Competitions at the festive table. Noun and adjective in the game. Alcohol meter, or am I the most sober here?
This group of games is creative and intellectual in nature. To participate in them, players need not only strength and dexterity, but also knowledge and ingenuity. Of course, games that require heavy mental work are not suitable for the holiday, because in the end everyone has gathered to relax. Therefore, we present games that are simple in nature, the main thing in them is not to get confused and show your creative abilities.
“Complete the picture”
To play you will need a landscape sheet and a pencil. Players are divided into teams. Teams need to portray an animal (the animal is determined by the presenter and communicated to the first player), but not collectively, but in turn. The first team member draws the head, then covers the place he drew, leaving only a small piece of the depicted fragment. The next participant continues to draw the animal, guided only by their guesses about who it is. And this continues until each team member has a hand in this masterpiece. The winner is the team that most closely depicts the animal envisioned by the presenter.
"Reading it backwards"
The game can be played by 3 to 8 people. They are given an excerpt from a poem, and they must read it backwards loudly and with expression. Whoever does it best wins.
"Semantic analogies"
This game is designed for quick-witted participants with a good memory. Players need to remember a proverb or tell a joke that is similar in meaning to the one suggested by the presenter. For example: “Trouble does not go alone,” and in return you can say: “Where it is thin, it breaks,” etc. The winner is the participant who gave the most other answers.
“Get it right!”
The point of this game is as follows. The teams are given pieces of paper on which words from the famous 10 proverbs are written. They need to collect all these proverbs. The game is against time. The team that collects the most correct proverbs wins.
"Postcard"
In this game you need to write a postcard to your friends, but you need to do this according to certain rules. If the participant began to sign the card with a word (for example, “Hello!”), then the next word should be written with the letter “R”, then with “I” and so on, based on the letters of the first word, then the second, etc. Whoever signs the postcard the fastest and without making mistakes wins.
"Rhymes"
This game is played with a leader. He names the words, and the participants need to come up with rhymes for them. Only words in the singular nominative case are counted, for example “sport” - “cake”, “garage” - “luggage”, etc. Whoever answers incorrectly three times is eliminated from the game.
"Words"
Each participant receives a piece of paper on which a table measuring 8x8 cells is drawn. The presenter, at his own discretion, names the letters one by one. The game is somewhat reminiscent of lotto, only letters are used here instead of numbers. Each participant tries to fill out their table in such a way that words can be read in it both horizontally and vertically. The participant who fills the square completely wins.
"Find your clothes"
The presenter lines up six participants facing the audience, and from among the guests invites another player to distribute things. In front is a chest with costumes of fairy-tale characters: Father Frost, Snow Maiden, Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood, Leshy and Hottabych. He takes out things one by one and asks:
- From what suit?
The players standing behind take turns answering:
- From mine.
Whoever dresses correctly wins.
“More smarts!”
The game is designed for two players. For this you will need chicken eggs and a small towel. Players must take turns placing eggs in the towel, but so that the eggs do not touch each other. The winner is the participant who managed to lay the last egg without touching the others. At first glance, the game seems simple, but you are deeply mistaken. In order to be a winner, you need to develop a certain strategy.
"Phenomenal memory"
The game is played by 2 to 6 players. They are given time to remember as many items as possible on the table. Then these items are covered with a napkin. Players write down on paper the items they remember. The participant who remembers the most items will be the winner of this game.
"Collect a picture"
For the game, pictures cut into pieces are prepared in advance. These parts are placed in envelopes and distributed to the participants. The task of the participants is to collect the picture before the others.
"Poet"
This game demonstrates the poetic abilities of the participants. Words are hung in front of the players, from which they need to compose a poem. Whoever writes the poem first will be the winner.
“Describe!”
The game involves two teams with an equal number of players. A bag with a wide variety of items is placed on the table in front of the teams. Players from one or the other team come to the table one by one. They take any item in the bag, but do not take it out, but try to describe it to other players. In this case, the object can be compared with something. The rival team's task is to guess the name of the item. The team that gives the most correct answers wins.
"Pair"
This game is designed for knowledge of well-known married couples. The game involves 2 or more players. They must guess family (or love) couples, for example Romeo and Juliet, Napoleon and Josephine, Kirkorov and Pugacheva and other couples. You can use pairs of athletes, singers, etc. In this game there is a turn change in the event that one of the participants cannot give any answer. Whoever gives the most correct answers will be the winner.
"Remake it in a new way"
Players are asked to remember different fairy tales, and then each team must remake a specific fairy tale in a new way. A fairy tale can even change genre and appear in the form of a novel, detective story, comedy, etc. With the help of audience applause, the winner is determined.
