Create a Playlist of Party Games for Birthday Parties, Stag & Hen Dos, Corporate & Office Events, Xmas Parties or Your Next Barbecue!
Browse our database of tried-and-tested games to build your ultimate event playlist. All games include rules, equipment lists, and scoring systems - perfect for your stag do, hen party, kids' birthday, corporate team building event or any competitive gathering.
General knowledge quiz competition
How to Play:
Host delivers a quiz. Points for correct answers.
Questions, answer sheets and pens
Line it up and knock it down - aim for the cricket stumps with surgical precision.
How to Play:
Players bowl 6 deliveries at the stumps. 1 point per direct hit. Highest score wins.
Cricket stumps, balls
One on one pool tournament. Winner of each round progresses to the grand final!
How to Play:
Players compete in a pool elimination bracket. Your local rules apply.
Pool table, balls, cues
Turn up in your wildest, weirdest, or most stylish custom wellies - and strut.
How to Play:
Players arrive in customised wellington boots. Judges score based on creativity, humour, and impact. Crowd vote optional.
Customised wellies
Who can complete the iconic first level of Super Mario Bros. the fastest?
How to Play:
Players take turns to complete World 1-1 of the original Super Mario Bros. The fastest time recorded wins. Top 5 times get points.
Game console with Super Mario Bros.
Fast throws, big dodges - stay in the game and eliminate the rest.
How to Play:
Two teams throw soft balls across a court trying to eliminate opponents. If you're hit, you're out. Last team standing wins.
Soft dodgeballs, cones to mark pitch
Pure grit and leg burn - who can hold the wall sit longest?
How to Play:
Players lean back against a wall and squat to 90 degrees, hands off legs. Hold the position for as long as possible. Last one up wins.
A wall
Who can create the wildest, most ridiculous hairstyle in just 5 minutes?
How to Play:
All players start with their normal hair. On 'go', they have 5 minutes to create the craziest hairstyle possible using any props or products they have. After 5 minutes, everyone reveals their creation for judging.
Hair gel, hair spray, combs, clips, and any other hair accessories players wish to use.
You're famous. But you don't know who you are. Guess using yes/no questions.
How to Play:
Stick a name to each forehead. Players take turns asking yes/no questions, but get a 'no' and it moves on.
Sticky notes, pen
Let it fly from deep and rack up the threes on the basketball court.
How to Play:
Players have 60 seconds to shoot from designated three-point spots. Count total shots made. Most points wins. Make sure you have plenty of rebounders in place!
Basketballs, hoop, stopwatch
The quintessential party showdown. Sink your shots, make 'em drink. A legendary test of aim and nerve.
How to Play:
Arrange an assigned number of cups in a pyramid on each end of a table. Players take turns throwing a ping pong ball, attempting to land it in an opponent's cup. If successful, the opponent drinks the contents and the cup is removed. First player to eliminate all opposing cups wins.
Long table, cups, ping pong balls, beer/water.
Grip it and rip it - launch your longest golf drive and outdistance the rest.
How to Play:
Each player gets one attempt to hit their longest golf drive. Only fairway landings count if you are at a course - use your initiative if you are in a garden or field. Judge the longest shots and rank players accordingly. Furthest legal drive wins.
Driver, golf balls
Two-player head-to-head card game of lightning-fast reflexes.
How to Play:
Each player has half a deck. Race to lay down cards in numerical sequence. First to empty their hand wins. Knockout tournament format.
Deck of cards
Precision and pub vibes. Slide that coin like a legend.
How to Play:
Slide coins across the table. Closest to the edge without falling wins.
Coins, table
A simple darts-based high score competition with three darts each.
How to Play:
Each player gets three darts. Highest total score wins. Simple but effective!
Dartboard, darts
Team drinking relay race
How to Play:
Teams randomly drawn. As soon as player one finishes their drink, player two goes and so on. Fastest team all get maximum points.
Drinks!
Classic French throwing game - closest to the jack takes the win.
