Outdoor party games for grown ups

The story continues on, moving from one person to another. The results are often hilarious and you never know which turn the stories are going to take. Story Starters from Icebreakers. How long has it been since you've been in a rock, paper, scissors completion? Probably quite a while! This party game takes the classic game and turns it into tournament-style so it can be played with a group of people.

It can even be played with an extra-large group of people, such as 30 and over. Who's the best rock, paper, scissors player among your closest friends? Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors from Icebreakers. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile.

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Story Starters. Ask the person next to you, "Would you rather…" and include two challenging situations. After their response, it's their turn to ask the person next to them. Continue until you can't think of any more scenarios. Okay, it's a popular party game for kids, but adults can get in on the fun, too. Set chairs or seat cushions in a circle, facing outward, with enough seating for everyone playing, minus one.

Designate one person the music player and have everyone else stand in a circle around the circle of seats. When the music starts, walk around the seats; when the music ends, everyone must find a seat. Whoever doesn't is out. Remove one more chair and begin again, until two people are fighting for one seat. To make musical chairs more interesting, add your own rules. Allow people to sit on top of each other as long as their feet are off the floor , for example, or make your own alterations. This game requires an app: The Heads Up!

After the 99 cent purchase and download, though, you have hours of entertainment on-hand at all times. In-app purchases are also available. One person will hold a phone to their forehead, facing out. Everyone else will act out or describe whatever appears on the screen while the person with the phone guesses. They have one minute to make as many correct guesses as possible, and then the phone goes on to the next person.

Categories include animals, movies, public figures and celebrities, and more. For a more cognitive game, play this brain-teaser. Say you're hosting a party, and only people who bring the right contributions are given an invitation. Pick a secret rule: Typically, everyone must bring something that begins with the same letter as their name, but you can also get more creative with it.

Don't tell anyone else your rule. Go around the room and have each person say what they're bringing; you respond to each suggestions with a "Yes, you're invited," or "No, you can't bring that. An oldie but a goodie: Gather in a circle. Pick one phrase to whisper in the ear of the person next to you—no repeats. That person will whisper what they heard to the person next to them, and so on until the phrase gets back to you. Prepare to laugh at how distorted it gets.

To make it more difficult, play music in the background. Pick three statements to make about yourself: "I have two siblings, I've been to three continents, and I love cats," for example. Two should be true; one should be a lie. Everyone else must guess which is the lie, and then the next person goes. This is a great getting-to-know-you game; if you're playing with family or friends, pick obscure details to try to trick each other to make it even more fun.

Purchase a pack of stickers. This one is a great Christmas party game or Halloween party game, so try to find stickers that suit the occasion. Give everyone one sheet of five to ten stickers or less, depending on the size of the party. This game works best in a party where everyone is mingling, so you can incorporate it easily into your happy hour or neighborhood function.

Each person must discretely place all their stickers on other party guests; the first to use all their stickers wins. If they get caught stickering someone, they must accept a sticker.

At the end of the evening, you can laugh about how sneaky some people are—and wonder at how you ended up with stickers all over your back without even noticing. Place chairs in a circle, using one less than needed.

Have everyone take a seat; the one person without a seat must stand in the center of the circle. They'll say, "Mail Call for everyone…" and pick a descriptor, such as "wearing red" or "has a cat. Everyone that descriptor applies to must get up and find a new seat, without retaking their initial seat or moving to the seats next to them. The person in the middle will also be racing for a chair; whoever is left standing at the end stands in the circle next, and the game continues.

Find a deck of cards and a set of spoons. Pieces of candy also work. Have enough for each player, minus one. Deal four cards to each person playing. One person, the dealer, will keep the remaining deck next to them and draw one card at a time. They will look at the card and trade it out for a card in their hand or pass it along to the person next to them, who will do the same thing. The goal is to collect four of the same card; when that happens, reach for a spoon. When someone spots a spoon missing, they, too, can grab one; whoever is left without a prize at the end is out.

Remove one more spoon and play again. Alternatively, play by sticking out your tongue when you've collected four of a kind: If others notice, they can stick out their tongues, too; whoever notices last loses. Pick a phone to pass around the group. Set it to self-timer mode—10 seconds is best—and use regular photo mode, not selfie mode.

Pass the phone around, with each person holding the phone up for a moment, posing for the camera. Pass until the photo is taken, then repeat. At the end, take a look at the probably undignified photos. This is a trickier take on I'm Hosting a Party.

Sit in a circle and designate yourself the host. Just don't tell everyone the name of the game. Want to create your own original DIY corn hole game set? Learn how by joining Pop Mech Pro! The Pocket Shot is a circular slingshot that shoots at two or three times the rate of a regular slingshot. It's super tiny, so it fits in your pocket, and it's super powerful — slinging objects up to feet per second. It's like bocce Flickin' Chicken is all about honing your aim to hit your target on the first try.

Toss the disc across the yard, and then flick your rubber chicken of choice to try and get it to land on the disc in the fewest number of throws, keeping in mind that it'll likely bounce off-course. Just take aim and try not to think about how ridiculous you look.

This lawn game for adults consists of two boards covered with nonskid fabric, along with eight beanbags, and even a carrying case for easy transportation and storage. Though there are countless varieties of corn hole sets available, we like that this particular one is collapsible and easily transportable. Plus, each board weighs a mere 4 pounds. Has your family discovered the game of Kubb yet? If you're looking for yard game for adults that's a cross between bowling, horseshoes, and corn hole, and you want something that's just as easy to play in the backyard as it is at the beach, it's a super fun and challenging!

It can be played with two to six players. We suggest watching a few demonstrations of the rules to get all of the basics, but once you have them down pat, you can play game after game. Let's be honest: Playing beer pong in a cramped basement really loses its luster after a few too many balls roll under the couches. This yard pong set, on the other hand, is a super-sized, outdoor-friendly yard game that is played by filling the red buckets up with water or sand.

It gets the whole family in on the fun though of course you can still play while clutching a cold beer. The 12 buckets are set up in two triangle shapes, allowing two teams of two players each to take aim at the opposite shape.

When they make a bucket, the cup is then put off to the side. Everybody has their favorite variations on the rules, but the first team to sink balls into all of their buckets wins. From the tabletop to the blacktop, this super-sized version of Connect Four takes this fun strategy game al fresco. Two players at a time try to insert their red or blue coins into the wooden frame to form a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line of all the same color.

It's way more challenging and addicting! For your next family picnic, bring along this beautifully crafted poly-resin bocce set as the afternoon's low-key entertainment.

Two teams carefully roll their four bocce balls to get closest to the jack the white ball without moving it. Beach or no, this paddle tennis set will become an instant outdoor favorite at first volley. Just grab a friend, hand them a paddle, and choose either the hard or soft ball, depending on how competitive you're feeling.