"Little theatrical performance"
Players are divided into two or more teams. The task of each team is to stage a Russian folk tale. The team chooses the fairy tale themselves.
She must play it in front of her competitors. Improvisation is welcome! Opponents must guess the name of the fairy tale.
"Writer"
This is, to some extent, a test of the male half of the guests for their ability to write poetry. Each man participating in the game is offered a set of words from which he composes a poem. Words must be connected in meaning.
"Tell me about yourself"
Everyone can take part in the game. Each player is given a blank sheet of paper and asked to divide it into four parts. Then in the first part of the sheet you need to put one of the proposed letters (P, R, L, S), and in the next part you need to put one of the numbers you like (1, 2, 3, 4). In the third part you need to write any proverb. And in the fourth part, your favorite animal is written. After everything is written, the presenter gives explanations: the meanings of the letters - bed, work, family, love; the numbers mean where what they wrote in the first part is. The written proverbs mean the motto of what is written in the first part. The name of the animal is also directly related to the first part, namely: who the participant imagines himself to be.
"Communication using gestures"
This game is designed for two participants - a man and a woman. They stand facing each other. Behind the man, the presenter unfolds a poster on which a small phrase is written in large letters. The woman, in turn, must show this phrase so that the man can guess it.
"Dialogues"
Couples take part in the game. They are asked to act out dialogues by role, for example between people of different professions, but they come up with the content of the dialogue themselves. You can also offer to play out a dialogue between the prosecutor (who points out the guilt of the suspect) and a woman of easy virtue (who is attempting to seduce), and many other dialogues.
"Remember!"
All guests take part in the game. One participant takes any item, enters the room and holds it in front of the guests for a few seconds, and then quickly puts it away. The guests' task is to remember the item in the smallest detail. The participant who showed the item asks the guests questions about it. Whoever gives the most correct answers will be the winner.
"Unbelievable but true!"
The participants of the game are divided into two teams. Teams must come up with a fictional story and also prove that this story actually happened. Proof is carried out by providing answers to opponents' questions.
“Let’s make a story!”
The rules of the game are as follows: the player writes two sentences on a piece of paper and folds the sheet so that only the last word remains visible. The next player does the same. The writing of the story ends with the last participant. Then everyone reads the resulting opus together.
"Puzzles"
Participants are divided into two teams. The teams take turns asking each other riddles. Time is given to think through the answers. The team that gives the most correct and funny answers wins.
"Let's remember the alphabet!"
Participants sit in a circle and take turns saying words of congratulations, but in alphabetical order. For example, let's start with the first letter of the alphabet A: “The stork brings you his congratulations on the birth of your baby!” And so on. Whichever participant cannot come up with a congratulation is eliminated from the game.
Throughout the year we have many different holidays. Often we celebrate them according to the same scenario; take these cool table competitions for your birthday and you will remember the cool atmosphere around for the whole year.
Very often, festive events follow the usual pattern. Real hospitable hosts try to create an unusual atmosphere during the holiday. They want to show care not only for a chic table with original snacks, but also for a festive mood.
Such a feast will remain in the memory of all guests for a long time. Therefore, people are trying to come up with various cool table games for adults’ birthdays that can not only amuse guests, but also train their brains.
Cool competition at the table called “Spy Passions”
These competitions are based on solving mysterious stories with a lack of information.
All people, regardless of their age, love secrets, especially when the winner also receives a gift at the end of the competition.
Determining the subject in an interesting competition with forks
This game consists of the following: you need to identify an object without seeing it. The participant is blindfolded. He holds only two forks in his hands, with which he must guess as many objects as possible within two minutes. You can't touch things!
Things can be very diverse, for example: a scarf, a banana, a wallet, a comb, an apple, candy, and so on.
To make the task easier for the participant, he can pose leading questions to the presenter. Such as: “Is this made of plastic?”, “Is this edible?”, “Is this a household chemical?” and another series of questions that will help determine the subject.
The answer can only be “No” or “Yes”. Whoever guesses the most and more correctly becomes the winner. This game will bring a great charge of good mood.
Imagination game “Guess who I am”
This is a fun table game for adults' birthdays with questions and answers.
All participants in the competition have a piece of paper with an inscription pasted on their forehead. This could be: an object, an animal, a character from a movie or cartoon, a popular personality.
People taking part in the game see all the inscriptions except their own. All players ask questions in turn. For example: “Is this a vegetable?” or “I am a man.” The answers to them will be “Yes” or “No”.
The winner will be the one who names his character first.
