Last updated on May 25th, 2022
Most often, dinner party games are everything you need to spend quality time. They can make you feel civilized, keep you entertained, and are a perfect way to add some extra fun to your gathering. In this article, we have rounded a great mix of dinner party games for adults that can surely keep your family and friends happy. Some of them involve drinks, while others involve cards. You will also find some great icebreakers that can sure liven up your party.
Here are our ten hilarious dinner party games for adults suggestions.
Taboo Game
Preparations and materials required
- Taboo board
- A timer
- A buzzer
- A pen and paper for recording scores
How to play
Divide your members into two groups. Each team should choose a clue-giver, who will pick the card and describe the word to his members. The card drawn has five taboo words on the back, which the clue-giver should not say when describing the object. No drawings or gestures; the clue-giver is only allowed to describe the object using speech. Once the giver says a taboo word, a member from another group hits a buzzer to move on to the next word. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
Taboo game is ideal for a small group of members between six and ten.
TableTopics Dinner Party Games
Preparations and materials required
- Table Topics box
- A timer
How to play
Gather your group in a circle. The first player to start will explain his or her name, pick a card from the table topics cube and answer the questions. Allow a few minutes, depending on the amount of time you have to hear their response. Pass the box to the next player once the allotted time reaches. Some of the card examples include;
- What is your favorite quote?
- What is your favorite song?
The game is perfect for up to 10 players. Divide larger groups.
Great Minds Think Alike
Preparations and materials required
- A pen and paper
- Great minds think alike game sheet
How to play
Gather your players into a circle, each facing one another. Give each player a piece of paper and a pen. By taking turns, ask questions where each member should write the answers down. The idea is to match the answers with that of other group members. Award points for every matched answer. The player with the most points wins the game.
The game is suitable for a small group of people between 4-8.
Who Am I? Trivia Game
Preparations and materials required
- A piece of paper and pen
- Sticky notes
How to play
Give each player a piece of paper, a pen, and a sticky note. Allow them to write the name of a celebrity on the sticky note and stick it into another player’s forehead. By taking turns, they will ask yes or no questions in a bid to guess the person stuck on their head. The game continues until every member has identified the name of the person they gave.
The game is ideal for any group size. But it gets funnier for a large group of people.
Murder Mystery on The Train Game
Preparations and materials required
- Murder Mystery box
How to play
Set the story scene, read a welcome speech, and introduce the characters. Inside the box, your members will find clues, props, and weapons to start a murder on a train. Allow every member to solve the crime.
Whoever correctly solves the mystery wins. Honor the winner with a small prize.
Play this game with 5-12 people at home.
Charades
Preparations and materials required
- A timer
- Charade phrases
- A pen and paper to record the score
- A container
How to play
Divide your members into two groups. Allow the first team to pick the clues that the opposing team will act out (anything from movies to songs to books). Put them in a container and take turns with the first team acting and guessing. The first team to make the most correct guesses within the specified time wins.
The game is ideal for any group size. Divide larger groups.
These Cards Will Get You Drunk Too drinking game
Preparations and materials required
- These cards will get you drunk box
- A glass of beer, wine, water, whatever!
How to play
Gather your members together. In a clockwise direction, players will take turns drawing cards from the deck as they read them out aloud. Ensure to follow instructions available on each card when determining the person to drink. Vote and screw your member’s drink.
Best for 2-8 members.
Not So Newlywed Game, Icebreaker game
Preparations and materials required
- Not so newlywed game questions
- A piece of paper and pen
How to play
Divide the team into two groups. Choose a variety of questions (about ten) from the newlywed question game sheet. Read them aloud and allow team one to write the answers down on a piece of paper before proceeding to the next team. Once they have written all the answers down, ask group two the same questions. Now, compare the answers. Give points for matched answers (1 point for a correct answer preferably). The team with the most points wins.
The game is ideal for partners or a group of friends seeking to spend quality date nights together.
What Do You Meme? card game
Preparations and materials required
- Caption cards
- Meme cards
How to play
Gather your players into two groups. Allow the first player to draw a meme card and lay it down for every member to see. Then, let every player pick the caption card to pair with the meme. The player who initially laid down the meme card picks the preferred caption. Give a point for whoever laid down the selected caption cards.
The game is best suitable for a larger group of people who want to laugh to the end.
Lyric Recall Game
Preparations and materials required
- Bit of song lyrics
How to play
Gather your members together in a circle. Allow one player to read a line from a song that every member tries to guess its name. Whoever guesses the song title correctly wins.
The game is best for any group size.
Wrapping Up of Dinner Table Party Games for Adults
We all love some good, organized fun. And there is nothing better than a dinner party. Mix up things with these ten outrageous games. They are just more than a conversation starter!
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