Exciting! Multiplayer games everyone can play. Time-killing app games
There are those moments when you want to liven things up with everyone—like while waiting at a theme park or during the trip to your destination.
In this article, we’ll introduce games and recommended apps that everyone can enjoy together.
From nostalgic games everyone knows to trending time-killer apps, there’s plenty to choose from! It’s a waste if everyone’s just glued to their own phone when you’re together, right? When you’ve got some downtime, that’s your chance—let’s hype things up and turn it into a fun time for everyone!
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Games everyone can play (1–10)
Earphone Loud Telephone Game
When someone talks to you while you’re wearing earphones and listening to something, it can be hard to catch what they’re saying, right? This game takes advantage of that and turns it into a game of telephone.
If you play telephone while blasting loud music through earphones, it’s funny to see how the message gets more and more off the mark.
However, listening to very loud sounds right by your ears can potentially cause hearing loss due to acoustic trauma, so be careful with the volume.
In that case, try adjusting by whispering the message or finding other ways to make it work.
Gesture Game
When it comes to party games, charades is a classic.
The usual way is plenty of fun, but adding a rhythm element makes it even better.
Come to think of it, rhythm-based comedy bits are popular too.
Play some music, and while dancing to the beat, act out your clues; the person who gets the most correct answers wins.
It doesn’t affect the score, but when your dance really clicks, it’s fun for the performer and it really livens up the room.
Bamboo shoot nyokki
Here’s another game that originated from a TV show: “Takenoko Nyokki.” Everyone faces each other, presses their palms together, and starts with the cute chant, “Takenoko takenoko nyokki-ki!” Then, raising their joined hands upward like a growing bamboo shoot, players call out “1 nyokki!” “2 nyokki!” and so on as they extend.
There’s no set order; whoever “gets out first” wins.
If you speak at the same time as someone else, or if you can’t get out before the end, you lose.
Games everyone can play (11–20)
Wink Killer
In this game, you use a lottery or similar method to choose a single Wink Killer, and then compete to see how many people they can wink at within five minutes.
The person doing the winking must avoid revealing that they are the Wink Killer.
Anyone who gets winked at must report it ten seconds later.
During those five minutes, everyone makes casual conversation, while the Wink Killer looks for chances to wink without being detected.
It’s more fun with three or more players.
A game developed by NASA
Let’s try playing a game developed by NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
To briefly explain the game: it assumes a situation where a spaceship has malfunctioned, and you rank 15 items you have on hand.
You assign ranks in order of necessity, and decide them through group discussion.
First, each person should make their own ranking based on their interpretation, and then discuss and reconcile the differences with the group.
Can you determine the correct order—and survive?
Dice stack
The recommended age is 8 and up, but it’s a wonderful game where you can learn basic arithmetic while playing! It’s for 2 to 4 players, and the playtime is said to be 15 to 30 minutes.
On your turn, you flip a card and choose the dice that meet the conditions to stack them as high as you can.
The key is that the dice come in different sizes, so if you don’t think carefully as you stack, the tower will topple.
How about getting hands-on with numbers while enjoying the thrill and excitement? Give it a try and add it to your lineup!
Mukkuri Kuma-san!
“Mukkuri Kuma-san” is a game of tag where you can enjoy music and singing.
First, choose one person to be “it” (the bear), and the others will be the children who run away.
The bear sits down and covers their face with both hands.
The children form a circle around the bear, hold hands, and walk around the bear while singing along to the music.
In the lyrics, there is a part at the end where the bear wakes up; at that point, the bear opens their eyes and starts chasing the children.
When the bear wakes up, the children should immediately let go of each other’s hands and run away.
Whoever is caught becomes the next bear.