If a person does not guess correctly, he leaves the game or is given some kind of punishment. If the game seems too difficult, then you can give extended answers, with a more complete description.
Magic ball with riddles on sheets of paper
For this game you need to prepare a small surprise, riddles of varying difficulty and foil. Write down the riddles on paper.
The surprise is wrapped in the first layer of foil, and a leaf with a riddle is glued to it. This manipulation is done about 7 times. There are easy riddles at the top, and more complex ones closer to the surprise. The presenter reads the inscription.
The one who guesses the riddle removes the foil and reads out the next riddle. This process is repeated until the last layer of foil is removed.
The winner is the participant who solves the most difficult riddle and removes the last layer of foil accordingly. He also gets a gift.
What kind of prize is hidden in the bag?
This competition is perfect for a birthday. The name of the birthday person is taken as a basis. It will be great if it is long and almost matches the number of guests. For example, the name Mikhail. It consists of 6 letters.
We put 6 gifts for each letter in a special bag. For example: M – soap; I – figs; X – halva; A – orange; I - toffee; L – lemon. Players are given little hints. The participant in the game who guesses the item becomes the winner.
Game without additional details “Guard”
This is a simple game, no props are needed, it will bring a lot of unforgettable emotions in every company.
- Players are divided into pairs;
- Everyone is given a piece of paper and a pencil. A word, any noun, is written on a piece of paper. You can make up to 20 words in total;
- The leaves are placed in an opaque container or bag. One participant holds the bag and takes out pieces of paper one by one. He explains to his partner the object written on the paper without saying its name out loud. For example, “orange” means “a round, edible fruit.”
If your partner guesses the word, then it’s the next piece of paper’s turn.
Each pair of participants has only 20 seconds to solve the problem, then the capacity passes to the next pair of players.
The task is complicated by the fact that in this short time it is necessary to unravel as many words as possible. The players gesticulate, stammer, stutter, and this creates a lot of laughter.
Funny competitions held on the name day of “Nonsense”
These cool birthday table contests are based on random matching of words, which can reveal all the secrets of the players.
The sudden “truth” will not only amuse everyone, but will also reveal secrets that are deep in the subconscious.
Ask a question and get an answer on pieces of paper
The conditions of the game are clear from its name. Questions and answers are written on pieces of paper and laid out, text down, in two piles. The first participant takes out a piece of paper with a question and nominates another player, who takes out a piece of paper with the answer and reads it out loud. Then everything repeats all over again.
During this competition you will learn the most unexpected secrets of your friends.
Making up a story using the alphabet
In front of the participants of this game, cards are laid out on which all the letters of the alphabet are written. The first participant takes out one card with a letter, and the remaining players name the word for this letter, but this must be done in such a way that the result is a funny story.
For example, with the letter “K”: “Kuzma was rolling steeply towards the cat when someone threw the ladle.” The funnier and more resourceful the players, the funnier the game will be.
Find the missing words in the story about the guests
The host of the competition writes a story in advance in which all the characters are guests of the holiday. However, this narrative lacks some words; the participants must come up with them themselves.
Each player, in turn, says a word that is not in the text. It can be: verb, noun or adjective.
The most unusual combinations and phrases will fit well here. The main thing is that it is funny! When all the words are inserted, the overall work is read aloud.
Noun and adjective in the game
This game has the same principle as the previous one. The last participant in the row names the word, saying what kind it is (feminine or masculine). For example, "Sideboard". Then all players, in turn, say adjective epithets. The last player calls the hidden word.
The result is: “Handsome, charming, nasty, sweet, extravagant sideboard.” The competition goes pretty quickly. All participants change places.
“It’s in my pants right now...”
The concept of the game is not revealed until the very end. All players sit in a circle. Each participant tells the person sitting on the left the name of any series, movie or cartoon. The participant remembers, but tells the next player a different name, and so on.
Then the host of the competition tells each player to say “It’s in my pants...” and name the film whose name he heard from a neighbor.
Imagine how much laughter the guests will have when they hear that “Leopold the Cat” or “Friends” is hiding in the indicated place.
Creative competitions for friends “Discover your talents”
The games presented below will help reveal the talent, artistic and creative abilities of its participants.
As a result, they will be able to determine the funniest and most talented.
Dance while sitting and have fun
Participants in this competition sit on chairs in the center of the room. The catchy music turns on and they start dancing while sitting. The presenter names those parts of the body that should dance at the moment.
For example, “Now we dance with our eyes, lips, then our eyebrows, then our legs,” and so on. The audience determines who danced on the chair better.
Try to make the foolish princesses laugh
Some time is given for this competition. If all the non-laughing princesses managed to make them laugh, then their rivals win, and if not, then the non-laughing ones become winners.
