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 Energize a Farewell Party: Ideas That Make Everyone Smile (41–50)
King Dodgeball
Dodgeball where teams face off and try to hit each other with the ball.
The basic rule is that the team whose members all get hit loses.
If you set a time limit, the team with more players remaining at the end of the game wins.
However, in this King Dodgeball variant, you win by hitting the opposing team’s King with the ball.
You don’t know who the King is, so deducing and targeting them is part of the fun.
If you’re not the King, subtly protect your team’s King so the other team doesn’t figure out who it is!
Games to Liven Up a Farewell Party: Ideas That Will Make Everyone Smile (51–60)
Do-Re-Mi Song Game
This game is a sing-along to the Do-Re-Mi song.
It looks easy at first glance, but it’s actually quite tricky.
After singing “Do is the do in donut,” you call on someone and assign them a scale degree.
For example, if you say “Mi,” they have to sing, “Mi is the mi in minna (everyone),” on the Mi pitch.
If they mess up the lyrics or are way off pitch, it’s a no-go.
It’s a game where everyone can laugh and have fun each time someone slips up.
Umaibō Sommelier
Umaibo is a widely loved snack that comes in a variety of flavors, such as corn potage and mentaiko.
With region-exclusive flavors also released from time to time, it’s a snack that never stops evolving.
It has many fans not only among children but also adults, and some people have a go-to favorite flavor! Let’s try being a “Umaibo sommelier” using Umaibo! The rules are simple: put on a blindfold, taste the Umaibo, and guess the flavor using only your sense of taste and smell.
Including not only the classic flavors but also some quirky ones will make it even more exciting! You might even discover a new favorite flavor.
Up-Down-Left-Right Game
At first glance, it sounds like a very simple game: whenever the kanji for up, down, left, or right appears in a sentence, you face that direction.
But there are various readings—onyomi, kunyomi, and so on—so without being thrown off by pronunciation, you must instantly turn to up, down, left, or right.
It’s fun to try it all together or one person at a time.
You can make the sentences more difficult or speed up the reading to make it more exciting.
And just like in the “Acchi Muite Hoi” game, it gets even livelier if there’s a penalty when someone faces the wrong way or misses a cue!
Ritz Fighter!
As the name suggests, it’s a speed-eating cracker game.
Without any drinks until you finish, everyone starts eating crackers at the signal.
When your mouth is empty, open your mouth to show it; whoever finishes first wins a prize.
Just be careful not to choke!
Definitely the Pipo Game
This is a game adapted from a comedy routine by the duo whose name at the time—now trending on TikTok—was “Rafreklan,” and who now perform under the name “COTTON.” You set a prompt like “Definitely XX,” then take turns saying elements that fit XX to the rhythm.
If you repeat something or can’t say anything, you lose.
For example, if the prompt is “Definitely people (humans),” you’d go in order like: “Eyes, nose, definitely people.”
A game I’ve never 〇〇-ed
A game that’s guaranteed to get everyone excited around the world is “Never Have I Ever.” In this game, players take turns saying something they’ve never done before, and anyone who has done it must take a drink.
The aim is to name things you haven’t experienced but others likely have, so you can make them drink.
It’s a great party game, but to avoid getting drunk and causing trouble on a special day, you can tweak it by swapping alcohol for bitter drinks like noni juice or senburi tea.