How to Play:
Players throw metal balls to land nearest the jack. Run heats where top finishers progress. Score by proximity.
Pétanque balls, jack
A lightning-fast photo challenge with hilarious and creative prompts.
How to Play:
Players or teams are given a short list of photo challenges (e.g. “a selfie hugging a stranger”, "Lying face down in a shop"). They have a time limit to complete as many as possible and return with their results. Judges award points for creativity and execution.
Phones or cameras
A party classic but your final positions are in the layers of wrapping instead of prizes
How to Play:
Play music. Pass the parcel. When it stops, unwrap a layer to see if it's a top five position… why not add a forfeit in some of the layers?
Layered parcel with dares or 1st - 5th position cards
Elimination pool game
How to Play:
Each player gets three lives. Miss your assigned shot and lose a life. Pot the black and get an extra life. Last player with lives remaining wins.
Pool table, cues, balls
Your mate is the target. You're the tosser. Can you land the ring?
How to Play:
Toss inflatable rings or hula hoops onto a teammate's arms or over their body (depending on hoop size). Most landed wins.
Inflatable rings
Simple, nostalgic, and brilliant - all drop a stick in a river and see who’s quickest.
How to Play:
Players all drop a stick upstream and they race to the goal. Winners advance.
River or stream, sticks
Doubles matchups played to 5 points - strategy meets speed.
How to Play:
Teams of two. Tournament format. Matches to 5.
Badminton court, racquets, shuttlecock
Classic 1v1 arcade fighting tournament.
How to Play:
Players compete in an elimination bracket until one champion remains and our top 5 are clear.
Game console with Street Fighter, controllers.
Classic arcade scoring - highest score across limited credits takes the crown.
How to Play:
Each player gets an agreed amount of balls on the pinball machine. Record final score. Highest total wins.
Pinball machine
Classic limbo bar competition
How to Play:
Players take turns going under the limbo bar. Lower the bar after each round. Last person able to go under wins!
Limbo bar (or rope/stick), Caribbean music
Knockout darts competition
How to Play:
Players start with 501 points (or significantly less if skill is a factor and you'll be there all day!) and work down to exactly zero. Must finish with double (again, this might prove painful...). 1 leg per match. Winner progresses.
Dartboard, darts
Nerves of steel on the golf green - sink the most putts in the fewest strokes.
How to Play:
Set up three putting starting points at increasing distances (short, mid, long). Players putt from each starting point and count how many putts to sink all three balls. Lowest total wins. In case of a tie, run a sudden-death long putt challenge.
Putter, golf balls
Classic tennis in mini format - one 2/4-game set, knockout style.
How to Play:
Players compete in a 2/4-game mini set. Winner advances.
Tennis court, balls, rackets
Legendary schoolyard chaos - sprint past the catcher or join the catching team.
How to Play:
One player starts in the middle (determine who with short straws). Others sprint across the space. Tagged players join the middle. Last runner remaining wins.
Marked playing space
How long can you keep the ball dancing in the air? A test of touch, control, and concentration.
How to Play:
Each player gets a football and must keep it in the air using any part of their body except hands/arms. Count the number of touches before the ball hits the ground. Award points based on ranking (most touches = 1st place, etc.).
Football
Battle it out in a Nintendo Switch/ Wii Sports contest
How to Play:
Bowling's a good one for this!
Nintendo Switch or Wii with the classic sports game.
Unleash your inner artist. Create the most epic flag based on the hosts theme.
How to Play:
Use paint and props to design a team flag. Judges choose the winner.
Fabric, paint, markers
A hilarious test of strength and trust. One person walks on their hands while the other holds their legs. Don't get the wobbles!
How to Play:
In pairs, one player (the 'wheelbarrow') places their hands on the ground, while the other player holds their legs. On 'go', pairs race to a finish line. First pair to cross wins.
An open field or area.
Doubles tactics and teamwork over a single set.
How to Play:
Two-player teams compete in one 2/4-game set. Winner progresses in bracket.
Tennis court, balls, rackets
Pure leg power on display - leap from standing and land it clean.