Become a real sculptor and create a masterpiece
For this competition you will need plasticine. One player names any letter of the alphabet, and the other players must mold plasticine into an object corresponding to a given letter.
Funny game “Mouth full of candy”
This game is quite popular. It requires small candies. Players put candy in their mouths and say: “Happy birthday!”
Then it’s the next candy’s turn and the same congratulations are repeated. The winner is the participant who, with the most candies, pronounces this phrase most clearly and legibly.
Maintain coordination in the attention game “Tower”
This game is not for the faint of heart. The most favorable moment to start it is when the guests have had a little drink, but they can still maintain coordination.
A “tower” is made from domino plates. They should be marked with the letter “P”. Then the second, third floor is built, and so on. All participants play one record.
The player who accidentally breaks the “tower” is given an additional portion of alcohol.
Who can complete the puzzles faster?
For this competition you will need puzzles with 54 pieces, you can choose a larger version. Players are divided into two teams and collect the picture as quickly as possible. Collecting puzzles for a very long time can tire players. So the main thing here is not to overdo it.
The most common game for adults “Pantomime”
This game is very common, everyone knows and loves it since childhood. It is suitable for different age categories. Its other names are “Cow”, “Crocodile”. You can play either in a team or alone.
The presenter chooses one person from each group and tells him a word. At first these are simple names of objects or animals.
Then the tasks become more difficult. The words are more complex. Such as: “deposit”; "reality"; "hatred"; "London"; "Africa". Each player must show their friends what it is without making a sound. The team gets a point for guessing the word.
Whose toast is better at the holiday
No celebration, especially a birthday, is complete without toasts. However, not everyone is able or willing to speak them. Usually greetings are reduced to banal wishes of “health, happiness and love.” In order for the wishes to become original, toasts must be made under the following conditions:
- Say wishes to the birthday person in a themed style. Here everything depends on the contingent of the assembled company. There may be congratulations in the style of “Alice in Wonderland”, “brothers” with a criminal vocabulary or using the works of Tolkien;
- Congratulations that say about food: “Let everything be in chocolate”;
- Writing poetic congratulations;
- Congratulations related to the animal world “Fast as a doe!”;
- Make a toast in a foreign language;
- Congratulate the birthday person using various words taken from the air. For example, the moon, a book, shoes, a director, an airplane, etc.;
Assignments are written on paper and distributed to everyone present. The list can be long.
A magical fairy tale about a birthday boy
Participants are divided into two teams of equal composition. Everyone writes words on paper. The latter should be dedicated to some topic.
So, one group writes down words associated with “Birthday”. The other team describes the character of the hero of the occasion, the events of his life, and comes up with associations associated with him.
Guests can be divided into women's and men's teams. Then women describe men (courage, bravery, gentleman). And men of their companions (grace, beauty, femininity).
Then the players change entries. The leaves are turned clean side up. Players, in turn, take out pieces of paper and come up with a sentence with a given word. The team should have a coherent story. Then it’s the other team’s turn.
Guess what's in the plate
This competition takes place while eating. The presenter says the letter of the alphabet, and each participant must quickly name the product that is on his plate.
In this game you cannot name the letters: “i”, “e”, “b”, “b”, “s”. The player who guessed first becomes the leader.
If no one names a word starting with a given letter, then he receives a gift. To hold a festive event, you need to prepare for a long time in advance. You need to buy a lot of products and prepare a lot of different foods from them.
Guests can be asked to help prepare the competition program. They can bring props or crafts with them. But just don’t involve them in what you have planned.
Let it be a surprise for them. Any celebration will become original and memorable if you approach its preparation with all your heart.
It doesn’t matter for what occasion you invite guests - for a regular birthday or a significant anniversary - the birthday person should be prepared. The festive menu and musical accompaniment are, of course, important. But it’s not enough for the mood: I want everyone to have fun. Analyze the composition of your guests: acquaintances, strangers, gender, age, status. Although all adults remain children at heart, and a holiday is precisely the occasion when you can be a child for at least one evening, experiencing a storm of positive emotions. Competitions are a universal option even for a low-active company.
Kiss - bite
The host asks each of the guests to name one feature that he likes in his neighbor and what he doesn’t like. After all the answers, the host asks you to kiss the place you liked and bite the part that irritates you.
Hold the coin
Cover the glass with the drink with a thick napkin (it should not sag) and place a coin in the center. We pass the glass in a circle and with a lit cigarette or candle, everyone tries to lightly burn the napkin so that it does not burn. Whoever lights it up and the coin falls into the glass drinks its contents. The “prize” in the form of a coin also goes to him.
