Ways to use this list
- Plan the running order: put the six games you have props for on the wheel, turn on Remove the winner, and spin before each round so even you don't know what's next.
- A 10th birthday: the Ages 8–12 button covers games that need little more than paper, a blanket and a timer, and sardines is often the one they ask for again.
- Family gatherings of 20 or more: Big groups games need almost no explaining, so grandparents and toddlers can join halfway through.
- Teen sleepovers: spin a game, and whoever wins it spins the next one, which keeps the evening moving without a grown-up in charge.
- Charades round: spin a thing to act on the charades ideas generator, and split the teams with the team generator.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (43 entries)
- Musical statues
- Musical bumps
- Musical chairs
- Pass the parcel
- Duck, duck, goose
- What's the time, Mr Wolf?
- Sleeping lions
- Simon says
- Hot potato
- Freeze dance
- Pin the tail on the donkey
- Balloon keepy-uppy
- Red light, green light
- Treasure hunt
- Sardines
- Hide and seek
- Charades
- Draw and guess
- Who am I? (sticky-note names)
- Mummy wrap
- Limbo
- Paper plane contest
- Four corners
- Cup stacking race
- Three-legged race
- Sack race
- Egg and spoon race
- Blind drawing
- Two truths and a lie
- Fishbowl
- Guess the song
- Twenty questions
- Lip sync battle
- Back-to-back drawing
- Picture quiz
- Would you rather
- Categories
- Human knot
- Rock, paper, scissors tournament
- Telephone (whisper game)
- Tug of war
- Balloon relay
- Pass the hoop
📖 Related guide: Who goes first? 12 fair ways to decide
Questions people ask
What are easy party games that need no props?
Simon says, sleeping lions, duck duck goose, charades, twenty questions, two truths and a lie, four corners and the whisper game all need nothing but players. Musical statues needs only a song.
Which party games work for a large group?
Games where everyone plays at once: four corners, freeze dance, Simon says, a rock, paper, scissors tournament where losers cheer for their winner, and a picture quiz in teams. They scale from 15 people to a whole hall.
What party games suit 10 year olds?
Ten year olds like games with a bit of strategy or a secret: sardines, a treasure hunt with clues, who am I?, draw and guess, and the mummy wrap race. Press Ages 8–12 for that set.
How many games do I need for a two-hour party?
Plan six to eight games of ten to fifteen minutes, plus time for food and presents. Keep two spare games on the wheel in case one finishes early or falls flat.