Liven up even first meetings! A collection of fun games perfect for welcome parties
A welcome party to celebrate the arrival of new teammates.
It can be tricky to figure out what activities will get everyone excited.
In gatherings with many first-time meetings, the key to success is easing nerves and bringing out smiles.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of perfect games for welcome parties that warm up the atmosphere! From activities that can start easily without special props, to ones that deepen team bonds, to unique self-introduction games, we’ve gathered ideas that will bring participants closer together.
Find games that suit the size of your venue and the vibe of your group, and create a fun, memorable time!
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Lively Even at First Meeting! A Fun Collection of Games Perfect for Welcome Parties (91–100)
Penalty Game Cards
This is a card game designed with penalty games from the start.
The card you draw has a penalty written on it, and you must follow it.
That might be tough if you’re not used to the environment yet.
But it could also be a good chance to open up and show your true self…
Let’s have fun with the penalties!
Surface Tension Game
Fill a glass with water almost to the very rim, near the drinking edge.
Prepare a few coins ranging from 1-yen to 500-yen pieces, decide the order with rock-paper-scissors, and take turns dropping coins into the glass.
Will surface tension hold, or will the water spill? The strategy gets tricky depending on which coins you add.
Intuitive Tasting
It’s a game that shows how much our sense of taste is supported by sight and smell.
You put on a blindfold, pinch your nose with something like a clothespin so you can’t smell, and try to guess what you’re eating.
How lively it gets depends on the foods you choose.
The organizer’s sense of taste and style will also be put to the test.
Paper Balloon Battle
It’s exactly what the title says.
Both players attach the same number of inflated paper balloons to their bodies using double-sided tape or special accessories, and then simply try to pop the opponent’s balloons with a toy hammer, etc.
It’s guaranteed to get everyone excited, so please be careful to avoid injuries.
If alcohol is being served, play before participants get drunk.
Oshibori Roulette
Use easily available wet towels (oshibori).
Soak the towels in water, then take turns wringing them out.
Whoever can’t get any water to come out loses.
It’s more fun if the loser has to do a simple forfeit, like an impression.
It’s a suspenseful game where the water gradually runs out depending on how hard people wring the towel.
Photo editing battle on smartphones
Don’t a lot of women use photo-editing apps? How about going all-in on edits that are so extreme they even make people around you do a double take? You could give someone who usually wears natural makeup a super glam makeover, turn a man into a woman, and then have people decide which look they prefer—it could be a lot of fun.
Old Maid with a large group
Everyone’s played Old Maid, right? It’s a card game where you make matching pairs, and the person left holding the Joker at the end loses.
Usually it’s played with a small group, but this is about playing it with a large group instead.
The more players there are, the harder it is to make pairs, and the difficulty goes up.