Give me the shoe!
One of the guests reaches under the table and takes off someone's shoes. The owner of the shoes must remain unperturbed. Then they put on the shoes and move on to another guest. Whoever reveals himself during the process of putting on shoes, or is somehow identified, crawls under the table and becomes the leader.
Kiss Mishka!
They bring out a teddy bear and pass it around in a circle. Everyone should kiss him anywhere they want. Then the presenter offers to kiss only his neighbor there.
Read minds
One of those sitting at the table is covered with an opaque cloth over his head. The rest make a wish for something from his things and write it down on paper. The player under the cape must guess which of his things is intended. If he guesses correctly, the game continues; if not, he must take off his clothes.
Answer me, my dear
From the props, prepare a piece of paper and a pen. The first participant writes for the neighbor any question beginning with the word why or how. Then he folds the piece of paper so that the question cannot be read and tells the neighbor only the word - the question (why, where, how...). He writes the answer at his own discretion, hides it by folding the piece of paper, and composes a question for another neighbor. When the paper is returned to the first player, the answers are read out. We get some very interesting coincidences.
Another option: the leader writes a phrase, showing the neighbor only the last word in the sentence. Then from this word he begins to compose his own phrase and also shows his neighbor only his last word. They voice the story when the piece of paper returns to the presenter. This is how, in fact, rumors are born. 
Glass and straw
All guests are provided with cocktail straws. They need to be held in your teeth. The first participant places a plastic cup on a straw and hands-free passes it to a neighbor, who removes the glass only with the straw. A tougher option is with a ring and a toothpick. But this is after the third toast.
I am a poet
Competitions for adults can also be creative. We put notes in a hat with excerpts of poems, for example: “I am a chocolate bunny,” “And I am unmarried, someone really needs it,” “It’s great that we are all here.” Each player takes a note from the hat and comes up with a rhyming continuation with humor and a holiday theme.
Speaker
The participant is stuffed in the mouth (with a bun or other food) and given a piece of paper with text, which he must read expressively. The other participant must write down the story in detail. Then its description is compared with the original. Choose interesting material for the speaker.
For those who are thirsty
In the center of the table (or clearing in nature) are all the glasses (glasses) with a drink. Some must be deliberately spoiled (salt, pepper - the main thing is compatible with life and health). All guests have balls (for example, for badminton). They throw them into glasses without leaving their seats. Whichever glass the ball lands in, you take it and drink it.
Milked a cow?
A medical glove is tied to a stick and water is poured into it. Props are given to participants. They need to “milk the cow.” It looks very impressive. The winner will milk the “cow” the fastest.
Let's get acquainted
For the competition you need a roll of toilet paper. The host invites the guests to tear off a few pieces for themselves, and motivates them so that they stock up on paper thoroughly. Then he invites everyone to tell him as many interesting facts about himself as there are pieces of paper in his hands. Make sure that participants do not try to get rid of supplies in other ways and control the schedule of speakers. 
Who is bigger?
We divide the guests into teams. Each person chooses a letter for themselves, and receives a task for that letter. For example, remember dishes starting with the letter K (another team - with its own letter). They call each other in turn. Whoever runs out of vocabulary faster loses.
Associations
A game similar to a broken phone. The presenter says a word in the ear of the first participant, for example, birthday, he whispers his version to the neighbor, causing him associations with the birthday, for example, drinking, then a hangover, a headache, etc. Then all the options are announced.
Thick-cheeked lip slap
A simple and very comical competition. Everyone fills their mouth with candy canes and with their mouths full says: “fat-cheeked lip slap.” The winner is the one who pronounces this (or other) phrase with the maximum amount of candy in his mouth.
Fanta
There are many variations of this game, here is another one: “Forfeits on a schedule.” Each guest receives a number that corresponds to a task, for example: forfeit No. 1 makes a toast like an entertainer, introducing everyone to those around him and announcing the reason for which everyone has gathered; phantom No. 2 makes a toast to the birthday boy with the feeling of a person who has been hopelessly and for a long time in love with him (possibly with poetry); fan No. 3 makes a toast in the Caucasian style: long, with appropriate gestures and accent; fan No. 4 makes a toast with the air of a completely drunk guest; forfeit No. 5 must sing a toast, etc. When the host announces toasts at the table throughout the evening, they are not known to the guests. Whether these will be preparations from the beginning of the holiday or complete improvisations is up to you to decide.
Bon appetit
Pair competition. Participants are blindfolded and given an apple (or ice cream). They must feed each other until everyone has eaten everything. Or they won't bite your fingers.