How to Play:
Players stand behind a marked line and jump forward as far as they can, landing on two feet. Each person gets one practice attempt and then the big one. The longest valid jump wins.
Measuring tape
Channel your inner Jordan. Sink those tennis balls from range.
How to Play:
Throw balls into buckets from increasing distances in sudden death format.
Buckets, tennis balls
A blind wine tasting quiz.
How to Play:
Five different wines are presented for tasting. Participants are given five descriptions and must match them to the correct wine. Most correct matches wins. Top 5 are ranked.
5 different wines, glasses, water for cleansing palate, answer sheets.
Inflatable sumo suit wrestling!
How to Play:
Try to push opponent out of the circle or down to the ground first while wearing sumo suits.
Inflatable sumo suits, wrestling mat
Underwater breath-holding competition
How to Play:
All contestants go underwater simultaneously. Watchful judges identify the last 5 to surface in order. Requires pool access.
Swimming pool access, judges, possibly underwater weights
Classic hand game tournament with elimination rounds
How to Play:
Players face off in random pairs. Winners advance through tournament brackets until a champion emerges.
None - just hands!
Pure luck dice rolling competition
How to Play:
Each contestant rolls two dice. Highest total wins. In case of ties, playoff rounds determine the top 5 positions.
Two dice
Sink the cap into the pint glass.
How to Play:
Toss bottle caps into the glass from increasing distances. Sudden Death style. Eliminate players when they miss.
Bottle caps, pint glasses
No looking away and no laughing!
How to Play:
Contestants pair off and stare at each other. First to look away or laugh loses. Winners advance through playoff rounds to the grand final. Audience participation encouraged if things start to drag on!
None
Music identification trivia competition
How to Play:
Host plays song snippets. Contestants write down their answers. Most correct answers wins.
Music player, playlist, paper, pens
The ultimate test of balance and a steady hand. A sports day staple that’s harder than it looks. Don't drop that egg!
How to Play:
Each player balances an egg on a spoon and races to the finish line. If a player drops their egg, they must stop and place it back on the spoon before continuing. First to cross the finish line with their egg intact wins.
Spoons, eggs
Ultimate trust and timing - throw and catch over increasing distance without a drop.
How to Play:
Teams of two face off against other pairs. Everyone starts a set distance apart. Each pair makes one throw and catch per round. If all succeed, everyone steps back. First drop = elimination. Last team remaining wins.
Tennis balls
Traditional apple bobbing with knockout format
How to Play:
One-on-one knockouts. First to retrieve 3 apples from water bucket advances. In the final, winner must also eat their final apple completely.
Large water buckets, apples, towels
Test your shooting accuracy
How to Play:
Each player gets 5 free throw attempts. Most baskets made wins. Sudden death tie-breakers.
Basketball hoop, basketball
A judged contest for the most creative, outlandish custom hat.
How to Play:
All contestants who wish to participate come dressed in their custom hat. The host and/or judges rank the hats based on the host's chosen criteria (e.g., creativity, size, ridiculousness).
Hats!
The timeless scramble for a seat. A frantic, fun-filled game of speed and survival. Will you be left standing?
How to Play:
Set up chairs in a circle, one fewer than the number of players. Play music as players walk around the chairs. When the music stops, everyone must find a chair. The player left standing is eliminated. Remove one chair and repeat until one winner remains.
Chairs (one fewer than players), music player.
Beach-to-sea sprint and dive.
How to Play:
Players race from a beach line to being completely submerged. First under wins. Run heats with fastest progressing to a final race.
Team drinking meets chaos. Flip fast or let your squad down!
How to Play:
Drink. Flip your cup. Tag the next teammate. First team done wins.
Table, cups, drinks
Test your patience, focus, and steady hands in this zen-like competition. Stack stones to create gravity-defying sculptures that showcase balance and artistic vision.
How to Play:
Participants have a set time to create the most impressive balanced rock sculpture. Each person collects their own stones from the beach.
