Party Games
Party games are typically non-traditional games that can be played with a small to large group of people and with few props. Some are ice-breakers, some induce the kind of laugher that might land you in the hospital, and others are get-to-know-you-ers. If you have any suggestions for additions to the party games list, or comments on a particular party game, please .
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Balloon BashI have seen this game played in several different states with generally the same rules. I'm not sure about the exact origins. I'm sure it had more violent, primal roots where people dragged around huge ball-and-chains until their feet came off, but there's no way to prove that. Modern Balloon Bash is a lot of fun, and fairly safe, though the players may get a few small bruises. |
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Balloon Belly Ball™The Balloon Belly Ball party game was originally conceived at a party with no enough action, but plenty of balloons. The traditional Balloon Volleyball game is a typical staple of the no-action party, with little or no variation occurring as a result. |
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Rob Your Neighbor or White ElephantRob Your Neighbor, also known as White Elephant and in some circles, simply The Game, is a great party game that usually shows itself during the Christmas / Holiday season because it involves trading gifts. While the actual origins of the game remain hidden in undocumented history, one can only imagine that the traditional game began when someone received a gift they were less than happy with, but needed a guise through which to trade his gift for one they liked better. |
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The Thingie Game™One very important element of party games is the capacity of the game to make people laugh until they can't handle it any more, and The Thingie Game is ideal for this. It started in a living room in the mid-1990's where there was a large enough table to make the game work. |
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