DejiGames are recreational activities to relax, laugh, make fun and just enjoy ourselves.
So when your friends and family members are around, this is a perfect way to get them to bond.
Finding the right games that everybody would like is the difficult part of this exercise.
We can help. We’ve written out 10 super-interesting group games to play with your family and friends.
There are different kinds of immersive group games included in this article; no one will be left out.
10 Group Games to Play with Family and Friends
Likes + Dislikes
All you need is a pen and paper for the players. Try to guess the likes/dislikes of other people. The goal of this game is to make the most accurate guesses.
How to Play
Players take turns making guesses. Each person jots down five things they enjoy or don’t like on a small piece of paper.
In a container, a bowl, or anything useful, place all the paper and mix them up. Pass the strips around.
Next, take one of the strips and read it aloud to the group.
Have them determine which individual the like or dislike belongs to.
Continue taking rounds until you’ve read everything.
Time’s Up
All you need is a single sheet of paper, and one for the players, as well as a timer on your phone.
In this game, try to guess as many names as possible with your group.
How to Play
Cut it into squares, roughly 5-10 squares per person, and then tear it up (you can cut it more for a longer game or a shorter game).
The goal is for each participant to write the name of a different individual on a square of paper.
Form a circle and after that, assign everyone to a team (2 or 3 people per team).
In most cases, you’ll be paired with the person sitting directly across from you in the circle during your turn.
In total, there are three rounds in this game:
Round 1 is all about describing what you’re going to do.
One member of your group will take a name from the hat and describe the individual on the piece of paper in front of them.
The name you describe must be guessed by your team.
As soon as they get the name right, you can move on to the next.
Within 30 seconds, collect as many as you can.
When your allotted time is over, the bowl will be passed to the next team.
So keep playing until you’ve figured out all of the clues.
Do your best even if you’re unsure who the individual is, or they’re having difficulties figuring it out because missing this round is not an option!
In round 2, each player uses only one word from the name.
Re-mix the same papers. Set the timer again for another 30 seconds.
Have a team member take the role of the reader and stand up.
You have one word to describe the name on the slip of paper in your palm for this round.
Consider your options carefully!
For example, you could say “scar” for Harry Potter’s name or “Russia” for Putin’s name.
Move on to the next name when your team gets it right.
After 30 seconds have elapsed, the game is over, and a new team takes its place.
Round 3 is done in silence!
In 30 seconds, convince your team to estimate as many as possible, but no sounds are allowed.
To act out the name on the piece of paper, you’ll need to employ either actions or exceptional acting talents.
The winning team is the one that correctly predicted the most names across all three rounds.
Name That Tune
This is quite fun to play. You can gain points by playing a song and then attempting to guess it.
This is one of those enjoyable adult games, especially if you love music.
Also, if you make more kid-friendly music, it’ll work even better with them!
All you need is CDs and playlists with tracks, and artist credits are great resources.
If you’re throwing a themed party, you should play the music that reflects the theme.
How To Play
You should split up the players into two groups.
This game will be dominated by head-to-head action for the entire duration.
Begin by listening to the first track on your library.
While the music is playing, teams compete to be the first to say the song’s title and artist.
Points will be awarded to the team whose members correctly identify the song and artist first.
If one side correctly predicts the song first, while the other correctly guesses the artist, the points for that song might be shared between the two teams.
To avoid arguments, have a helper keep an eye on things and see who comes up with the best guesses first.
For example, play all of the songs on your playlist, then have teams compete to see who can name the song first.
Have a paper or scoreboard to track the points.
For example, you can award one point for the song’s title, two points to the singer, and one point to the original film or Broadway show with which the song is related.
Choose the winner at the end of the playlist.
Celebrity
This game is a bit different as everyone writes down various names, which makes it more fun.
The basic premise is that you’re trying to figure out who certain celebrities are via their language and physical behavior.
Even though it appears simple, the three rounds of play make this one of the most enjoyable party games you’ll ever play!