Plenty of rocks and stones around
Ring tossing game
How to Play:
Players get three hoops each. Different poles are worth different points based on difficulty. Highest total score wins.
Hoops, various poles/pegs of different sizes
Run, dress up, tag out. It's fashion meets sprinting chaos!
How to Play:
Race to the pile, put on a costume, sprint back and tag next player.
Costumes, cones
Traditional French ball throwing game
How to Play:
Teams compete in heats throwing metal balls closest to a target ball (the jack). Heat winners advance to finals.
Petanque balls set, jack ball, flat playing area
Short, sharp volleyball matches with all-out action.
How to Play:
Teams play shortened matches. Round-robin or knockout depending on group size.
Volleyball, net, court markings
A race of speed, chugging, and dexterity. It’s a chaotic, high-energy relay where every flip counts.
How to Play:
Two teams line up on opposite sides of a table. The first player on each team chugs their drink and then must flip their empty cup from the edge of the table to land upside down. Once successful, the next player in line can go. First team to have all members successfully flip their cups wins.
Table, plastic cups, drinks.
A football game tournament to crown the ultimate virtual champion.
How to Play:
Players choose their teams and compete in a single-elimination tournament bracket.
Game console with EA Sports FC, FIFA or similar.
Pull! Hit the floating target and prove your marksmanship mastery.
How to Play:
A balloon is dropped from height or thrown into a space and armed with a pong pong ball, the player must hit the target. Best of three balloons and three shots for each round will soon whittle down the group in a sudden death approach.
Balloons, ping pong balls
Cycle a short course in your lowest gear - high effort, slow grind.
How to Play:
Players cycle a short fixed course in their lowest possible gear. No shifting allowed. Fastest time wins.
Bikes, stopwatch
A battle for the highest score in classic Tetris on the highest level.
How to Play:
Each player gets one attempt to get their highest possible score with Tetris set at its fastest level. The top 5 scores at the end of the session get points.
Any console with a version of Tetris.
Core strength under pressure - last one holding wins.
How to Play:
All players start in plank position. No movement, no sagging, no breaks. When a player drops, they’re out. Last one holding the plank takes the max points.
Frisbee throwing accuracy competition
How to Play:
Like petanque but with frisbees. Players throw frisbees at a target. The 5 closest to the target earn the top 5 spots.
Frisbees, target marker, large open space
Battle like knights... but with spoons and eggs. It's medieval mayhem with a messy twist!
How to Play:
Face off. Balance an egg on a spoon. Knock your opponent's egg off without dropping yours.
Spoons, eggs
Team up for coordinated chaos on the table.
How to Play:
Same rules as singles, but two players per side. Tournament bracket or round-robin.
Table football setup
Aim high - literally. Strike the crossbar and stack the points.
How to Play:
Players take shots at the crossbar from a set distance. Sudden death or most hits from a set amount of shots wins - whatever way you end up with a final placing order.
Football, goal with crossbar, cones
Slide your way to victory. Just don't fall on your bum!
How to Play:
Get a run-up. Slide on socks. Longest smooth slide wins. Fall over and it's a NO SLIDE!
Socks, wooden floor or similar
The classic game, but for adults. Any twitch, flinch, or wobble and you're out. Last one standing wins ultimate bragging rights.
How to Play:
Play music and dance. When the music stops, everyone must freeze instantly in their pose. The judge eliminates anyone who moves even slightly. The music restarts, and the process repeats until only one winner remains.
Music player and speakers.
Chopsticks, beans, and intense concentration — beat your opponent in a head-to-head test of dexterity.
How to Play:
Two players go head-to-head. Each has an identical number of beans (or small objects) and a bowl. First to transfer all their beans into the bowl using chopsticks advances.
Chopsticks, dried beans or small objects, bowls
Mini golf course competition
How to Play:
Play a round of crazy golf. If there's not a local mini or crazy golf course available, can you set 3 holes up yourself?
Access to crazy golf course, putters, balls
Waddle like a penguin with a balloon squeezed tight between your knees! Hilarity guaranteed.
