Word Telepathy – Game
FavoriteNumber of players: 6+ Time: 2mins+ per game (depending on players) Ages: 6+ Language: Any This is a game played in rounds with the game master giving a Word. Players are dividing into 3 to 5 groups, depending on the number of players that you have. In each round: One representative from each group comes forward as a player (for example, 3 groups, then 3 players). Gamemaster gives the Word. All players shout another word that comes to their mind. Gamemaster hands out points and records the accumulated points for each group. Point system When at least 2 players shout the same word, the groups which they are in get a point each. When all players shout the same word, 2 points are given to all groups. When all players shout a different word, no points are given. Sample of Words One of the players’ name Hiking Cooking Church Bible Lunch
Running Man Drawing Relay – Game
FavoriteNumber of players: 5+ Time: 1min+ per game (depending on players) Ages: 12+ Props: Paper, Pen Location: Indoor This is a very simple game where 5+ players take turns to add to a single drawing and the last player guesses what the drawing is about. The catch is that each player has between 3-5 seconds to add to the drawing. Simple proverbs to use for guessing: Early bird catches the worm Don’t judge a book by its cover A cat has nine lives An apple a day keeps the doctor away Examples Words and Clues Movies (Star Wars) – Galaxy, Lasers, Battle, Robots, Monsters, Kung Fu Animals (Giraffe) – 4 Legs, Wild, Africa, Polka Dots, High, Trees Bible Characters (Joseph) – Egypt, Plagues, Brothers, Israel Countries/Cities (Singapore) – Asia, Little Red Dot, Money, Racial Harmony Idiom (An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away) – Illness, Doctor, Fruits, Funny Sentence…
Running Man Goldfish (Taboo) – Game
FavoriteNumber of players: 6+ Time: 8min+ per game Ages: 7+ Materials: Paper, Pen Location: Indoor/Outdoor Summary: This is a game where players survive by not acting/saying the taboo actions/words assigned to them. Setup: Each players are given 2 post-its/ stickers and markers. Each player to write 1 taboo action and 1 taboo word for another (specifically assigned) player on the post-its/ stickers Players place their post-its/stickers with the words on somewhere visible to other players only (not visible to themselves and players’ are not supposed to know their own taboo words) If post-its are not available, you can use A4 paper. Fold the paper in half and place it standing infront of each player – taboo words facing out. Steps: All players to start normal conversations and try to get each other to act/saying the taboo action/words. If a player acts/says their taboo action/words, that player gets a simple forfeit.…
Simple Forfeits
FavoriteEasy Forfeits Swap socks with the person beside you Do a funny dance Write your name with your butt Sing a song to the person beside you The person performing the forfeit stands on a chair and pretends to be a statue, posing in whatever way the other players tell him. Lick your elbow while singing an alphabet. Impersonate a character Spin around 7 timee Do a funny pose until the end of the game Do a pose instructed by the gamemaster or other players Hold your nose while continuing the game Push-ups Forfeits with props Put lipstick on the person the person beside you (blindfolded) Get a moustache drawn on Limbo under a bar Blind dancing, the person puts on a blindfold and dances to music being played (can be silly music!) Drink a sour or salty drink
Don’t point that Monkey – Game
FavoriteThis is a simple and fast game that can be played for all ages. Number of players: 7+ Time: 1min+ per game (depending on players) Ages: 7+ Location: Indoor Players in this game have 2 roles, either the ‘monkey’ or a normal player. There is only 1 monkey at any one time. 1) A ‘monkey’ is selected at random to start the game. 2) The ‘monkey’ goes sequentially to each player and points either to his Eyes, Nose, Mouth or Ears (body parts). 3) The player which the ‘monkey’ is at has to say the part which the ‘monkey’ is not point to. For example, if the ‘monkey’ points to his Eyes, the player can say Nose, Mouth or Ears. If the ‘monkey’ points to his Eyes and the player says Eyes, the player becomes the next ‘monkey’ and gets 1 point. 4) The game goes on and on until a player gets…
