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December 02, 2023

For the Canadian television game show, see Party Game (game show). For the Yes Minister Christmas special, see Party Games (Yes Minister).

Party games are games that are played at social gatherings to facilitate interaction and provide entertainment and recreation. Categories include (explicit) icebreaker, parlour (indoor), picnic (outdoor), and large group games.[1][2] Other types include pairing off (partnered) games, and parlour races.[2] Different games will generate different atmospheres so the party game may merely be intended as an icebreakers, or the sole purpose for or structure of the party. As such, party games aim to include players of various skill levels and player-elimination is rare.[3] Party games are intended to be played socially, and are designed to be easy for new players to learn.[4]

Party guests playing a game of Mafia

Characteristics edit

The characteristics of party games tend to include:

  • A game can support a relatively large or undefined number of players, compared to more traditional board games or card games that require a small, set number of players. Some games, especially commercial games, have a set limit based on available equipment; others are limited by other mechanics of the game like time for each turn, while still others have no practical limit, like Appyshot App.
  • Team-based play in party games is common, but not required. Games that divide players into two, three, or four roughly equal teams, such as Cranium, Charades or Pictionary tend to allow for larger total numbers of players. By contrast, other games such as Werewolf and How to Host a Murder are role-based, with each player being given a character or other role to play in the course of the game. The number of players is limited to the number of roles, but in many such games there are "generic" roles allowing for a high degree of flexibility.
  • Cooperation and interaction between players is encouraged. Both team and role-based play generally encourage this social aspect to the game; games that do not encourage this interaction generally make poor party games.
  • Multiple ways to play and contribute. For example, in Fictionary not everyone needs to create plausible dictionary definitions; humorous submissions are welcome. In Charades, players can actively participate in guessing without taking a turn at acting. Sports often make poor party games as limitations in a player's physical abilities may preclude participation though some party games, such as: relay racing and Red light/Green light, involve a significant physical aspect and are especially suitable for groups similar in age and ability.
  • Players participate in gameplay frequently, sometimes on an impromptu basis. Games in which each player has their own independent turn generally make poor party games, especially if a turn takes a long time.
  • A game should also have entertainment value for spectators. Many party games involve at least some level of humor, whether inherent in the game or introduced by players. In this way, players not taking a turn can still enjoy the gameplay, whilst party favors can embellish the party atmosphere.
  • Player elimination is rare. Monopoly makes a poor party game, because bankrupt players must sit out while the remaining players continue to the game's conclusion, which can take several hours. In contrast, no matter how far behind a team is in Pictionary, all players can participate until the end.
  • The amount of specialized equipment needed is not dependent on the number of players. Games such as Liar's Dice make poor party games because each player needs a cup and five dice to start the game. By contrast, Yahtzee needs only one cup and set of dice regardless of the number of players (the basic Yahtzee game does have other practical limitations).
  • The game usually does not involve spending real money as a prerequisite or consequence of playing. Games that require each player to purchase consumable items or specialized equipment are usually poor party games. Casino games are a notable exception. Examples include "casino nights" with a token door charge or buy-in for charity or to defray costs and poker tournaments with a similar small buy-in.

Common party games edit

 
Musical chairs

Children's party games edit

 
A nine-pointed star piñata

Traditional children's party games include:

Video games edit

See also: List of party video games

Party video games are commonly designed as a collection of simple minigames, designed to be intuitive and easy to control, and allow for competition between many players. Some, like the Mario Party series and Sonic Shuffle, are played on simulated game boards.

BYTE in 1981 called the Olympic sports game Olympic Decathlon (1980) "the first true party game for microcomputers".[5] Another early example is Starpath's Party Mix.

Large group games edit

Large group games are played by many participants and are often used as planned activities in structured environments, especially as educational activities. They are similar to party games, except that large group games are typically planned for larger numbers (perhaps even hundreds) as part of an event.

Large group games can take a variety of forms and formats.

Some are physical games such as Buck buck.

Some are modeled on the TV game show format, offering points for teams who can answer questions the fastest. Trivia-type games might have questions posed from the stage and each tabletop writing their answers to be collected and scored. Others may take on some of the qualities of Open Space environments and allow participants to wander in a less structured way.