Clothespins
Another doubles game. The presenter blindfolds the players and hangs ten clothespins on each of them. For a certain time, they, blindfolded, remove all the clothespins from their partner, the rest of the guests watch and count. 
Who's the fastest?
In front of the teams on the table are identical containers with drinks on the same level. At the signal, everyone begins to drink with spoons what you offered them. The team that licks its bowl first wins.
For the savvy
An object is laid out on the table and everyone takes turns voicing their version of its use. It may not be traditional, but it is logical (it doesn’t matter whether you cover a window with paper, stuff wet boots, or make origami). Those who run out of ideas leave the game until the most resourceful one is determined.
Gifts for the birthday boy
Each guest cuts out from paper a symbol of a gift for the birthday boy: a car, an apartment key, etc. Then the “gifts” are hung on a string, and the birthday boy, blindfolded, cuts off three objects. What he found will appear with him in the near future. Then he guesses whose gift it is. If he names correctly, the owner of the forfeit fulfills the wish of the birthday boy.
Be vigilant
An attention game for tipsy guests. The host turns to any guest at the table with a question, and his neighbor on the right must answer. The one who did not get his bearings in time and gave the wrong answer ends the game. The game can be complicated by thoughtful questions, asking instead of the banal “what is your name,” for example, “two nails fell into the water, what is the Georgian’s last name?” (Rusted)"
The most sober
The first participant takes a button on his index finger and gives it to his neighbor. He must take it with the same finger. You cannot help with other fingers. Whoever fails is eliminated from the game. Guests need to reach across the table until the two most dexterous and sober winners remain in the game. 
I can feel it in my backside!
Participants rise from their chairs without turning around and place several potatoes, sweets or other hard objects on the seats. They cover it with newspaper or cloth and the guests sit down in their chairs, trying to guess how many items are on the seat. Whoever guessed correctly, the “prince (princess) and the pea” will receive a prize for the best intuition.
Brown and polar bear
A brutal competition for an already very cheerful group. The glass is filled with beer. This is a “brown bear”. It must be turned into “white.” The participant, who knows his norm, drinks half of the glass. Vodka is immediately added there. Another half is drunk. Vodka is added again until the participant turns into a “polar bear” and drinks a clean glass of vodka. You can continue the reverse transformation from a polar bear to a brown one, but do not forget about the likelihood of alcohol intoxication.
Who washes the dishes
The final stage. Two teams of participants. At a signal, everyone takes off their clothes and ties them to the clothes of their neighbor, who - to the next one, until everyone has tied the rope. At the signal from the leader, the ropes are passed on for control. Whoever got the shortest answer goes to the kitchen.
Love of feasts is a feature of our national character. And it doesn’t matter at all for what reason relatives and friends gather. It is only important that it is a “proper” celebration, and not a drinking party, so that everyone has fun and interesting. So, when organizing it, pick up at least a couple of cool competitions for a fun company at the table.
It's more fun together
Usually there comes a moment in a celebration when some of the guests, who have not yet had time to “get ready”, hastily leave the celebration, and some remain to continue celebrating the event, no longer even fully aware of the reason for which people were gathered. To avoid such division and unite the guests, the hosts should take care of holding cool competitions for a drunken company. This will not be particularly difficult, but you need to consider:
- the age of the guests (an elderly lady is unlikely to find it interesting to carry a raw egg in a spoon at speed);
- status of invitees (for a corporate party with the participation of the boss it is better not to prepare competitions related to
- changing clothes or kissing);
- venue (if the feast takes place at home, then all fun must be completed before 21.00, so as not to cause
- anger of others).
We sit at the table, eat and dance!
It’s better to choose cool competitions for a fun company for a birthday or any other holiday from different categories:
- mobile;
- static;
- colloquial.
Let's look at examples for each of them.
Movable
Already from the name it is clear that participation in competitions of this type involves movement. Therefore, they should be held before serving hot food, after an aperitif, while the guests are still able to move quickly enough.
"New Dances"
Instructions:
- The host selects a couple of guests and seats them in the center of the hall.
- The task is explained to the participants. They are invited to arrange a dance battle - without getting up from their chair, move that part of the body that the toastmaster (or guests) calls.
- The winner is chosen with applause and the second couple is seated.
- The winners of the qualifying rounds meet in the final.
"Nimble cucumber"
Instructions:
- Participants form a ring, put their hands behind their backs, touching each other's shoulders.
- One player enters the circle.
- Guests place a long cucumber in each other's hands, biting off a little at a time. The player’s task is to understand whose hands the vegetable is in at the moment when someone from the circle shouts: “Who has the cucumber?”
