Games to Liven Up a Farewell Party: Ideas That Will Make Everyone Smile
Saying goodbye to close friends and cherished teammates can be lonely, but you still want to spend the last moments with a smile, right? In times like these, adding games to a farewell party lets everyone have fun together and create lasting memories! That said, many people may wonder which games will really liven things up.
In this article, we’ll introduce games that are perfect for farewell parties! We’ve gathered lots of ideas that are easy to join and sure to make everyone smile.
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Games to Liven Up Farewell Parties: Ideas That Make Everyone Smile (71–80)
Kappa Plate Ball-Carrying Race
A game inspired by the water dish on a kappa’s head—what’s sitting on that dish? Ping-pong balls! Players navigate a set route and dodge obstacles without dropping the balls, and the person who finishes with the most balls left wins.
If you lose all your ping-pong balls along the way and your dish is empty, you’re out.
The difficulty would depend on the obstacles.
Items like acupressure mats, where the balls would quickly fall off just from walking, would be exciting for spectators to watch.
Mansion Game
A no-props, easy-to-play “apartment number” game.
First, everyone is assigned an apartment room number in the order they’re lined up.
Then you just pass the number along to the next person! For example, if someone says “from 101 to 102,” the next person says “from 102 to 103,” and so on.
That part is simple—but here’s the tricky bit! If anyone says, “Going up,” the floor increases by one, and starting from the person who said it, the room numbers update accordingly.
So someone who had 101 might end up with 206 instead of 201, depending on when it comes back around to them.
If you can’t keep up with the changes, you’re out! You can also randomize the order in which numbers are passed, and going down a floor is OK too.
It’s surprisingly challenging when you try it!
Blind tasting
How about trying a blind tasting as part of the farewell party? Participants will have their eyes covered and try to guess what they’re eating using only taste and smell.
But here’s the twist: not only will they be blindfolded, they’ll also wear nose clips to block their sense of smell, making it a high-level challenge judged purely by texture.
It’s a good idea to start with snacks of the same type.
This game gets everyone excited regardless of age, and the laughter and surprises from recognizing foods by feel will make the farewell party truly memorable.
Prepare a fun penalty for wrong answers to bring out everyone’s smiles.
Stand-up game
A perfect stand-up game for banquets and parties.
As the name suggests, it’s just a game where you stand up, so there’s no need to move around—you can play right where you are while enjoying food and drinks.
Someone calls out a number from 0 up to the total number of people present.
At that moment, everyone either stands up or stays seated.
If the number of people who stand matches the number called, that’s a correct answer! It’s simple, so you can start playing right away.
Offering prizes in the order of correct answers will make it even more exciting!
Leading Question Game
This is a game where players split into a suspect and an interrogator.
The suspect is assigned an NG (forbidden) word, and the interrogator tries to get the suspect to say it during the conversation.
If the suspect guesses the NG word, the suspect earns points, so the interrogator should skillfully guide the conversation without giving it away.
The interrogator is allowed to use the NG word during the dialogue, but that increases the chance of tipping off the suspect—another tricky aspect.
It might also help to keep up a rapid pace of questioning so the other person doesn’t have time to think.
Majority Game
It’s a game where you answer a prompt with your honest opinion and then see whether that opinion is in the majority or minority.
But it’s not that people who pick the majority are stronger; the rule is that you score points if you can correctly predict whether your own opinion is in the minority or majority.
So rather than the opinions themselves, it tests how well you understand public sentiment.
The more someone has a mismatch between themselves and the general public—like assuming “I’m part of the majority”—the further they tend to be from the correct answer.
It also seems like a good game to spark conversation, as you get to learn what everyone thinks about the given prompt.
Model Walking Relay
Model walking—strutting confidently down the runway—looks so cool, doesn’t it? A lot of people probably think, “I want to try that,” or have even tried imitating it.
What if we turned that into a game? Enter the Model Walking Relay.
Imagine the middle of the farewell party venue as a runway, and let’s walk down it stylishly and briskly! But just walking wouldn’t make it a game, right? Hold a magazine or a sheet of newspaper between your thighs as you walk, return to the starting point without dropping it, and then pass the magazine to the next person.