Fun Games!

Welcome to March guys! I can't believe we're still just in the third month of the year. It feels like January was several centuries away. I guess a lot has happened in these times that makes it seem like the months are lasting longer than usual.

It's a new month now and I want to wish everyone the best the montg has got to offer. Hopefully, March will be kind on us and we'll be able to fulfil our set goals.

Yesterday, I was talking to a friend and we were reminiscing about the past. I remembered how we would just hang out indoors all day and fool around. We would either gist, watch movies or play made up games. Remembering that experience gave me the idea for today's article where I will be talking about classic indoor games one can play with their friends or family or during game night. These games are pretty easy to follow and will be sure to keep you engaged and having fun while playing.

These games are common but are also satisfying ways to spend fun time with friends or family.

1. Whisper Game

So, I don't really know the exact name of this game but it involves a reasonable number people (maybe about 10) to play. One person whispers a word to someone and that person whispers the same word to the next person. This is done till it gets to the last person who then says what was whispered to him.

The fun of this game is that you can only whisper once to the next person and the person has to carry on with whatever they hear whether it is correct or not. In most cases, the last person will hear something totally different from what was said by the first person and the result is usually hilarious.

E.g (the first person might whisper "Spaghetti and meatballs" but by the time it gets to the last person it might be "Spank your tea and make calls)

Materials needed: 5 to 10 players

1. Charades

This is a fun games that requires people to pair up. The number of players can be a minimum of four. Players are divided into two or more teams. In pieces of papers are written names of movies, actors, sports, people etc. A player from each team will represent their team. One of the representatives will pick a paper and show the other representatives. These reps will then act out what is written in the paper while their team members guess what they're trying to say. They reps are not allowed to speak. They can act out things that sounds like each syllable of a word so that when their teammates put it together, they can guess correctly.

E.g Spiderman - reps can make the iconic spiderman web spinning gesture with their fingers.

Materials needed: pen, paper, a bowl to put the folded papers in, at least 4 players, an active imagination lol

1. Two truths and a lie

This is a fun way for friends to get to know each other more. The minimum number of people required for this is two. The players have to give three statements, only two of which are true. It is exciting as people try to use the ridiculous or unlikely facts about themselves to mask the lie.

E.g I am female, I have killed a cow and I was on TV last night. The player will most likely struggle with the second and third statement as they seem unlikely but only one is false.

Materials needed: At least two players

I chose these games because they don't require a lot of materials before you're able to play them and they can keep one entertained for a while. So if you have family /friends you want to entertain or you have a guests over and you're trying to lighten things up rather than sitting in awkward silence, these are for you. You can also have friends over specifically for game night and you all can have fun playing these games.

Let me know if you've played these games or other ones that are not listed here.

Thank you for reading!