- If the participant in the center of the ring guesses it, he stands in a circle, and the one who asked the question takes his place. If it was not possible to guess the location of the cucumber - the baton, the player continues to look for it.
“Let me hold on!”
Instructions:
- The guests stand in a circle.
- The presenter takes one of the participants by some part of the body (for example, by the ear).
- The remaining guests must repeat the same movement with their neighbor. The participants' task is to perform all movements quickly, clearly and not laugh.
- The one who got lost becomes the new leader.
Static
Looking for answers to interesting questions is a favorite pastime not only for children, but also for adults, especially those who are slightly drunk. Cool riddles for a fun company can be supplemented with moving elements - it all depends on the preferences of the participants in the feast.
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"Who am i?"
Instructions:
- We write nouns on small pieces of paper and lay out the cards with the wording down.
- Each guest takes out a task and, without looking, sticks it on his forehead with tape.
- Next, we ask questions in a circle, trying to find out who we are. These should be specific phrases that have a clear answer. If the answer is correct, the interviewer continues the interview. In case of an incorrect answer, the right to move passes to the next participant. The one who cannot solve himself loses.
"Magic ball"
Instructions:
- A layer of foil is wrapped around the tennis ball.
- We attach a riddle to tape (maybe something like “Which plant knows everything?” - “Horseradish”).
- We wrap the foil again.
- We repeat this 6-7 times, interspersing layers with riddles. Each participant takes a ball, guesses the riddle and removes the top foil. The one who unwinds the ball to the end and answers the last question wins.
"What's the prize?"
Instructions:
- Objects that begin with the letters of the name of the hero of the occasion (for example, for Anton - a-orange, n-socks, t-plate, o-glasses, n-notes) or the name of any other item are placed in a small bag. The only condition is that the number of tasks must be prepared according to the number of invitees.
- The presenter names the letter and gives a hint what is in the bag.
- Whichever participant named the item gets it.
Conversational
This category of competitions includes not only well-known fairy tales based on roles. For a drunk company, any creative work will be very productive. After all, there is nothing funnier than when people “under the spell” try to show or guess something based only on verbal clues.
"Screenwriters"
Instructions:
- We write several questions on some small pieces of paper, and answers on others.
- Mix the ingredients. Just don't mix up the categories!
- One of the guests takes a question, reads it to himself and invites someone from those present to answer. The dialogues are very funny.
"The Alphabet Story"
Instructions:
- The players sit in a circle.
- Cards are laid out in front of them, each of them shows a letter of the alphabet.
- The host raises any letter, and the guests begin to come up with a word for each, but so as to create a coherent story.
"32 toasts"
Instructions:
- The host names the letter of the alphabet and the name of the guest.
- The participant must congratulate the hero of the occasion (or the entire company - depending on the occasion), using words only starting with this letter.
- Then the guests choose the best toast.
A holiday is a time for fun and relaxation from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. However, you can gather friends without any reason, just to sit at the table. But what if guests get bored? It's just not fun to eat and drink at a festive dinner. But finding entertainment at the table for everyone - both adults and children - is already a task worthy of attention. And even if you are organizing a holiday for older people, then by properly organizing the fun, neither you nor they will definitely be bored.
"IN plate"
To play “In the Plate” you don’t even need to take your eyes off the dish. Guests must name something on the table, the name of which begins with the letter chosen by the host. The one who does it before others wins. He suggests a new letter.
Songs
For large and small companies, female and male, the traditional folk table entertainment is suitable - singing songs. Funny, lyrical, folk, and even cool hooligan. This can diversify both New Year's corporate parties and family gatherings.
Even if your vocal experience is very small, and you picked up a microphone for the first time a couple of minutes ago, do not be shy, because there are unlikely to be representatives of a strict jury at the table.
"Guess the melody"
To add variety to simple singing, play Guess the Tune. It’s good if you have a musical instrument at hand. But if he is not found, it does not matter. Choose a host to sing the tune, it can be even more fun.
"Memories"
In the game “Memories”, songs can be used in another way: phrases from popular hits are written on pieces of paper, from which you need to guess and sing the intended hit.
"Orchestra"
The game “Orchestra” is dedicated to all connoisseurs of high classics. Participants “play” on the distributed instruments, only kitchen tools are distributed: for men - rolling pins or ladles, and for women - pot lids. Pairs of men and women must play a hidden melody on the instruments they receive.
It was and remains a win-win option.
Don’t put off preparing for the feast, be sure to:
- write the script;
- select suitable competitions;
- prepare the props;
- think over and buy prizes.