How to Play:
Hold a balloon between your knees. Waddle to the line and back, and tag your teammate.
Balloons
Zigzag through an arranged slalom track like you're being chased. Speed and control win this one.
How to Play:
Sprint through cones in a weave pattern. Fastest to finish wins.
Cones or similar
Dash into the surf, swim to a marker, and power back to your team.
How to Play:
One-by-one, team members sprint to the water, swim around a buoy, touch the rock or high five the person treading water, and return. Tag next swimmer. First full team home wins.
Something to swim to
Compete across an entire season in the FPL
How to Play:
Compete in a mini league in the FPL or similar. Great as a 1st round to an up coming event organised well in advance!
FPL Accounts
Unleash your inner artist under pressure. A creative showdown where stick figures can become masterpieces.
How to Play:
Give all players a theme or subject to draw within a set time limit (e.g., 5 minutes). Once time is up, a judge or group vote determines the winner based on creativity, skill, or humor.
Paper and pens/pencils for each player.
Dive, duck, and dash your way through an epic obstacle showdown!
How to Play:
Navigate cones, crawl under rope, hop through hoops. Whatever's to hand.
Cones, rope, hoops, use what's available.
Fast feet and feather-touch rallies - first to 5 wins.
How to Play:
Singles matches to 5 points, knockout style.
Badminton court, racquets, shuttlecock
Costume competition based on event theme
How to Play:
Participants come dressed according to theme. Judged in any way the host sees fit!
None
Sonic speedrun challenge through the iconic first level
How to Play:
Each player gets one shot to complete Green Hill Zone Act 1. The fastest completion time wins.
Game console with Sonic the Hedgehog.
Flick, float, and fly. A surprisingly tricky game of precision where the perfect card toss reigns supreme.
How to Play:
Place a target on the floor (like a cup or a coaster). Players take turns throwing a playing card, trying to get it to land as close to the target as possible. After all players have thrown, award points based on proximity (e.g., 10 for closest, 6 for second, etc.).
A deck of playing cards, a small target object (coaster, cup, bottle cap).
Music lyric continuation game
How to Play:
Host sings part of a song then stops. Players must sing the next line correctly or they're eliminated. Final 5 face really difficult songs for ranking.
Song playlist, microphone (optional)
The backyard classic. A deceptively simple toss game that's easy to learn but hard to master. Aim for the hole, rack up the points.
How to Play:
Players take turns throwing bean bags at a raised platform with a hole in it. A bag in the hole scores 3 points, while one on the board scores 1 point. Organise how many throws everyone has and add up the points!
Surface with a hole, bean bags (or similar).
A high-stakes test of steady hands and nerves of steel. Pull, place, and pray the tower doesn't topple on your turn.
How to Play:
Two players go head-to-head. Players take turns removing one block from any level below the highest completed one and placing it on top of the tower. The player who makes the tower fall loses. Play in a tournament bracket to find the ultimate champion.
Jenga set.
Target shooting with various 'safe' weapons
How to Play:
Set up tin cans as targets. Players use pellet guns, air rifles, nerf guns (or pebbles if you're weapon-less!) to knock down targets. Most targets hit wins.
Tin cans, safe shooting weapons (pellet gun/air rifle/nerf gun/rocks), safety equipment
Unleash your inner architect and build the most impressive sand castle. Creativity, technique, and engineering all come together in this classic beach competition.
How to Play:
Teams or individuals have 45 minutes to build their sand castle masterpiece.
Sand and optional tools
Paper aeroplane distance competition
How to Play:
Give each contestant an A4 sheet. They construct their best paper aeroplane. Furthest flying plane wins.
A4 paper sheets, large space for flying
Swimming competition with heats and final
How to Play:
Heats determine fastest swimmers. Final uses slightly longer distance. Requires access to swimming pool.
Swimming pool access, stopwatch
Act out iconic movie moments without saying a word—best performance wins.
How to Play:
Players choose or are assigned famous scenes. They silently act them out using gestures, props, or physical comedy. Judges (or crowd) score based on recognisability and flair.
