Party and drinking games to liven up a company welcome party
At many companies, when it comes to welcome mixers or onboarding parties, they often plan some kind of game as entertainment, don’t they?
It can be hard to break the ice just by eating together, so it’s great when a game helps deepen connections!
In this article, we’ll introduce not only classic party games that are sure to liven things up, but also games perfect for onboarding parties that double as self-introductions, as well as team-based cooperative games.
Use the ideas introduced here as inspiration to plan a wonderful event!
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Party games to liven up a company welcome party (1–10)
Linked ring hoop-passing game
A game where team members stand in a line holding hands and pass a ring along the line; the team that gets the ring to the last person the fastest wins.
Make the ring from string or paper tape.
Everyone must keep holding hands firmly—no letting go or using your hands to help.
It’s a game that’s fun with either small or large groups.
Truth or Lie Game
Friends you’ve spent time with up to now—how well do you all really know each other? At a thank-you party or graduation celebration, why not liven things up with a game that helps you reaffirm your bonds? The “Two Truths and a Lie” game is, in short, an icebreaker: each person gives four statements about themselves, but one of them includes a lie.
Everyone else listens and tries to figure out which statement is the lie.
“You had that side to you?” “We’ve been together all this time and I never knew!”—it’s a great way to deepen your connections.
Perfectly Choo-Choo
Set a “drink up to here” line on a glass and, while blindfolded, see if you can drink to exactly that line—Pittari Choo-Choo! It’s a party game that’s easy to get everyone excited about, and you get tasty juice too.
For the blindfold, we recommend a fun, quirky eye mask.
That way, even though the challenger is dead serious, it looks hilarious to the audience and everyone can enjoy it together.
If no one hits it exactly, the person closest to the line wins.
You can easily set the line using a rubber band.
Party and drinking games to liven up a company welcome party (11–20)
Tasting Umaibo Blind (Flavor Identification)
Let’s enjoy the welcome party with a “Umai-bō Taste Test Showdown” that gets both the audience and the participants excited! As the name suggests, you rely solely on your sense of taste to guess the flavor.
Everyone knows Umai-bō, and there are actually quite a lot of flavors sold, so it’s perfect for this game.
Participants will eat the Umai-bō while blindfolded, then remove the blindfold, check the lineup of options, and give their answer.
You can also provide a list of descriptions for each flavor.
It might feel easy to guess, but once your vision is taken away by the blindfold, it turns out to be surprisingly challenging.
Ranking Battle
How about trying “Kakuzuke Check,” the TV program that’s become a New Year’s favorite, as entertainment for your welcome party? The rules are simple: participants choose between a luxury item and a cheap one using their sense of taste or smell, and they take on the challenge while blindfolded.
Prepare two rooms, A and B; have people enter the room that corresponds to their chosen answer, and once everyone has chosen, reveal the correct answers.
It’s a surefire way to get both participants and spectators excited.
Inviting the newcomers themselves to join in should also help deepen interaction.
Gesture guessing game
It’s a well-known game where someone guesses the answer from gestures based on prompts written on a whiteboard.
Having new employees provide the prompts is sure to increase opportunities for conversation.
If you tailor the prompts to your company, it will be even more engaging.
Name Bingo
A classic party game, bingo.
Name Bingo puts a twist on it by using names instead of numbers.
Prepare sheets with just blank grids instead of numbered ones, have people write names in the squares, and play bingo.
It helps you remember names and deepens communication.