Indoor recreation popularity ranking
Indoor recreation ideas that come in handy when plans or events are canceled due to rain.
In this article, we introduce popular indoor recreation activities in ranking format.
It’s perfect if you’re looking for “fun indoor games for all ages,” “indoor recreation that even toddlers can enjoy,” or “large-group indoor activities that work in a gym.”
Blow away the gloom of canceled plans or events with indoor recreation!
Find the perfect activity to match your group size and location.
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Indoor recreation popularity ranking (71–80)
Word Wolf Game78rank/position
A psychological “Word Wolf” game! First, prepare one card for each player.
Write the same word on all the cards except one, and write a completely different word on that single remaining card.
Then everyone takes a card and talks about the word written on their card.
The goal is to figure out who has the card with the different word.
At first, even if your word is the odd one out, you won’t realize it.
But if, during the conversation, you suspect you might be the different one, deliberately join in and try to confuse the others! If you successfully mislead everyone and no one thinks you’re the odd one out, you win.
If the others correctly identify the person with the different word, that person loses.
Human finger smartphone (likely shorthand for smartphone operated by human finger)79rank/position
Yubi-suma is a game where you raise your thumb while saying things like “Issē-no-de 1” or “Yubi-suma 3.” “Human Yubi-suma” is the full-body version.
Everyone starts with their faces down; when a number is called along with the usual Yubi-suma chant, you either lift your face (like raising your thumb) or keep it down.
If the number said matches the number of people who lifted their faces, the caller wins and leaves the circle.
If it doesn’t match, they stay.
The person who can’t leave the circle by the end loses.
It’s a different kind of fun from playing with just your thumbs!
An interview where you must not say “yes”80rank/position
In everyday life, we often say “hai” as a response when someone speaks to us.
This is a game where you’re not allowed to say that “hai”! With seniors or superiors, we tend to be mindful of polite language and end up saying “hai” automatically.
You could try playing with a senior at work, but it’s especially fun to play in the format of a job interview—a situation where the word “hai” comes out most easily—even among friends who don’t usually use polite speech.
The person acting as the interviewer asks questions, and the interviewee is forbidden from saying “hai.” Each time they’re asked something, how well can they stop themselves from unconsciously blurting out “hai”? Can they rephrase it with different words? Surprisingly, this is quite difficult!
Indoor recreation popularity ranking (81–90)
Atama-Oshiri Game81rank/position
The fresh, TV-famous rhythm game “Atama-Oshiri Game”! In time with the music, you answer by connecting the first and last letters of the word presented.
You have 10 seconds, and the key to winning is whether you can come up with longer words or more letters.
It tests both speed and creativity, so everyone can have fun cranking their brains together.
On the show, Banana Man and Sandwich Man take on the challenge, with unexpected answers being a highlight.
Enjoy laughs and edge-of-your-seat moments.
It’s a recommended game that gets families and friends pumped up while training rhythm and quick thinking at the same time.
oshikura manju (a children’s pushing game)82rank/position
Human body heat is warm and comforting, and when you can move while touching each other, you feel an even greater warmth to get through the winter.
Oshikura Manju is a traditional game that combines movement and physical contact to help you stay warm in winter.
Participants form a circle, press their backs together, and gently push against each other while singing.
While trying not to lose balance, they create warmth in the moment.
Because it involves mindful, gentle contact, it can also help participants feel a sense of connection with one another.
Rock-Paper-Scissors Train83rank/position
Let’s play Rock-Paper-Scissors Train, a game where you make a long train! At first, everyone moves around freely while the music is playing.
When the music stops, you play rock-paper-scissors with the person in front of you.
If you lose, you line up behind the winner and connect to form a train.
The winner stays at the front and keeps moving around with the people behind them.
Repeat this until there’s no one left to challenge.
The person who remains at the front until the very end is the winner.
Since the line will keep getting longer, play in as large a space as possible.
Flip-over game84rank/position
It’s helpful to know games that let you move your body indoors, especially on rainy days.
If you’re looking for something like that, we recommend the “Flip-Over Game.” For this game, you color the front and back of pieces of cardboard in different colors and scatter them on the floor.
Within a set time limit, players flip the pieces over, and the team that flips more pieces to their own color wins.
