20 Fun Games To Play With Friends

It is normal to want to give a little excitement to parties and gatherings of friends. You may be wondering what fun games you can use to energize these types of events.

The game is something that, although it transforms throughout life, it does not remain in childhood. It provides laughter, bonds, and stimulates the mind, why abandon it at maturity? If you are looking for fun activities for you and your group of friends, here are 20 examples that will make your evenings unforgettable. Don’t take your eyes off.

Fun games to play with friends

From the classic dominoes to the most philosophical dilemmas, in this list you will find fun games for all types of groups. They are intended for adults, but many of them are also valid for adolescents and children.

1. Fun card games

If you stayed in the brisca and the cinquillo, fear not. With a deck of cards you can spend entire afternoons, as its possibilities are practically endless.

2. Board games

The world of board games is wide and varied in terms of themes, game duration and difficulty. If you want to get out of the comfort zone of games like Trivial Pursuit , Monopoly or Party,  it is best that you go to a specialized store and let yourself be advised by those who know more.

3. Escape games

Nowadays you can play an escape room both indoors and outdoors, so they are also fun games for groups of friends. Challenges to be solved as a team are a good way to bond and keep your mind active.

4. Karaoke

You don’t even need a microphone: there is a karaoke version of almost any song on the internet. There are also video games, such as Singstar,  that move the karaoke room to your living room if you don’t feel like going out.

5. Videogames

Video games, whether online or in social gaming format, are another really versatile way to spend time with your group. There are online versions of many board games for those who don’t want to risk getting into crowds just yet.

6. Movies

A classic. One person in the group comes out to act out the title of a movie – with certain rules, such as not speaking or not drawing letters in the air – and the rest have to guess it. The first to guess is the next to go.

7. Who am I?

It is a good game for children, but adults enjoy it just the same. It consists of writing down a character on a piece of paper and acting it out without speaking for the rest to guess. You can set and remove rules about it – like using famous phrases or objects, for example – to make it more fun.

8. Treasure hunt

It can be very beautiful when it is a celebration for a special reason. It consists of hiding around the house -or the place where it is going to stay- objects with a special meaning, and that when the assistants retrieve them they put them in order to guess the message.

9. Duel of glances

Another classic that never dies. The simplest action, which is to come face to face and hold on to laughter, can lead to great moments in groups of friends.

10. Broken phone

Also suitable for children. It consists of a first person saying a phrase in the ear to another, and that other person quickly repeats it in the ear of the next, and so on until the end. The last person repeats the phrase aloud, which at that point does not usually resemble the first.

11. Role-playing games

Like video games and board games, the role has evolved a lot in recent years. It is an incredible exercise in imagination, and ranges from stories focused on the mechanics of the game and a multitude of numbers and dice, to the most narrative and original.

12. Unexpected uses

This game consists of gathering a series of objects and then giving one at random to each of the participants. With the assigned object, the person has to give a certain number of uses for that object. As you might expect, the more uses, the more bizarre the responses will become.

13. What would you prefer?

It is an exercise that, a priori, is simple, but well planned, it can be the starting point for interesting conversations. It is about posing a dichotomy in the form of a question and the person choosing one of the possibilities. For example, “what would you prefer, a world without hunger or without pollution”?

In addition, very similar to this type of game, we have these lists of questions that can also help you have a fun time:

14. The 20 questions

Similar to  who I am,  it is about assigning a character -human, animal, known or not, you can adjust the rules- to a participant and that he guesses who has touched him. To do this, he will ask questions that the rest will answer with yes or no, up to a total of 20. We are talking about a “Who is who?” somewhat transformed.

15. The stone

It is a very fun game for social gatherings, and valid for any age. It consists of assigning an object to a person, and no one will know who has it. The person who has the object must get rid of it by asking questions of others. If someone includes any of the forbidden words in their response, the object becomes their property.

16. Rock, paper, scissors

Although it seems like a very trite and old game, we assure you that it can be very competitive. And, if only 3 options fall short, you can always add the  lizard, spock.

17. Hand warmer

A reflex game for all ages. One person should place their hands on the other’s palms, and the other person will try to slap them. Until the first one manages to avoid it, they will not exchange places. Beware of hurting you.

18. 3 words

Another fun game can lead to great results, and it can also be played online. It consists of building a story between all the members of the group, and each one only contributes 3 words. They are recorded and at the end, the entire story is read.

19. Minefield

Perfect for outdoors, it’s one of the most fun bonding games. The objects are scattered on the ground and they form pairs, so that one covers his eyes and the other has to guide him through the obstacles and get him to a certain point without stumbling.

20. Drawing on the back

Among the fun games to do at a party, this is the one that brings out the most laughs. They form pairs, and one of the members tries to reproduce on a piece of paper what the other marks on their back with a finger. The results will surprise you.