Fun Party Games

A party is a good way to connect with family and friends, and let your hair down. The food and decoration no doubt form an indispensable part of any gathering, but party games are of equal importance too. Else your guests are bound to get super-bored and make a beeline for the nearest door. To avoid such a circumstance, here are some fun party games that you can include in your party. We've divided them in descending order (age-wise). Have a look. There's something for everybody.

Fun Party Games for Adults

Spelling Bee
In this game, one player adopts the role of question master and asks the other players to spell a series of words. If any player spells the word incorrectly, he/she is eliminated. The winner of this game is the last one left. It is advisable to begin this game with easy words and make it tougher as you go along. To make the game difficult, you could also ask the players to spell the words backwards.

Mr. and Mrs.
In this game, the players are split into couples (actual or random, your choice), and one person from each couple is requested to leave the room. The remaining players are then asked a series of pre-planned questions about their partners, spouse or date. They need to try to answer it in the way they think their partner would. The answers that are given are noted down and asked to the partners who have left the room. If the answers match, the couple score a point. The partner's roles are reversed in the next round. The winner of this game is the couple who are the first to reach five points.

Apple of Discord
As the name suggests, this fun party game involves an apple. Each pair holds an apple between their foreheads and waits for the leader's command. The leader then begins giving commands like 'four steps to the left', 'jump', 'sit', etc. The pairs have to fulfill the commands without dropping the apple. The moment it falls, the pair is disqualified.

Horror Film
For this game, 5 eggs are placed on the table and the leader informs the others that one of them is uncooked whereas the others are hard-boiled, and that the player who gets the uncooked egg is the winner. The players are then asked to break the eggs against their foreheads. The catch is that none of the eggs are uncooked. The prize is thus given to the last player, because he risks becoming the laughingstock.

Fun Party Games for Teens

Man Hunt
This game needs to be played in the outdoors. To begin the game, you need to establish an equal number of players. Then an 'it' team needs to be designated while the other team hides. The team that is 'it' needs to find and capture all the members of the other team and hold them together in one place. Once this is done, the teams switch sides.

Balloon War
This is a fun party game in which teams rush to steal balloons. This game needs to be played in the outdoors as it includes a lot of movement. To begin with, form a few groups and give each of them 5 balloons, and select two or more people to take up the title of 'snatchers'. Now, each team must guard their balloon from the 'snatchers' by building forts. The ones who have been designated the title of snatchers need to steal balloons from the other snatchers or forts. The people in the groups must protect their balloons. After the set amount of time, the team that has managed to steal the greatest number of balloons from other teams is declared the winner.

Bandit
This is a quick reaction game that can be played with very little movement. The rules of this game are easy to follow. First, a person is selected to stand in the middle of the circle; it is this person who will give the command. The person in the middle points to one of the players and says 'Bandit'. When this is said, the person he/she points at puts his/her hands over the ears. The person who is standing on the right covers his own left ear with his left hand, and the person on the 'bandit's' left puts his right hand over his own right ear. If any of the three makes a mistake by covering the wrong ear or using both the hands, or even failing to react before the person in command counts to 5, then the bandit becomes the person who will have to give the command.

Fun Party Games for Kids

Honey, I Love You
A fun party game that requires a group that is sitting with one person in the middle. The person in the middle is given permission to go to anyone and say, 'Honey, I love you, won't you give me a smile?' The person who is asked the question is expected to say 'Honey, I love you, but I just can't smile (without smiling).' Now the person in the middle can try any tricks to make that person smile, with the exception of touching the person. A grown-up who is watching can help decide the winner!

Name That Bug
First, divide the party guests into teams of 2 - 3 people and put a sticker or a picture of a bug on each child's back. Now, the others need to guess what the bug is, by asking questions that can be answered with only a 'no' or a 'yes'. Some of the questions that can be asked are, 'Do I have legs?' and 'Am I black in color?'

Many Colored Balloons Garland
As suggested by the name, this fun party game involves the use of many colored balloons. Each team in this game is given lace, string and balloons. At the leader's command, the team is expected to make a multicolored garland of balloons. The team must blow up the balloons, tie them with a string, and then make the garland. The winner is the team that makes it better and faster.

Didn't we tell you, there's something for everybody? With this extensive list of fun party games, you're sure to arrange a master blaster party for your guests, no matter how old! Have fun!