Anyone know of any discussion topics or games for a dinner party?

Question

There will be approximately 15 people aged between 15 and 25.

Answer 1

Are you following me, little cabbage?


(follows with nonsense answer & question till someone 'dries up')

Answer 2

Famous/Celebrity Couples

If you are looking for an icebreaker this game is guaranteed to get people talking!

On arrival at the party, each person has a post-it note/sticky label (or similar) stuck on their back without them seeing what it says. The post-it notes/sticky labels have been pre-written with the name of one half of a famous/celebrity couple on each one. The aim of the game is to find your partner without knowing who you are! You can ask other people ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions about your identity, until you have guessed who you are and can find your partner…- Adam and Eve; Romeo and Juliet; Starsky and Hutch; Laurel and Hardy… the opportunities are endless.

The "No" Game

Fun and also a good icebreaker.

Every guest at the party is given a paper tag hanging from a string loop that they wear around their neck. The game can be played throughout the party while people mingle. The object of the game is for people to ask other guests any question they want in order to try and get a “no” for an answer. If a player gets a “no” from another player, the player who answered “no” has to give the asker his or her tag. If you have lost your tag or tags you can still play and ask questions. At the end of the game period or the end of the evening the person with the most tags wins a prize. The person with the fewest tags has to pay a fine (whatever you think is appropriate).

The “Party Conversation” Game

On small strips of paper write a usable phrase and place the piece of paper under your guests‘ plates or in a hat for people to pick out. The phrase could be "My parents breed crocodiles" for example. When everyone has arrived, ask your guests to privately read their phrase and to fit it discreetly into the party conversation. See who notices first!

Hint: it helps to select phrases catered to your guests; i.e. political, travel, sport or family related topics.

Name Game

Each person has to say the name of a famous person. The person to their right then has to do the same but the name must start with the first letter of the surname of the previous name mentioned, for example Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Meryll Streep…This continues around the table/group.

Rules:



The same name cannot be mentioned more than once.

If the famous name has the same first letter for the forename and surname then you change direction around the group e.g. If I were to say Minnie Mouse (moving to the right) the person to my left would have to say the next name.

Fines should be paid if people:
pause or need prompting

repeat a name

can‘t answer

answer instead of someone else

don‘t realise it is their go
Thumbs or ‘The Rule of Thumb’ Game

An ideal game to have going on in the background whilst another game is being played/during dinner.

Announce the Thumbs Game and explain the rules. You start the game, and at some point in the future, you place a thumb DISCRETELY on the table. A soon as people start to notice your thumb they must follow. The last person to put their thumb on the table loses and gets fined. The loser then starts the next round in their own time. It works best if you don‘t rush into it - wait for at least five minutes before you start another round.

Extra fines can be given to anyone who has put the wrong thumb on the table.

Answer 3

My secret santa was the game I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here! - I was very doubtful but when when we played it - you have no idea!! It was absolutely brilliant! Questions about the programme as well as general questions (spiders etc) with forfeits (hilarious!) and chocolate prizes - but they might have been tainted with not so pleasant flavours so it was a bit of russian roulette thrown in. Absolutly recommend it - suit all ages even if you've no idea about any of the answers. Just a really good laugh. Buy 2 games at least for that number.

Answer 4

Charades is a good game - however, you haven't actually said whether you want to play these games AT the dinner table, or just as a group game before or after dinner.

Answer 5

I've just read the brilliant YES Man by Danny Wallace.
From this I would like to recommend to a"bring a fact".
Guest brings a fact.
Guests all have to tell their fact.
Sounds like an easy way to break the ice.

Or alternativly I would like to reccommend the "bring a bottle"
Guest bring a bottle
Guests all drink the bottles
Sounds like an easy way to break the ice.

Answer 6

charades would be the best for 15 to 25 y/o you can all go into teams of 2 and write down what you want the other team to act out. everyone is always happy to play charades it's one of the best known games there is

Answer 7

i was at a dinner party once, where conversation was slow. so i suggested we all go around and say our best day and worst day ever. and also the sound we like the most and the sound that makes us crazy. it was awesome. it brought out many side conversations and lots to talk about. hope you have a great time.

Answer 8

Have a murder mystery dinner party. You can Google websites for ideas & directions.

Answer 9

word association. You pick a topic someone stats with a word from that topic e.g. boys names - next person has to say another (boys name) with the last letter of the one before him/her.

Simple but fun all ages can play.

Answer 10

The game where the person sitting next to you sticks a 'post it' on your forehead with a famous persons name on it and you have to ask questions and figure out just who it is.