Party games
Party games for adults that actually get played.
Fifteen party games for grown-ups: quick ice-breakers, silly timed challenges and one big game to finish, a quiz on the TV that everyone answers on their phones.
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Download the PDFs
A host pack with every question and answer, team answer sheets and, in many packs, a picture round. Download straight away, read from your phone or tablet, or print what you need. Nothing is posted.
Interactive
Host it online
Put the quiz on a TV or projector. Everyone joins on their phone with a QR code, answers against the clock, and the leaderboard does the scoring. No app, no clickers, no marking. Packs include 30 days of online hosting, or host whenever you like with Quiz Box Unlimited.
15 party games for adults
1. A quiz on the big screen
The best party game for a crowd, because everyone plays at once. Split into teams, put the quiz on the TV and let each team answer on a phone against the clock. Try a free general knowledge quiz, or a decade you all remember from the quiz packs.
2. Who's most likely to…
Read a prompt ("Who's most likely to be famous?") and everyone points on three. Fast, funny and perfect for mixing groups.
3. Two truths and a lie
Each player shares three facts about themselves and everyone votes on the lie. You'll learn more about your friends in ten minutes than in ten years.
4. Charades
Films, books, songs and TV shows, acted out in teams against a one-minute timer. Write the prompts in advance so nobody gets stuck.
5. Who am I?
A famous name on a sticky note on each forehead; ask yes-or-no questions to work out who you are. Works for any size of group.
6. Name that tune
Play the first few seconds of a song and race to name it. Pick a decade for a theme, or use the music rounds from our music quiz.
7. Emoji guess
Films, songs and phrases written in emoji. Show them on screen or pass them round on phones; first to shout the answer scores.
8. The hat game
Everyone writes names in a hat. Round one, describe them; round two, one word only; round three, act them out. The same names come back each round, so it gets funnier as it goes.
9. Never have I ever
Take turns to name something you've never done; anyone who has takes a sip. Keep it as tame or as cheeky as your crowd.
10. Minute to win it
Sixty-second challenges: stack plastic cups into a pyramid, move sweets with a straw, or get a biscuit from forehead to mouth with no hands.
11. Articulate-style describing
Describe as many words as you can in a minute without saying the word itself. Play in pairs and keep a running score.
12. Pictionary
Draw words against the clock on a big pad. Harder words for the confident artists, easier ones for everyone else.
13. Funny quiz round
Trick questions and brain-teasers ("How many animals did Moses take on the ark?") that catch out the know-it-alls. Our funny quiz questions are made for it.
14. Murder in the dark
Deal cards secretly: one murderer, one detective. Lights off, the murderer strikes with a tap on the shoulder, and the detective has to work out who did it.
15. Decades showdown
Split the room by the decade you grew up in and play a round on each: 80s, 90s, 2000s. Our decades quiz and decade packs make it easy.
Planning tip: open with an ice-breaker (2 or 3), play a couple of quick games while people arrive, and finish with a quiz on the TV so the whole party is playing at once.
Ready-made quizzes for your party
Every one of these can be downloaded or hosted online.
- Quiz pack 100 questions · 10 rounds £4.99100-Question General Knowledge Quiz A hundred questions. Every subject. Zero prep. View pack
- Quiz pack 80 questions · 8 rounds £4.99New The 1990s Quiz Britpop, Tamagotchis, Gladiators and Euro 96. Eighty questions. View pack
- Quiz pack 80 questions · 8 rounds £4.99New The 2000s Quiz Pop Idol, iPods, Big Brother and the 2005 Ashes. Eighty questions. View pack
- Quiz pack 60 questions · 6 rounds £4.99Venue licence The Complete Pub Quiz The pub quiz. Sorted. View pack
How a live quiz works
- Pick a quizChoose a pack and the rounds you want, and put the host screen on a TV or projector.
- Everyone joinsPlayers scan the QR code on screen and pick a team name. Up to 100 per game.
- Race the clockEach question is timed. Right answers score up to 1,000 points, more for being quick.
- Watch the leaderboardScores update after every round, with the winners at the end.
Quiz Box Unlimited
Every quiz. One price.
- All 24 quiz packs (1,680 questions) to download, plus every new one
- Host them online: players join on their phones with a QR code or link
- Play any quiz solo, game-show style
- Cancel any time
Questions
What are good party games for adults?
The best ones get the whole room playing at once: a quiz in teams, charades, "Who’s most likely to", two truths and a lie, and anything with a timer. Mix one bigger game with a few quick ones.
What party games work for a big group?
A quiz scales to any size: split into teams and let each team answer on one phone. Up to 100 phones can join one of our live quizzes.
What games can we play indoors with no equipment?
Charades, "Who am I?", two truths and a lie, "Who’s most likely to" and a read-aloud quiz need nothing but a pen and paper.
How do we play a quiz on our phones?
Put the host screen on a TV or laptop, and everyone scans the QR code to join. Questions are timed, the fastest right answers score the most, and the leaderboard shows after every round.
How many games should we plan?
For an evening, plan three or four: an ice-breaker, one or two quick games, and a bigger game like a quiz to finish.