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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Drawing, Music, and Communication Game (1–10)
Chorus Quick-Sing Game
It’s a game where only the song title is given, and players try to recall what the chorus was like and start singing it faster than anyone else.
It tests not just your ability to search your memory, but also your mental quickness in running the song forward in your head until the chorus.
If you feel shy about singing in front of others, or if singing might bother people around you, it’s also a good idea to answer by reading the lyrics aloud instead.
Who was the fastest is decided by the quizmaster’s judgment, so their focus is tested too—another point that helps everyone feel involved.
Grandma Telephone Game
Grandma Telephone, a game of telephone played as if you were a grandmother.
The twist from the usual telephone game is that you cover your teeth with your lips and mumble, passing the message along as though a grandma were speaking.
It looks easy, but it’s surprisingly hard to understand! Instead of short, simple phrases, it’s best to use tricky words or sentences of some length.
After that, play just like a normal telephone game, passing it down the line to the last person—if the message gets through correctly, you’re good! With the funny mouth shape and way of speaking, it’s also hard not to burst out laughing!
Sing-along game
Have you heard of the three-person singing game? It’s irresistible fun as melodies and improvised ad-libs fly around, woven together by communication with your teammates.
There’s the pressure of coming up with lyrics in just three seconds, but if you’ve got a deep song repertoire, it’s a great chance to show it off.
Throw in some penalty challenges and it’s guaranteed to get even more exciting.
Music fans can put their knowledge to good use, so it’s an easy, recommended game to start with friends or family.
Give it a try!
Memory Drawing Game
It’s a game where you hear a prompt word and draw the subject relying only on your own memory.
It tests whether you remember each word down to the fine details and whether you can express that in a drawing.
Even if you have a good memory, if you lack drawing skills it won’t come across to others—that frustration is part of what makes the game exciting.
You can have fun just by comparing everyone’s drawings, but if you want to decide a winner, it might be best to have everyone judge the accuracy of the drawings together.
Jujutsu Kaisen Kanji Transmission Game
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♬ Kaikai Kitan – Eve
Manga and anime characters each have unique traits, like their fighting styles and personalities.
This quiz focuses on characters from Jujutsu Kaisen, asking you to identify a character based on combinations of elements expressed in kanji.
It doesn’t just test whether you know the story, but also whether you’ve observed and understood the finer details of the characters.
The difficulty will likely vary depending on which character elements are chosen and which kanji are used to represent them.
Musical English Telephone Game
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♬ Original Song – TOKUMIX / ASOBI Alliance – TOKUMIX / ASOBI Alliance
It’s a game where you look at a given song title and explain it to the other person using only English, and they have to guess the title.
Your judgment and English skills are tested by deciding which part of the song—its title, lyrics, or something else—to focus on and how to render it in English.
Even if the explainer has excellent English skills, the guesser might not be good at English, and those hiccups can actually make the game more exciting.
If everyone reveals the correct answer and their guesses all at once—overlapping their voices—it can create a sense of unity and make it even more fun.
Drawing Telephone Game
Do you know the drawing telephone game? It’s a fun game you can enjoy with as few as three people, and it puts your drawing skills to the test a little.
Decide on a theme, and the first person draws a picture based on that theme.
Each subsequent person looks at the previous person’s drawing, interprets it in their own way, and draws their version—passing the message along using only drawings! When it reaches the last person, they say the answer and you check if it matches.
The key is how accurately you can communicate using only pictures.
Give it a try and have fun! Let’s see how many you can get right!
Shape Telephone Game
It’s a game where you describe, in words, a complex shape made by combining various figures, and aim to draw it according to the prompt.
Clear explanations—such as which shapes are where—are crucial, testing both your ability to convey information and to interpret it.
When playing with three people, we recommend a pattern where two players each draw their own answers; take turns seeing whose interpretation skills are better.
Although the concept is simple, it’s a game that demands a variety of abilities.
Picture shiritori
Shiritori using drawn pictures—called “e-shiritori.” Since it’s not words, whether you can get your idea across depends on your drawing skills, which makes it a tougher version of shiritori.
Some might think, “If good artists get together, it’s easy,” but when you actually try it, you’ll be surprised by moments like, “Wait, that’s how this person draws that animal?!”—and that’s what makes it fun.
Adding a time limit for drawing makes it even harder and more exciting.
You can also play over calling apps like Zoom.
Reverse Playback Telephone Game
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♬ Original Song – Stemilates – Stemilates [Official]
This is a game where you pass along a reversed version of a given phrase to see if the final person can get back to the original.
First, you say the prompt phrase normally and record it, then play it in reverse.
You tell the next person what you heard from the reversed audio.
The last person records what they received and plays it in reverse to check whether it matches the original phrase or how far it has drifted.
Since the game tests your ability to accurately render reversed audio as words, it’s also amusing that mistakes can happen right from the start.