Break the ice with intros and team battles! Party games to spice up your welcome event
It’s about time for welcome parties, isn’t it?
With new students and fresh graduates coming in, many of you are probably planning welcome events.
In this article, we’ll introduce party games and fun activities that will liven up your welcome party.
If you’re thinking, “I want games that are fun even with people meeting for the first time,” or “I want to plan simple, easy-to-run games,” this will be a great reference.
In particular, games that help you learn about each other through self-introductions, and team-based cooperative games, are recommended because they make it easier to get to know one another and create a friendly atmosphere.
Now, let’s take a look at our recommended games!
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- Team-based recreational activities for adults that are fun even with large groups
- Games you can play with just conversation. Classic and popular activities you can enjoy without any props!
- A simple and fun co-op game that enhances teamwork
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Break the ice with self-intros and team battles! 10 party games to spice up your welcome party (1–10)
Speaking of 〇〇, games
This is the classic “What comes to mind when you think of ___?” game, where everyone must unite their answers—team cohesion is the key.
For example, the challenge is to see whether everyone can give the same answer to a prompt like “What’s an animal popular with children?” It’s also fun to tailor or tweak the questions to fit a welcome party.
Stand-up game
Stand-Up Game: guess how many people will stand up! The rule is super simple: you clear the round if the number you call matches the number of people who stand.
When you make your call, you can either stand up or stay seated.
Even in places like restaurants where seats are fixed, you can enjoy it right where you are without moving.
It’s quick to start, so it’s great as a filler while you set up the next game.
Remembering games like this that require no props and no moving around can be really useful at all kinds of events.
Team-based drawing game
Split into groups and create two or more teams.
You’ll draw pictures based on a prompt, but in team matches the basic rule is one stroke per person! Work together with all your members to complete the picture for the prompt.
It’s fun to choose universally known characters like Doraemon or Anpanman as the prompt.
This game can also be played individually.
In a solo match, it could be interesting to increase the difficulty—such as by drawing while blindfolded!
Break the ice with self-introductions and team battles! Party games to liven up welcome events (11–20)
Private Quiz
A private quiz that lets you delve into someone’s personal side! By turning topics that don’t often come up at school or work—like “What’s something you want right now?” or “What hobby have you kept up since your student days?”—into quiz questions, you can get to know the other person more deeply.
However, it’s not about prying into everything! Research what the person is happy for everyone to know, pick out the topics that are likely to get people excited, and make those into quiz questions.
Questions that could make someone uncomfortable are, of course, off-limits!
Borrowed Person Game
It’s a game where you find the perfect person for each prompt.
If you write lots of prompts on paper and hand them out at the start of the game, everyone can play at once.
It’s easy to approach people you haven’t talked to before, so it’s perfect for welcome parties.
Block Building Self-Introduction
Block-Stacking Self-Introductions: the name is a bit unusual, but the rules are pretty simple.
You repeat the previous person’s self-introduction and then stack your own on top.
As more people join, the sentence gets longer, so it’s a game that tests quick thinking and memory!
Introducing someone else
If you’re tired of introducing yourself, try doing a “tako-shokai” (introducing someone else)! As the name suggests, you introduce a person other than yourself—but you might wonder, how can you do that when you’ve only just met? To introduce someone else, you need to gather information.
Before the introduction, set a time and draw out as much information from the other person as possible.
Then summarize it and present them as, “This person is the kind of person who…” You’ll have to convey that information to yet another person, which is surprisingly challenging! But it’s a great way to get to know each other better, making it perfect for welcome events.
