This holiday season chances are you may need some ways to keep groups entertained. For "Tonight Show" watchers it’s common knowledge that Jimmy Fallon’s games are always good for a laugh. Many of the games are simple to re-create and will only require a pen and paper. Some easy and fun games are below with a short list of directions:
1. 5 Second Summary
Materials: Pen, Index cards/slips of paper, timer
Set-up: Each player writes a movie title on three different slips of paper. Players cannot share the movie titles with anyone else.
How to Play: Player One picks up their first card and sets the timer for 5 seconds. Player One must then describe the film without using any words in the title or any names of actors/actresses. All other players try to guess the movie. When it is guessed or time is up, move to the next person.
2. Say Anything
Materials: Scotch Tape
How to Play: Players take turns saying random words. The first person to stutter, blank, or repeat a word loses the round. The winner will then place a piece of scotch tape somewhere on the loser’s face. Play until someone loses 3 times.
3. True Confessions
Materials: Index cards, pen, timer
Set-up: Each player will write down one true confession about themselves and one false confession. Then label the back of the cards 1 and 2 and put them face down.
How to Play: On Player One’s turn the other plays choose a card number either 1 or 2. Player One reads the card then the timer starts 60 seconds. The other players have 60 seconds to interrogate Player One about the confession on the card. When the time is up each player must make a guess whether the confession was true or a lie. Each player takes a turn reading a confession.
4. Word Sneak
Materials: Ten slips of paper, pen
Set-up: Write one random funny word on each slip of paper and then divide them evenly between all players
How to Play: Work the word on your slip of paper into the conversation as smoothly as possible. A player can’t look at or move to the next word until they have talked about the current word. The first player to address all the words wins.
5. Whisper Challenge
Materials: Headphones, Music, Index cards, pen
Set-up: Each player gets a stack of five index cards and writes 5 random phrases or song lyrics. The players then put them face down in front of them.
How to Play: One player puts the headphones on and plays loud music. The other player then picks up a card from the stack and reads it out loud. The person with the headphones has to try to guess what is being said. The player with the headphones has three chances to have the phrase repeated and guess what it is. The first player to get three phrases right wins!
