โ† Totally Not AI Games

Party Games

Big-group energy: bluffing, drawing, word play, and social deduction. These are the games where the room does most of the entertaining โ€” most of them comfortably seat eight or more phones, and several stretch past ten.

๐Ÿš€ Ground Control

2โ€“8 players

Co-op space-station escape room. Talk it out โ€” no one has the whole picture.

Work together to finish the mission before the clock (or life support) runs out.

  1. Each phone shows a different piece โ€” a panel, a manual page, or a readout.
  2. Solving needs you to read yours OUT LOUD and listen to the others.
  3. Some commands are for someone else's panel โ€” shout them across the room!
  4. Clear every stage before time runs out. Watch for alarms.

๐Ÿ™ƒ Poker Face

3โ€“8 players

Forehead poker: you can see everyone's card except your own. Bet on their faces.

End with the most chips. You bet blind on your OWN card โ€” everyone else can see it.

  1. Each round you get one card. Your phone shows everyone's card but yours.
  2. Read their faces (and their bets) โ€” then check, wager, or fold.
  3. Cards flip on the TV: highest card takes the pot. โ™  beats โ™ฅ beats โ™ฆ beats โ™ฃ on ties.
  4. React, laugh, repeat. Most chips after the last round wins.

๐Ÿฅช Baloney

3โ€“10 players ยท party, trivia, social, creative

Bluff your friends! Everyone writes a fake answer to a weird-but-true fact, then tries to spot the real one. Fool players to score.

Score the most points by spotting the truth and fooling players with your lies.

  1. Read the weird-but-true fact with one word blanked out.
  2. Type a believable lie to slip onto the ballot.
  3. Vote for the answer you think is actually true.
  4. Score for finding the truth โ€” and for every player your lie fools.

๐Ÿฅ” Funeral Potatoes

3โ€“10 players ยท party, cards, social, creative

A wholesome fill-in-the-blank card game. One player judges; everyone else plays their funniest answer card. Pick a Standard or LDS deck. First to fill their plate wins.

Play the funniest answer card each round โ€” first to the target scoops wins.

  1. One player judges each round; everyone else answers.
  2. Read the prompt card's fill-in-the-blank aloud.
  3. Play your funniest answer card(s) from your hand.
  4. The judge crowns a favorite, who earns a scoop.
  5. First to the target scoops takes the game.

โœ๏ธ Quick Draw Guess

3โ€“10 players ยท party, creative, drawing, real-time

One player draws, everyone else races to guess. Faster guesses score more โ€” and a crowd-pleasing drawing pays off the artist too.

Guess the secret word fastest โ€” or draw one everyone nails.

  1. One player picks a secret word and draws it live.
  2. Everyone else types guesses as the drawing appears.
  3. Guess right โ€” the faster you are, the more points.
  4. Draw well and earn a cut of every correct guess.
  5. Highest score after every artist's turn wins.

๐Ÿง  Scatterbrains

3โ€“10 players ยท party, word, creative, social

Roll a letter, race the clock! Fill a whole list of categories with answers starting with that letter. Unique answers score โ€” matches cancel out, and the group can challenge the sketchy ones.

Score points for unique answers that fit the rolled letter.

  1. A random letter is rolled for the round.
  2. Fill every category with an answer starting with that letter.
  3. Unique answers score; matching answers cancel out.
  4. Challenge any answers you think don't count.
  5. Rack up the most points across all rounds.

๐ŸŽจ Telestrations

3โ€“8 players ยท party, creative, social, drawing

Draw it, guess it, pass it on. Pick a wacky phrase, then watch it mutate as it relays around the room โ€” one drawing and one guess at a time.

Keep your phrase intact as it's drawn and guessed around the room.

  1. Pick a wacky phrase to start your chain.
  2. Draw the phrase you're handed.
  3. Next player guesses what your drawing shows.
  4. Keep passing โ€” draw, guess, draw, guess.
  5. Score when guesses match and chains stay on track.

Werewolf

5โ€“12 players

A social deduction game. Villagers hunt the werewolves. Werewolves hunt the villagers. Trust no one.

Villagers: eliminate every werewolf. Werewolves: pick off the village until you rule the night.

  1. Check your secret role โ€” villager, werewolf, or a special power.
  2. Each night, the werewolves quietly choose a victim.
  3. By day, debate who's suspicious and vote someone out.
  4. Use special roles like the Seer and Doctor to find and shield players.
  5. Win when your team is the last one standing.

โš”๏ธ Wit Clash

3โ€“8 players ยท party, creative, social

Battle of wits โ€” get a prompt, write your best answer, then vote. Funniest answer wins!

Write the funniest answers and win head-to-head votes to score the most points.

  1. Read the prompt and type your funniest answer.
  2. Lock it in before the timer runs out.
  3. Vote for the funnier answer in matchups you're not in.
  4. Win your duels to earn points โ€” unanimous wins score extra.
  5. Most points after all rounds takes the crown.

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