Game night Ideas

[Lola]

In a few weeks we are hosting a game night for DHs firehouse. We are trying to come up with fun team games. I was thinking pictionary and maybe a headbandz type things. DH is adamant about having a Mariokart competition( I think thats stupid). Has anyone ever been to a game night? We will have a few kids, so it cant be R-rated. 
Give me your ideas!

[liziz]

Have you played heads up on the ipad/iphone (probably around on other devices, too)

It's super fun in a group, and can get really silly. Worth the $1.99 or whatever for the app, for sure.

[Leapinglizards]

Chase the ace, golf are card games a lot of people can play.

If there is going to be a lot of couples or families you can do a version of the newlywed game where different couples or families try to match each other's answers. I did that once it was super fun

[bigrock74]

We do a themed games night the first saturday of each month throughout the winter. The theme applies to the food only. Last time it was Italian.

Poker
Cards Against Humanity
Things in a Box
Pictionary
Horse races
Asshole

[Liv]

What a fun idea! No suggestions but I'm following this thread for ideas if we ever make friends out here and have a game night.

[Deleted]

I've heard cards against humanity is fun!

[Lola]

Feb 27, 2015 11:35:05 GMT -5 @sharmon13 said:

I've heard cards against humanity is fun!

Its so fun! But adult only for sure.

[Lola]

So after pinteresting this is what im thinking:
- Pictionary on a big white board/easel

-Sticker Stalker: A great game to keep everyone on their toes, but not for the paranoid party-goer. Everyone at the party has 10 holiday stickers and must get rid of the whole sheet by sticking them to the other guests without them noticing. If someone catches you, they can stick one of his/her stickers on you. First one to empty their sticker sheet wins!

- How's It Hangin': Contestant attaches a banana on a string around his/her waist so it dangles 12" from the ground in front of them. In 60 seconds, they must move an orange across the room and into a hula hoop using only the banana.

- Junk in the Trunk
Attach an empty rectangle tissue box around the waist and fill it with 8 ping pong balls. Contestant must shake their rump to get all the balls out in 60 seconds.

- On the Rebound
This is a partner game. One partner ties a clipboard around his waist and stands behind a small trash can. The other partner throws ping pong balls attempting to bank the shot off the clipboard and into the trash can. Team must get 5 balls in.


Or maybe some combination of those. Now to figure out if I want to decorate and what foods to cook.

[lucanjo14]

Catchphrase is fun!
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[sararl07]

I second Catchphrase

[emilillies]

We played "junk in the trunk" for a Minute to Win It type thing at the nursing home I worked at! The residents thought it was THE FUNNIEST thing they've ever seen.

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Feb 27, 2015 15:03:06 GMT -5 emilillies said:

We played "junk in the trunk" for a Minute to Win It type thing at the nursing home I worked at! The residents thought it was THE FUNNIEST thing they've ever seen.

LOL I can't help but laugh my ass off at this... I can only imagine!!!!! Hahaha

[huggabunch]

Catchphrase is great and so is taboo. I'm also a big fan of guesstures!

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Feb 27, 2015 17:23:06 GMT -5 @sharmon13 said:

Feb 27, 2015 15:03:06 GMT -5 emilillies said:

We played "junk in the trunk" for a Minute to Win It type thing at the nursing home I worked at! The residents thought it was THE FUNNIEST thing they've ever seen.

LOL I can't help but laugh my ass off at this... I can only imagine!!!!! Hahaha

Wait.. Were the residents playing it were the nurses playing? Cause I'd pay to see the old ladies doing this!

[emilillies]

Feb 27, 2015 17:27:10 GMT -5 @sharmon13 said:

Feb 27, 2015 17:23:06 GMT -5 @sharmon13 said:

LOL I can't help but laugh my ass off at this... I can only imagine!!!!! Hahaha

Wait.. Were the residents playing it were the nurses playing? Cause I'd pay to see the old ladies doing this!

Ha! The staff did it. We do have Happy hour every Friday though, you may want to pay to see that!

[emilillies]

Happy hour for the residents, not the staff.

[honeybee434]

We love apples to apples for our game nights that have to be more kid friendly.

[honeybee434]

Feb 28, 2015 6:41:51 GMT -5 honeybee434 said:

We love apples to apples for our game nights that have to be more kid friendly.

And I don't know if they still make Outburst, but when we had big family gatherings years ago we would play that game a lot.

[sararl07]

I hate apples to apples it's so subjective. But who ever came up with that game is rich

[lablover13]

Loaded questions is fun and if you have the right group it can be hilarious. Headbands is another one we play with friends.

[lea]

Catchphrase, Apples to Apples, Scattergories