Office party games that get everyone excited
Do you ever play games that everyone can enjoy at company drinking parties or banquets?
Especially during the year-end and New Year party season, you might even prepare prizes and have everyone compete in games!
In this article, we’ll introduce party games that everyone can enjoy together.
We’ll cover plenty—from classic, familiar games to fresh, creative, and funny ones.
Be sure to give them a try and make your banquet a blast!
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Company party games that heat up the crowd (71–80)
Close-up Quiz
This is a “close-up quiz” where you look at photos taken from extremely close range and guess what’s in the picture.
You’re sure to struggle with photos that are too close and out of focus, or ones that are a single solid color with no distinguishing features! It’s easy to prepare if you use familiar everyday items as the subjects.
Plus, during the answer reveal, everyone will get excited with reactions like, “So that’s what it looks like up close!?” It might be a good idea to keep snapping photos of things that could make good material in your daily life.
Picture shiritori
The more people you have, the livelier it gets: the picture shiritori game.
Think of something you can associate from the previous person’s drawing, then draw an item that starts with the last sound of that word.
Because drawing is involved, it’s more challenging than regular shiritori.
But adding drawings makes the game even more exciting—that’s the key.
The moment when everyone checks the answers’ drawings is likely the most exciting part.
While it’s a game that tests your drawing skills, even those who aren’t good at drawing can enjoy it at a party.
Give it a try!
Foot Reflexology Thumb Wrestling
Regular hand-pushing sumo is fun, but if you want to liven up the party, add a twist! How about bringing a reflexology mat and turning it into “reflexology hand-pushing sumo”? Use the mat as the ring, and the sight of players gritting their teeth through the pain is sure to get everyone roaring with laughter.
If someone’s really stressed or tired, they might not even be able to stand on the mat…
In that case, offer a kind, “Thanks for all your hard work,” and encourage them to wrestle anyway (lol).
Word association game
I feel like word association games used to be fairly common, but lately I don’t hear much about games where you say a word and others respond with associated words—though charades are still around.
It’s like charades where you pick a “topic,” and players say other words that they associate with it, and eventually someone guesses the original topic.
Guess who’s drinking game
It’s a game where you guess who is actually drinking.
The drink can be anything—sour grapefruit juice might be a good option.
Since you’ll be judging based on expressions and other cues, the drinker’s acting skills will likely be tested.
Try experimenting with different approaches, like making a sour drink look delicious or keeping a completely straight face.