Cham, Cham, Cham – Game
FavoriteThis is a simple and fast game that can be played for all ages. Number of players: 7+ Time: 1min+ per game (depending on players) Ages: 7+ Location: Indoor 2 players play this game at a time and the game can go on sequentially. There are 2 roles to the game, the Attacker and the Defender. 1) To select the Attacker and Defender, a game of scissors, paper, stone can be played. The winner will be the Attacker. 2) Both players say ‘Cham, Cham Cham’ and the Attacker points his hand to a direction (up, bottom, left or right). 3) The aim is for the Defender to point his head in any other direction that the Attacker did not point towards. 4) If the Attacker and Defender does not point to the same direction, the Defender wins that round and the roles of the players switch, the game goes on. 5) If the…
Running Man Call My Name – Game
FavoriteNumber of players: 4+ Time: 2min+ per game Ages: 12+ Materials: Paper, Pen or Mobile Phone (Gamemaster sends mystery character as an image) Location: Indoor This is game where players ask each other questions and guess the mystery character they are representing. Steps: Gamemaster hands out character cards to all players Each round, each player holds up their character cards above their heads and starts asking questions about their character. Players can guess their mystery character at anytime. If a player gets it wrong, he can be made to do a simple penalty. If a player gets it right, he is placed first in that round. Where time permits, play until all players get their guesses right. Sample Characters: Players in the room Bible Character: Jesus/ Moses/ David/ John/ Aaron/ Daniel Superheroes: Spiderman/ Thor/ Superman/ Wolverine/ Cyclops/ Thor/ Green Lantern/ Hulk/ Iron Man Cartoon: Bart Simpson/ Mickey Mouse/ Donald Duck/ SpongeBob/…
Running Man Pinocchio’s Answer – Game
FavoriteNumber of players: 5+ Time: 1min+ per round (depending on players) Ages: 12+ Props needed: Whistle (Optional) Language: Any Location: Indoor This is a fast fire question and answer game. Each player takes turns to answers questions. The catch is that each question has to be answered within 5 seconds and it has to be false or a lie, hence Pinocchio’s answer. Players which do not give a false answer, losses and gets eliminated. One winner is emerges at the end of the game. Sample Questions What is your name? What did you do this morning? What are you going to do tomorrow? What did you eat for breakfast? What month are you born in? What is your weight/ height? Who do you like the most? Who do you talk to the most on the phone? How do you call your mum/ dad/ spouse/ kids? How do you go to school/ work? How old are…
Running Man Pouring Just Enough – Game
FavoriteNumber of players: 5+ Time: 5min+ per round (depending on players) Ages: 12+ Props needed: Water, Cup, Kettle or Tea Pot, Colored Tape, Blindfold Language: Any Location: Preferably Outdoor The aim of the game is for the main player to pour water (without spilling!) from a kettle into a cup which is placed on the heads of other team-members. While the main player is pouring, all members are to keep silent. As long as a cup is poured till overflow, the team-member is eliminated. At the end of each round, the gamemaster totals the volume of water in the cups of players in each team. The team with most water wins.
Running Man Chopsticks Transfer – Game
FavoriteNumber of players: 5+ Time: 1min+ per round (depending on players) Ages: 12+ Props needed: Chopsticks, Various Beans (Rice/ Red/ Green/ Black/ Peas/ Corn), Plates Language: Any Location: Indoor The aim of the game is to transfer as many beans from one plate to another using only chopsticks in a limited time. Variation 1 Instead of setting a specific time, get the players to transfer the beans in a single breathe articulating the word “Beannnnnnn…”. At the end of the player’s breathe, his turn also ends and stops transferring beans. Variation 2 Instead of only using beans, players randomly select other materials to transfer (eg. skittles, MnMs, chocolates, macaroni, noodles).