine, but this is your chance to go bold—deliver a clever line and make everyone laugh! Strike a ‘C’ pose to match the final ‘shi’ sound as you play together, and the excitement will keep building.
