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Popular birthday party games you should try

 
Popular birthday party games you should try

Birthday party games are a great way to liven up the atmosphere at your birthday celebration. It is a great ice breaker and is also a fun way to keep the entertainment levels high at your birthday party. Some people may think that a party game at a birthday is something only kids would do but they are wrong. Anyone can have party games at a birthday as they are not only a lot of fun but they also keep the party alive for a really long time. Besides that you can also use a party game strategically in case people start to get bored. It is also a great way to know your guests as most party games involve a lot of people. It especially helps when there are guests from different circles at a party to get them acquainted with each other. It is also a great way to keep everyone involved in the party. There are hardly any dull moments when a party game is on. Let us now look at some popular birthday party games that you should definitely try.

Treasure hunt: Organize a treasure hunt for your guests with clues hidden in different places. It is sure to get your guests up and going. Make sure that you have giveaways for guests and a grand prize for the person who finds the treasure. You can even have friends from different friend circles team up together as a team to help each other find the treasure. Be sure to plan this one out beforehand as a treasure hunt with shabby clues will not work well.


Spin the bottle: This is a very simple game that requires simply a bottle and the participants who sit in a circle. Spin the bottle in the middle of the circle and the people who land up at the ends of the bottle can be made to do something. This game has many variants and can be used for people of all ages easily.

Simon says: Simon is the game-master in this particular game and literally anyone can become Simon. It is usually the birthday boy/girl who can become Simon. The game involves doing whatever Simon asks the player to do and is a lot of fun if you are able to involve your guests with interesting things to do. If a person is unable to do what Simon says then they are put out of the game. Simon has to put out as many people or all of them from the game by using some amount of deceit. If Simon does not say Simon says and utters an instruction then it does not count and if a player follows the instruction then they are out of the game. A really simple birthday game that can be organized instantly.

Water balloon volleyball: As the name suggests, water balloon volleyball is all about tossing water balloons to other people and have them catch it. It is a simple yet fun game to play and you can spice things up in this game by offering the winner a prize.

Musical chairs: A very simple game to organize and play, you will need chairs and a music player. The players all go around in a circle as the music plays and everyone has to grab a chair once the music stops. Keep the number of chairs one less than the number of people so that everyone does not get a seat when the music stops. The person who survives the longest, wins.

The drinking game: The drinking game is strictly an adult’s only game which can be played with a lot of people. For this game you need a lot of alcohol as the game involves drinking every time a player fails a stipulated condition set by a game-master. This game is known to have some dangerous side effects and it’s sure to give you and your friends a hangover to remember.

Charades: A very popular game for people of all ages, this game involves playing in pairs or larger teams. Each team sends out one player to act out a word supplied by the other team and this word or action or phrase needs to be guessed by the team. This game has many different variations out of which guessing the names of movies are among the most popular. You can be creative with this game and think of a new way to play this one too. This is a very popular birthday party game that is played around the world.

Truth or dare: This is a simple party game that can be played by 2 or more than 2 people at a time. Each participant asks their opponent whether they want a truth or a dare. If the person should choose truth, then they have to answer any question that is put to them and if they choose dare then a dare is handed out to the person by their opponent. Failure to complete the truth or dare means an out from the game. This game can easily be coupled up with the game Spin the bottle and be made more interesting.

Twenty questions: This popular parlor game is also an all time hit among birthday party games. One person is chosen as the answer-er in this game and has to answer questions asked by others with a simple yes or no. The person chosen is given time to think of any subject, the others ask this person “what the subject is” through questions that demand an answer in a yes or no. This is a fun game to play and also involves logic.

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