Some are modeled on TV reality shows such as The Amazing Race or Survivor. Participants compete as individuals or in teams to complete challenges that move them towards victory in a competition spanning the entire party. The TV shows on which such parties are based are normally competitions involving elimination, so such events require significant planning to avoid exclusion or boredom.

There is also now electronic party games such as Cards Against Humanity or Appyshot App, that can be played on the phone or computer.

Group board games can take on the design of small groups of players, seated at tables of 4 to 6 people, who work together on a problem. There can be large numbers of people (and thus many tables). If properly designed, these scalable exercises can be used for small groups (12 to 20 people) as well as very large events (600 people or 100 tables).

Generally, for these larger exercises, multimedia projectors, large screens and microphones are required for instructions and communications.

A search for team building events can turn up millions of links to exercises, companies, and various offerings ranging from paintball competitions to fire walks to outdoor climbing or whitewater adventures. The impact on actual team building can vary widely - a golf outing for corporate executives does not generally accomplish much in the way of organizational improvement while a business simulation might be directly focused on linking the play of the game to issues for corporate improvement.

Holiday groups use a gift exchange party game such as white elephant gift exchange for socializing and sharing gifts. New online party games, based on these holiday games, allow larger groups to gather on the internet to save travel expenses.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Frankel, Lillian; Frankel, Godfrey; and Anderson, Doug (2007). Party Games for Adults, p.7. Sterling. ISBN 9781402746864.
  2. ^ a b Sheila Anne Barry (1987). The World's Best Party Games, p.3. Sterling. ISBN 9780806964843.
  3. ^ Meyer, Ben (2009). "Fort Ancient: Ohio", Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Game Based Learning, p.259. Academic Conferences. ISBN 9781906638474.
  4. ^ McGonigal, Jane (2011). Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, unpaginated. Penguin. ISBN 9781101475492.
  5. ^ Williams, Gregg (December 1981). "New Games New Directions". BYTE. pp. 6–10. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

