Perfect for killing time! A roundup of games for three people to enjoy
What kinds of games can you play when there are three people—like a close-knit trio, three siblings, or a family of three? Some games are easier with an even number, but once it’s an odd number, certain games get harder to play, right? In this article, we’ll introduce games you can play with your body or hands that work for three people.
We’ve gathered games you can use in various situations: to get some exercise, to burn off extra energy, or to kill time when you have a free moment.
Spend a fun time moving your body and hands together with your children or friends!
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Psychological Warfare & Deduction Games (11–20)
The Mind
The Mind is a game where you play your cards in ascending order without any discussion whatsoever.
Everyone starts with a single card in hand, and, without consulting each other, players lay down their cards when they feel they have the lowest number.
If all the cards end up on the table in perfect ascending order, you win! If the order is broken at any point, it’s a miss—but there are a few life cards that let you keep the game going as a form of mercy.
Once you clear the round with one card each, you gradually increase the number of cards in each player’s hand.
The more cards you have, the harder it gets!
Mei-Mei
Meimei is a fresh, new-feeling card game where you give names to things from an unknown planet.
Using 100 cards with cute illustrations, you enjoy the game in four steps: naming, making a quiz, presenting, and judging.
Players split into a Namer and Respondents.
First, the Namer draws one card and gives a name to the item depicted.
Once they come up with a name that feels fitting, they announce only the name to the Respondents.
Then they add several more cards to the display, and the Respondents try to guess which item the name belongs to.
Because the key is that it “feels right,” there’s a surprising rule: if everyone picks the correct answer, the name is judged as not having been “fitting” enough, and the score is 0.
It’s a card game that delivers surreal laughs and is recommended for adults too!
Brain training: fun, mentally challenging games (1–10)
Ping-Pon-Pon-Pon Game
Do you know the Ping-Pon-Pan-Pon game? This game is basically a direct adaptation of JaruJaru’s “Weird School Announcement” bit from the 2017 M-1 Grand Prix.
The standard chime goes “ping-pon-pan-pon,” but in the game, when you hear non-standard chimes like “ping-pon-pan” or just “ping-pon,” you have to respond with specific pre-set punchlines for each one.
The hard part is memorizing all the comebacks (lol).
Ten Times Game
It’s that “say it 10 times” game that almost everyone played as a kid.
The most famous one goes: after making someone say “pizza” ten times, you point to their elbow and ask, “What’s this?” and they slip up and say “knee.” It’s a classic trick.
Do you ever play it as an adult? If you try it seriously for the first time in a while, it gets ridiculously lively!
Upside-Down Word Quiz
It’s a game where the host presents words that have been reversed, and players quickly answer what the original words were.
Since the reversed words are given only by sound, it tests your ability to visualize them as text in your head before thinking.
Simple words can sometimes be answered by intuition alone, so shorter ones are recommended for checking the rules.
To make it a more advanced game, you might gradually move on to longer words or even full sentences.
