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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!

Active Body Games and Hand-Play Games (41–50)

Trust Game

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♬ Ai Que Delicia o Verão (feat. Chicão do Piseiro) – Mts No Beat & Roni Bruno & Marina Sena

Let us introduce a game where the key is for three people to move in perfect sync.

Three people should form a circle and hold both hands with the people next to them.

Place the toes of both feet together with the person beside you as well.

All three of you should sit down together without falling.

Once seated, all three should stand up together again.

If the three of you don’t move in balance and cooperate, you will topple over right away.

While anticipating the others’ movements, adjust how much strength you use in your own body and move accordingly.

In this game where three people complete one task together, coordinating your breathing and trusting one another are also important.

The “No, no” game

@tebasakids

The ‘No-no’ game ✨ What does everyone dislike?? All three of them had such distinctive ways of saying no 🤣 @Jr LabHayata Baba#tebasakids#expg#expg Nagoya SchoolRecommendation#fyp

♬ Original Song – TEBASAKIDS – TEBASAKIDS

In everyday life, we all run into little inconveniences and unexpected mishaps, right? Let’s try saying them to a song.

A few years back, a TV show popularized the “I don’t like it, I don’t like it” game.

To the tune of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” players take turns saying something that fits the prompt and that they’d dislike.

It gets even more exciting if you add constraints to the prompt—like “something you don’t like that starts with A.” When it’s your turn, not knowing the constraint in advance adds a bit of tension to the game.

It’s fine to name ordinary annoyances, but if you intentionally go for something unique, it might get everyone roaring with laughter.

Onomatopoeia Game

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We played an onomatopoeia game and it was way too funny lol

♬ original sound – Justistar / Justistar Fan – Justistar / Justistar Fan

Word association is a game you can jump into and enjoy right away.

It gets even more fun if you turn it into an onomatopoeia game where you answer with sound effects for whatever comes to mind.

For example, if the previous person says “train,” you could reply with “clackety-clack.” Another tip is to keep giving the prompt “computer” repeatedly before switching to a different prompt.

Suddenly changing the prompt creates a sense of urgency in the answers.

There’s also a tense, exciting anticipation about when the prompt will change or when someone will change it.

Liven things up with unique prompts and onomatopoeia!

Clock exercise

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Try moving your body like the hands of a clock.

The trending “clock exercise” on social media turns your arms into clock hands.

It may be easier if you imagine yourself standing at the center of a clock.

For example, for “8:20,” extend your arms toward where 8 and 4 would be, with yourself as the center.

Keep in mind that it looks reversed to the person facing you, so be careful where you extend your hands.

The rules are simple, but the fact that it appears mirrored to others is what makes this exercise tricky.

When three people manage to do it without mistakes, you might just hear a cheer of delight.

Don’t Overlap Game

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Let me introduce a game where you deliberately don’t match answers—the “Don’t Overlap!” game.

From a given prompt, each of the three players answers with a word that can be associated with it, but the goal is for no two players to give the same word.

Since you answer at the same time, you might feel tempted to match others.

The time limit for answering also adds to the fun of the game.

A good tactic is to choose a word from the prompt’s associated ideas that the other two players are unlikely to pick.

You can also reason based on the other players’ personalities and their past success rates in this game to guide your answers.

Saying one thing, doing the opposite

We played a game where you say one thing but do the opposite, and it got way too hyped 🤣 #KyouSuki #WinterBreakEdition #shorts
Saying one thing, doing the opposite

A game where the more people you have, the livelier it gets—you do the opposite of what’s said.

It’s plenty of fun with just three players, too.

While saying the same word as the caller, you move in the opposite direction.

For example, if the prompt is “right,” you say “right” while moving left.

Since everyone holds hands in a line, if someone makes a mistake they might bump into the person next to them, and the people on either side might even fall over.

The rules are simple, but it’s surprisingly challenging.

That’s why, when you pull it off without any mistakes, everyone might feel a wave of shared excitement.

Monopoly

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Monopoly

Born as a board game, Monopoly is a strategy-based intellectual game where you use your wits to plan your moves.

Players buy, sell, and build on land and properties to grow their assets.

In the end, the goal is to bankrupt your rivals—a game that would be scary if it existed in real life.

Besides the board game, Monopoly can also be played as a card game.

The card game uses three types of cards: Bank cards, Title Deed cards, and Money cards.

The objective here is also to drive your opponents into bankruptcy.

Since the card game reaches a conclusion faster than the board game, it seems perfect for playing when you only have a little time.