Optional props or costumes
Pure, unadulterated hopping madness. Jump your way to glory in this classic, chaotic, and comical race.
How to Play:
Players stand inside a sack or burlap bag, holding the edges. On 'go', they must hop to the finish line. The first person to cross the line wins.
Burlap sacks for each player.
A classic free-for-all deathmatch in GoldenEye 007.
How to Play:
4-player matches. The player with the most kills at the end of the time limit advances. Continue until a final four is decided for the ultimate showdown.
Nintendo 64 or Switch with GoldenEye 007, 4 controllers.
Pure speed showdown. Run fast, run hard, and leave everything on the track.
How to Play:
Mark out a sprint distance (50-100m). Run qualifying heats to determine the fastest runners, then hold a final race with the top performers to crown the sprint champion.
Speed!
Big swing, big distance - launch the ball as far as you can.
How to Play:
Players are bowled three balls. They aim to bat each one as far as possible into an open field. Their longest successful strike is used for ranking. Furthest hit wins.
Cricket bat, tennis or cricket balls
A classic long jump challenge - sprint and leap from the sand line, land it clean.
How to Play:
Players run up to a marked take-off point and jump as far forward as possible into the sand. Measure from the jump line to the back heel on landing. Furthest jump wins.
Tape measure
Classic high jump reimagined - leap over the rising bar with no fancy form, just legs and nerve.
How to Play:
Set up a horizontal bar or rope between two stands. Players take turns jumping over it from a short run-up - no diving, flipping, or Fosbury Flops. After each round, raise the bar slightly and eliminate those that fail. Last jumper standing wins.
Adjustable bar or rope
Act it out over Zoom and hope your team can guess before time runs out!
How to Play:
Act without speaking. Team has 30 seconds to guess each phrase.
Video call, charades prompts
Ball throwing distance competition
How to Play:
Contestants throw a ball as far as possible and stand where the ball landed. Points to the top 5 longest throws.
Balls, large open space
Grab a partner, tie your legs together, and stumble to victory!
How to Play:
Tie inside legs. Run to the finish in sync. Fastest pair wins.
Fabric ties or rope
Quick-fire bluffing game. Low cards lose lives - swap or risk it.
How to Play:
Players are dealt one card each. On your turn, swap with the player to your left… or don’t - unless you have a King (must keep). Once all have played, cards are revealed. Lowest card loses a life. 3 lives and you're out. Last player standing wins.
Deck of cards
Football penalty shootout competition
How to Play:
Sudden death pens to determine your top 5!
Football, goal or cones
No time for a round of golf? Players simply get one or two efforts to hit the golf ball closest to the target.
How to Play:
Using a golf club and ball, players aim for a target. One ball, one shot. The 5 players closest to the target earn the points.
An appropriate golf club for the distance, golf balls, something to aim at
Judged face-pulling contest with different expression rounds
How to Play:
Contestants compete in different expression categories (most hideous face, best eyebrow raise, widest mouth, etc.). Judges eliminate contestants each round until a winner remains.
Faces!
Classic basketball shooting elimination game
How to Play:
Players take turns attempting basketball shots. Miss a shot that others make and you get a letter from the word H-O-R-S-E. Complete the word and you're out.
Basketball, basketball hoop
Classic 10-pin bowling, sand-style. Aim true and strike often.
How to Play:
Set up skittles, plastic bottles or anything that will topple. Players get two bowls per turn. Use a soft football or rubber ball. Score using traditional bowling scoring or just total pins.
Pins, ball
Explosive lower-body power - see how high you can fly.
How to Play:
Loop your bell-on-a-rope over something high (branch, for example). Start with the bell low. Players jump and ring the bell. Raise the bell for round two and so on. Players drop out each round until you have a clear winner and a points order.
String/rope, bell (or similar), high anchor point
Fast hands, tight angles — who rules the rod in 1v1 play?
How to Play:
Players face off in short first-to-5 or timed matches. Knockout format.
Table football setup
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