All you need is sheets of paper or index cards, a pen, a timer, and a bowl/other containers.
How to Play
Distribute the Papers amongst the players and tell them to put down the names of celebrities they believe everyone (or the majority of people) will be familiar with.
For example, Will Smith, Serena Williams, and the likes.
You should split up your team into two groups.
Then, when the numbers are even, you can try playing guys vs. girls. It is best to use a small group of players, such as 10 to 15.
However, it can be enjoyed by any number of participants.
Instruct the group you’re working with that there will be three rounds of play using the same celebrity names.
They should pay attention and listen while the other team plays since they may have to predict the star in the second or third round.
Each round has the same procedure except for one major exception.
First, choose a team to go and set your timer for two minutes or however long you want.
So the game starts. One person selects one name from the bowl and tries to make their team guess who the celebrity is using instructions for that round.
After that, the next player goes up and picks a name.
This continues until all team members have gotten a chance or until the timer goes out, and then the next team starts their round.
Keep playing until time’s up, then switch teams.
For the next two minutes, the game alternates between the two teams, and so on until the bowl is empty.
Round 1: Players have to use only words to describe the celebrity. They can say whatever they want (apart from the name), but they must only limit themselves to verbal communication.
Round 2: There are no words allowed; players must act out the celebrity.
Round 3: Players must describe the celebrity using only one word.
They have to stick with the term they choose until the rest of the team correctly guesses who the star is.
Thereafter, count the number of celebrities that each team successfully estimated during the first, second, and third rounds.
The winner is the team with the most right celebrity guesses.
Also, consider how you will handle circumstances where a team fails to correctly guess the celebrity or when a player has no idea who the star is before starting the game.
Sporcle
This game involves creating a category and asking players to come up with items that fit into it until they run out of ideas and are eliminated.
All you need is a list of products that fit within a specific category.
Make the lists objective and not subjective to prevent people from making lists based on anything they wish.
So, for example, Jane Austen novels rather than romance novels. If people wanted to, they could say anything they wanted about love.
How to Play
You can play this game individually or as a group. Let everyone stand in a straight line.
Afterward, tell them the category they fall into.
The first person in line has 5 seconds to name anything that fits that category.
If they fail to come up with something new or mention something previously said, they are out of the game.
Play until there is just one person left in that category.
Then, you can give the individual who wins the round in question gift or game points.
There are two alternatives if you wish to play with a group.
A good starting point is to let each team select one candidate and then have everyone stand in line, with the winner receiving points for their team.
Afterward, if you’re using points, add up your scores to determine who came out on top overall!
Whose Name
All you need is paper and a pen for the players to put down a name.
Only one participant acts as a reader. Everyone else takes a guess based on a name they’ve written down.
How to Play
Each group has to decide who’s going to be the reader.
Each person then writes one name on an index card or slip of paper (it can be anything).
Then fold the paper and pass it to the reader. The reader will next read aloud the names that have been submitted.
Make an effort to recall each and every name.
The reader has the option to repeat the names if desired.
The reader will choose one person to go to first and begin the round after hearing the names read aloud.
When it’s your time, you must deduce who wrote down the name, and that person becomes your team member.
But when you guess wrong, the player’s name you mentioned will take over.
To increase the size of your squad, try to estimate accurately as many persons as possible.
The game is over after everyone’s name has been guessed.
Just to spice things up, there will be one reader-assigned name.
Smurf
You don’t need any special things for this game. The objective is to guess what Smurf is.
Choose one person to be the guesser, and others provide the answer.
How to Play
Pick who the guesser is. Then that person leaves the room.
Next, all other players sit in a circle and choose an action to represent the term “smurf,” such as eating, swimming or raking leaves, sleeping.
The participant acting as the guesser can now come back into the room and quiz the others on their word choice for Smurf in order to know what they chose.
Inquire about things like “Do you like smurfs?” What percentage of the population is made up of smurfs?
Do you smurf five times a day?” etc., to assist you in discovering the answer to the question “Do you smurf in the morning?”
