There’s no better way to wait for the ball to drop.
Games are the perfect way to get everyone mingling at your New Years Eve party.
They also help pass the time in style while you wait for the midnight countdown.
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Get-to-Know You Games
What better way to get to know other party guests than with afun game?
These ice-breaker games will have everyone laughing and bonding in no time.
Here are great games for getting to know each other while waiting for the ball to drop.
The host pulls questions out of a hat.
Think: “When was the hardest you laughed this year?”
or “What was the event that had the most impact on you?”
Participants take turns answering the questions.
you’re free to download 15 free, printable question cards from Alice & Lois.
Taboo Words
This game penalizes players who say the wrong words.
If someone says the taboo words while mingling with other guests, they get a sticker to wear.
The guest with the least stickers at the end of the night is the winner.
Feel free to DIY your own version with questions that pertain to the year’s events.
If they succeed in making your guests blush, you’ve accomplished the goal of the game.
Cards Against Humanity
Looking for a good laugh and a game built for a large group?
Cards Against Humanity may be the way to go.
The judge then decides their favorite hilarious response and the winner becomes the next judge.
The player with the most white cards in the end, wins.
Just verify no kids are around for this adult-only card game.
Active Games
Who doesn’t love a little competition?
The festivities will get underway when party-goers leave their seats and compete for a winning title.
New Year’s Eve-Themed Charades
Charades make the perfect New Year’s Eve party game.
This year, try it with a bit of an update.
Use this list ofNew Year-inspired wordsfor topics to act out.
Add a few related to popular culture, news, or events of the year for an extra chuckle.
The Ultimate Champagne Race
Don’t worry.
This game is not a chugging match.
The first person to finish stands up and taps their drink with the spoon.
The winner gets to give a toast for the New Year.
If you don’t want to waste Champagne, just substitute it with water.
Instruct your party guests to form a circle.
The game’s goal is to pass the ball around the circle without using their hands.
Continue playing the game until only two people are remaining, at which point they are both the winners.
Guessing Games
These games will keep everyone guessingand laughing.
Guests will learn a lot about the people who are spending New Year’s Eve at their party.
The premise: Guests must figure out what statements guests provide are lies or the truth.
Everyone has to guess or write down who they think made each resolution.
Who Am I?
To play, divide partygoers into teams.
Limit the amount of tries teams have to guess correctly.
The team with the most correct guesses wins.
Players give a shot to be the first to guess the song correctly.
The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.
Murder Mystery Dinner Game
This is an activity that will make you think.
The game typically entails a game master and about five to twelve participants.
Each participant receives a character to portray with one being a murderer.
Everyone must discover who the murderer is while the murderer must hide their true identity.
Bonus points for players who are the best dressed.
Search Games
Give guests a mission with a game full of surprises.
From finding hidden treats to completing secret tasks, party-goers will undoubtedly find a reason to smile.
Once your guests arrive, announce that they have until midnight to collect as many kisses as possible.
Be sure to award whoever has the most kisses at midnight with an exciting prize.
As guests arrive, have them pull a number from a jar to designate their team number.
They accomplish this by hanging the bells on a clothesline you have strung up somewhere in your home.
Whoever has the least number of bells left by midnight wins.