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intended to be played socially and are designed to be easy for new players to learn 4 Party guests playing a game of Mafia Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Common party games 3 Children s party games 4 Video games 5 Large group games 6 See also 7 ReferencesCharacteristics editThe characteristics of party games tend to include A game can support a relatively large or undefined number of players compared to more traditional board games or card games that require a small set number of players Some games especially commercial games have a set limit based on available equipment others are limited by other mechanics of the game like time for each turn while still others have no practical limit like Appyshot App Team based play in party games is common but not required Games that divide players into two three or four roughly equal teams such as Cranium Charades or Pictionary tend to allow for larger total numbers of players By contrast other games such as Werewolf and How to Host a Murder are role based with each player being given a character or other role to play in the course of the game The number of players is limited to the number of roles but in many such games there are generic roles allowing for a high degree of flexibility Cooperation and interaction between players is encouraged Both team and role based play generally encourage this social aspect to the game games that do not encourage this interaction generally make poor party games Multiple ways to play and contribute For example in Fictionary not everyone needs to create plausible dictionary definitions humorous submissions are welcome In Charades players can actively participate in guessing without taking a turn at acting Sports often make poor party games as limitations in a player s physical abilities may preclude participation though some party games such as relay racing and Red light Green light involve a significant physical aspect and are especially suitable for groups similar in age and ability Players participate in gameplay frequently sometimes on an impromptu basis Games in which each player has their own independent turn generally make poor party games especially if a turn takes a long time A game should also have entertainment value for spectators Many party games involve at least some level of humor whether inherent in the game or introduced by players In this way players not taking a turn can still enjoy the gameplay whilst party favors can embellish the party atmosphere Player elimination is rare Monopoly makes a poor party game because bankrupt players must sit out while the remaining players continue to the game s conclusion which can take several hours In contrast no matter how far behind a team is in Pictionary all players can participate until the end The amount of specialized equipment needed is not dependent on the number of players Games such as Liar s Dice make poor party games because each player needs a cup and five dice to start the game By contrast Yahtzee needs only one cup and set of dice regardless of the number of players the basic Yahtzee game does have other practical limitations The game usually does not involve spending real money as a prerequisite or consequence of playing Games that require each player to purchase consumable items or specialized equipment are usually poor party games Casino games are a notable exception Examples include casino nights with a token door charge or buy in for charity or to defray costs and poker tournaments with a similar small buy in Common party games edit nbsp Musical chairs1000 Blank White Cards 30 Seconds Apples to Apples Articulate Balderdash Bat a rat Beer pong Bingo Botticelli Buck buck Cards Against Humanity Catch Phrase Celebrity Charades Chinese whispers Consequences Couch of power Cranium Dixit Drinking games Fictionary related to the commercial Balderdash Game For Fame Gift Trap Mafia also known as Vampire or Werewolf Murder mystery games Musical statues Nerf War Never have I ever Outburst game Pictionary Post Office game The priest of the parish Psychiatrist The Resistance Scattergories Scissors Scruples Seven minutes in heaven Shout about movies Spin the bottle Squeak piggy squeak Strip games Taboo Time s Up game Treasure Hunt Trip to Jerusalem Trivial Pursuit Truth or Dare and related games such as Strip or Dare and Drink or Dare Twenty questions Utter Nonsense What White elephant gift exchange Would you rather Zip and bong Zip Zap Zop Zoom Schwartz ProfiglianoChildren s party games edit nbsp A nine pointed star pinataTraditional children s party games include Blind man s bluff Duck duck goose Forty forty Hide and seek Hunt the thimble or slipper or other object Mother May I Musical chairs Musical statues Oranges and Lemons Pass the parcel Pin the tail on the donkey Pinata Poor pussy Rock paper scissors Sardines Sleeping lions The Farmer in the Dell Twister Wink murderVideo games editSee also List of party video games This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2018 Party video games are commonly designed as a collection of simple minigames designed to be intuitive and easy to control and allow for competition between many players Some like the Mario Party series and Sonic Shuffle are played on simulated game boards BYTE in 1981 called the Olympic sports game Olympic Decathlon 1980 the first true party game for microcomputers 5 Another early example is Starpath s Party Mix Large group games editLarge group games are played by many participants and are often used as planned activities in structured environments especially as educational activities They are similar to party games except that large group games are typically planned for larger numbers perhaps even hundreds as part of an event Large group games can take a variety of forms and formats Some are physical games such as Buck buck Some are modeled on the TV game show format offering points for teams who can answer questions the fastest Trivia type games might have questions posed from the stage and each tabletop writing their answers to be collected and scored Others may take on some of the qualities of Open Space environments and allow participants to wander in a less structured way Some are modeled on TV reality shows such as The Amazing Race or Survivor Participants compete as individuals or in teams to complete challenges that move them towards victory in a competition spanning the entire party The TV shows on which such parties are based are normally competitions involving elimination so such events require significant planning to avoid exclusion or boredom There is also now electronic party games such as Cards Against Humanity or Appyshot App that can be played on the phone or computer Group board games can take on the design of small groups of players seated at tables of 4 to 6 people who work together on a problem There can be large numbers of people and thus many tables If properly designed these scalable exercises can be used for small groups 12 to 20 people as well as very large events 600 people or 100 tables Generally for these larger exercises multimedia projectors large screens and microphones are required for instructions and communications A search for team building events can turn up millions of links to exercises companies and various offerings ranging from paintball competitions to fire walks to outdoor climbing or whitewater adventures The impact on actual team building can vary widely a golf outing for corporate executives does not generally accomplish much in the way of organizational improvement while a business simulation might be directly focused on linking the play of the game to issues for corporate improvement Holiday groups use a gift exchange party game such as white elephant gift exchange for socializing and sharing gifts New online party games based on these holiday games allow larger groups to gather on the internet to save travel expenses See also edit nbsp Games portalDrinking game Conversation games Parlour game Pub games Minigame Casual game Cuddle partyReferences edit Frankel Lillian Frankel Godfrey and Anderson Doug 2007 Party Games for Adults p 7 Sterling ISBN 9781402746864 a b Sheila Anne Barry 1987 The World s Best Party Games p 3 Sterling ISBN 9780806964843 Meyer Ben 2009 Fort Ancient Ohio Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Game Based Learning p 259 Academic Conferences ISBN 9781906638474 McGonigal Jane 2011 Reality Is Broken Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World unpaginated Penguin ISBN 9781101475492 Williams Gregg December 1981 New Games New Directions BYTE pp 6 10 Retrieved 19 October 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Party game amp oldid 1175534299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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