The guesser has the option to question the group at any time, “is Smurf _____?”
However, when the guesser correctly determines which word the group chose, the round ends!
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better
Even though this game requires more forethought, it’s still a lot of fun!
An expert will demonstrate a short instruction (such as a 1-minute demonstration) to the players.
Then teams will compete to duplicate what they saw the expert perform!
All you need for this game is 3-5 experts.
It can be anyone in your family or friend who can perform well on a few short pre-decided activities.
It can be cupcake decorating or shooting sock ‘basketballs’ into a garbage can.
Any creative and entertaining idea will do. You will also need a timer.
How to Play
Separate everyone into teams of 3-4 people.
Always have adequate supplies for the number of groups + one expert per assignment.
If you’re undertaking a cupcake decorating activity with three groups, make sure you have enough supplies for four individuals to decorate cupcakes
It’s also possible to work in larger groups of 4-6 individuals, but you’ll need 4-6 tasks per team so that everyone may take part in at least one of them.
There will be as many rounds as there are jobs for you to complete.
As a result, if your duties include cupcake decorating, basketball shooting, you’ll have three chores and three rounds.
Start the game and see how far you get.
There will be two components to each round: the expert and the players.
As soon as the minute is over, ask your cupcake expert to name the top three cupcakes.
Predetermine how many points each position will be worth before the game begins.
For example, if #1 is worth 5 points in each round, #2 will be worth 4 points, and so on.
Simply keep playing the same procedure for each task.
The winning team is the one with the most points after all rounds have been completed.
- The expert will come into the middle of the group to begin the round so that everyone can see him and hear him. Then tell the expert to do the job in a minute by setting a timer.
So if it’s decorating cupcakes, give them a minute to do it as fancy as they can.
Then, try to see how many shots they can make in one minute.
- Immediately following the expert’s presentation, each team should select a person to occupy the center of the group.
Once this is done, each team’s members will have exactly the same amount of time (one minute) as the expert to finish decorating a cupcake.
As a result, no one will be able to see what the other teams did before them.
Each team member can only work on one project unless there are more tasks than team members.
Whoever does the best wins the game.
What If?
For this game, too, you’ll need a pen and paper.
The objective is to concoct the most absurd “What if” scenario. Also, be sure to have the most fun.
How to Play
Finish the phrase by writing “What if?” on your piece of paper. The stranger is better.
For example, what if … go bald? “What if … could talk?” Think outside the box!
Fold the paper and pass it on to the player on your right.
Next, unfold the paper, and take a moment to respond to the bizarre “What if” scenario.
You should now have a scrap of paper with a “What if” query that you did not write and an answer that you did write.
Pick who will start when everyone is done writing their response. They’ll read the “What if” question on their paper, but the person to their right will read the response, leading to an entertaining Q&A.
This continues until everyone’s question and the response has been read.
1-100
You’ll need two dice per player and a piece of paper for each player.
Try your luck by rolling the dice and writing down the numbers 1 through 100 as quickly as possible.
The goal is to get to 100 before anyone else.
How to Play
Place your paper and dice on a table. The pencil should be in the center of the table.
Everyone will strive to get a pair of doubles on the three-count.
When the dice come up twice, whoever is holding the pencil gets to start writing down all of the numbers from one to one hundred (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc.).
However, keep in mind that there is only one pencil available for use.
Everyone else gets the pencil as soon as someone else rolls a double.
When you roll a double, grab the pencil as quickly as you can (literally straight out of their hands) and start writing on your paper, starting with 1 and going all the way up to 100.
Once the pencil is removed, you’ll have to start rolling again to see if you can get any more doubles.
If you get doubles again, you’ll pick up where you left off in writing numbers the last time you rolled (not back to 1 again)
Conclusion
Group games are a fun activity to partake in.
They create hilarious scenarios for everyone.
So we’ve written out 10 wonderful games to play with family and friends anytime you’re having a gathering and need an entertainment source.