#1. Apples To Apples
This is the best party game! It’s so easy to learn that you will be playing and laughing within minutes! Everyone is dealt a hand of cards that have people, places or things listed. You then choose a “Judge” for the first round who reads a category. Then everyone else picks a card from their hand that goes best into that category. The Judge reads them all aloud and picks a favorite. If it’s your card you keep the category card! You have to get a certain number of category cards to win. There are some really interesting comparisons that you’ll be laughing about all throughout the game. Simple. Fun. Hilarious!
Start making your hilarious comparisons today!
#2. Mad Gab
Another fun party game is Mad Gab, especially for those who like to talk! It can be played one on one or in teams. It’s also easy to learn and will definitely get you talking and giggling as you try to figure out word puzzles like this: “Eye Screams Hand Witch”. What!? Say it out loud now.. ”Eye Scream…sHand Witch”…. OH! ”Ice Cream Sandwich”! See how many puzzles you can decipher before your time is up! There are two levels of difficulty so as you become an expert you can impress your friends with your word skills.
Get Gabbing with Mad Gab now!
#3. Pictionary
Ah, a classic. Pictionary isn’t just for artists! In fact it usually is more fun the crazier the drawings get. You play in teams and one person picks a card and has to get their partner or team to guess whatever it says before time is up! Sometimes you get some pretty funny guesses and pictures you just don’t want to toss out. There are new added twists like having to draw with your other hand or even blindfolded! This is one game you always want to have on hand for a rainy day!
Get Sketching Now with Pictionary!
#4. Balderdash
If you enjoy making things up, getting creative, and bluffing your way through things, this is the perfect game for you! In Balderdash, you get a card with a real Person, Movie Title, Word or Initial and you get to decide who that person is, what the plot of the movie is, the definition of that crazy word or what those initials really stand for! One person is the judge and writes down the real answer from the card while everyone else makes one up. Then the judge collects them and reads them aloud for all to hear and vote on. Did you fool your friends into thinking yours was real? Not only are the bluffs crazy and funny, so are the real answers!
Try to Bluff Them All in Balderdash today!
#5. Imaginiff
This game of Imaginiff is perfect for date night with couples or even just like-minded friends! On the board you write every players name down on a space, and if you have extra spaces you pick a person for each space that everyone knows and agrees on. Then you roll and move a piece around the board to a players name, then a card is drawn and it would say something like, “Imaginiff (players name) was a car, which one would they be?” and then it would list multiple choice answers. Everyone votes with a numbered card putting it face down, trying to match the majority. So how well do you know each other? Will your answers match up? Do you think alike or are you complete opposites? Either way your bound to have fun and laugh at some votes thrown in the mix.
Find out if your like-minded with Imaginiff!
#6. Guesstures
Who likes charades? This is a wonderful family friendly game. Guesstures is a high speed charade game where you only have seconds to get your team to guess your word! You place 4 cards in a movie clapboard timer and start acting them out. If your team guesses the word, quickly snatch the card out of the clapboard before it gets sucked down! Try to get your team to guess the most words! Now don’t laugh too hard at your friends or family as they frantically pantomime their way through, because your up next!
Get your charade on with Guesstures!
#7. Settlers of Catan
Watch out for Settlers of Catan as this can be an addictive strategy game! You try to build up your little piece of the world of Catan by gaining, trading and buying resources. Dice is rolled every turn which determines if you get a resource card or not. Eventually you can trade certain groups of resources to build roads, settlements and cities. Each is worth a certain amount of points so try to build up yours faster than your friends to win! The game board changes every time you play giving you infinite hours of fun. However, if you feel you’ve mastered this game, there are plenty of expansion sets you can add on to have more fun! There are so many new worlds filled with seafarers, barbarians and knights that await you!
Join the craze and Settle in Catan!
#8. Scattergories
Scattergories is a great quick thinking word game. Roll a dice to determine the starting letter, then everyone opens to a list of categories and starts to write! So, using the letter L, can you quickly think of a Sports Player, Cartoon Character, Dessert and Something in a Doctors Office? There are actually 12 categories to each round and you get 3 minutes to come up with the words. The more creative the better because if you match another player, you cancel each others points out! Some letters can be more challenging than others… say Q or X!? So get your thinking cap on!
Get Wordy with Scattergories!
#9. Sequence
A board game and card game all in one! Sequence is great for anyone! The board has 2 sets of cards printed onto it and each player has a set of colored chips and hand of cards. Lay down a card to play a chip on the board. You try to get five chips in a row to win! But watch out because Jacks are wild and sometimes your opponent will play one to remove a chip. Strategy and luck play a roll in this family friendly game.
Can you get the first Sequence?
#10. Trivial Pursuit
Who is a trivia buff? The classic game Trivial Pursuit can test just how much you know! You can play as individuals or teams to see who can get each the piece of the “pie” for their category. Fill up your whole pie marker and get to the center to win! There are many versions of Trivial Pursuit, so take your pick! How about Pop Culture, or maybe something more specific like The Beatles! Or would you rather play in teams and add some new spins to the game? So much fun, so little time!