A good option for the holiday is changing the rules of board games. “New Year's mafia,” for example, takes place with the “purchase” of Christmas trees, lots of beards from Lapland, the imagination is not limited. It will be very fresh and interesting.
"Similarity"
In the game “Similarity,” cards are prepared with images of animals, movie characters, or even plants. On another batch of cards it is written “In the morning I look like...”, the same thing - “At work”, “When I drink”. Participants draw cards with quotes first, then cards with images. A fun evening is guaranteed.
"Crocodile"
Participants must unravel the hidden words by depicting them with gestures, postures and facial expressions.
"Dress Up"
Even a simple New Year's masquerade can be turned into a celebration by putting masks and costume elements in a box. It is passed around in a circle accompanied by music; the participant who still has it, as soon as the music is turned off, must randomly pull out and put on an item from the box. Laughter at the holiday is guaranteed.
"CHGK"
Give a collective compliment to one and all, play a mind game, for example, “What? Where? When?”, choosing questions on the theme of the holiday.
"Colleagues"
Another interesting game is called “Colleagues”. In it you need to show the employee with gestures and facial expressions, pulling out a piece of paper at random with his name. Others must guess the identity.
"Photo Pest"
Poets can compete to find rhymes, and photo enthusiasts can play the game "Photo Wrecker." According to its rules, players try to impersonate fashion models, while others try to ruin the photo by getting into the frame.
Fanta for table
Play the old table game "Fanta". Place notes with forfeits in a rubber ball, attach them to the wall, and let everyone throw darts, “knocking out” their ball with the task. You can also hide notes in glasses of wine or in a cake. Exclude unwanted ones from tasks, for example, eating lemons, because someone may be allergic to citrus fruits or have stomach problems.
Ideas for forfeits:
- write a congratulation on the prepared Whatman paper, holding a felt-tip pen with your teeth or blindfolded;
- blindfold and guess other guests;
- right during the holiday, exchange clothes with a neighbor;
- bite through the balloons.
Fun at the birthday table
A birthday is a special holiday, and the fun should be bright for both adults and children. Funny jokes and humorous games at the festive table are an invariable attribute of any holiday.
"A come on, put it in"
A great game for an adult group, “Come on, insert it”: in it you need to insert a pencil into an empty bottle. The difficulty is that it hangs on a thread from the man’s belt. And the girl is holding the bottle with her feet. If there is alcohol at the table, then the entertainment will be a great success.
"Adjectives"
In “Adjectives,” the first player comes up with a noun, saying what kind of word it is. Then the other two name any adjectives, after which all the words in the resulting sentence are named. For example, 1 - “suit”, 2 - “watermelon”, 3 - “shovel-shaped”, the result is a rather funny phrase.
A huge range of entertainment for guests at the table includes jokes, quizzes, and competitions.
When the whole company has eaten and tasted the wines (and not only), you can conduct a comic test of the company. Such games are especially interesting at corporate events.
Test for sobriety
This game goes like the joke with the husband who says he didn’t drink:
— Say Gibraltar!
— Gib...gibbbbb. Drank...
Write in large letters so that all guests can see. For example:
- popcorn bag;
- there is no ring near the well;
- don’t smoke, Turkish, pipe; don’t peck, trigger, or grain;
- the nervous constitutionalist was found acclimatized in Constantinople;
- Pankrat Kondratievich forgot the jack, and without a jack you can’t lift the tractor on the road.
Invite your guests to voice these tongue twisters without making a mistake. If there is a lot of alcohol at the party, this competition promises to be the funniest.
You can also arrange a real quiz with serious riddles. This will make the party more varied. You can create the questions yourself or find them on game sites like “Own Game”, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”.
Anniversary entertainment at the table
Entertainment at an anniversary or at a corporate party at the table should also not resemble a meeting of aristocrats! They can give a head start to any gatherings of young people. An anniversary is not a reason to rest sedately on the sofas. Show your artistry and dexterity at the Knight Tournament. Knight-Dulcinea pairs fight as in real tournaments: the ladies sit on the shoulders of knight-horses, and their opponents try to knock them out of the saddle.
At any holiday, you can use a “wedding set of competitions,” for example, the traditional entertainment “Sleight of Hand.” A raw egg is rolled on the table. It cannot be pushed, but must be rolled, covering it with your palm. You can complicate the task - roll the egg using a massive knife, or choose gentlemen's knees instead of a table.
Separately, it is worth mentioning entertainment on special holidays, for example, Easter or Christmas, when the choice of leisure time should be approached carefully. You can make themed quizzes, songs dedicated to the holiday will be suitable. If there are children in the company, organize competitions and costume scenes.
