9 Hilarious and Addictive Party Board Games You Need to Try

You’ve got drinks, chips, helium balloons, and an amazing playlist. The one thing missing from your party success is a super fun board game.

You might spread out a polka-dotted mat for a game of Twister, or perhaps test your knowledge of the film industry with a rousing game of trivia. Maybe it’s best to settle for a simple game of Clue.

Or, you might just come over to FunAttic, read this amazing article, and pick out a tried-and-tested, amazingly fun board game to create great memories on your special night. Sounds like the better option to us! So read on and play on (and comment below how it goes).

Codenames

To play Codenames, first create two teams. Next, display a 5 x 5 grid of code tiles for everyone to see. Select a player from each team to be the “spymaster”. These two players, on opposing teams, will each get to look at a secret card that will reveal which code tiles are designated to which team.

Now, the job of the spymaster is to get their team to guess which code tiles are designated to them. The catch? The spymaster can only give one-worded clues. And the number of code tiles that correspond to this clue.

The object of the game is for your team to guess all of their code tiles correctly, before the other team does. Spymasters take turns giving clues to their teams. Strategically, a good spymaster will group the most code tiles into one clue as possible, while making it easy for their team to guess. For example, if they have three codes, “banana”, “apple”, and “orange”, they could say “Fruit. 3” (a real game would never have such easy clues, however).

I, personally, have played Codenames a ton at parties, and it’s always a hit. It requires brain power, teamwork, and is perfect fodder for creating funny inside jokes. Players who know each other best, and how their brains work, have an advantage over strangers.

Telestrations

 

Next on our list of the best party board games is Telestrations. This is definitely my personal favorite party board game because the worse you are at drawing, the funnier the outcome. It’s impossible not to laugh and make lasting memories when you pull this one out.

Each player is given a Telestration pad, which is, essentially, a laminated flippy book, equipped with dry erase marker. Each player also randomly selects a prompt to start – things like “race car”, “dalmatian”, “family”, etc.

The sand hourglass timer is flipped, and everyone has only a minute or so to draw the prompt that they chose. Now, for the fun part, everyone gives their book to the person on their right.

The timer is flipped again, and everyone’s new task is to look at the drawing in their book and figure out what it is. They flip the page and write down their guess. And, pass to the right again.

Obviously, another timer flip, and everyone looks at the guess written by the previous person. They do not look at the original drawing, or any other pages. Instead, they try to draw whatever the last person’s guess is.

For example, person 1 might start with the word “spaceship”, but they’re a terrible drawer. The next person might decide that it looks more like a hamburger, so that’s what they guess. Person 3 will now draw a hamburger.

The game continues until everyone gets the book back that they started with. Everyone gets a chance to present their books to the group!! This will be hilarious, trust me.

Cards Against Humanity

 

Every person out there with friends MUST play this game at least once in their lifetime. It’s made for groups who enjoy a little bit of naughty/morbid/jaw-dropping humor. Although it might take some getting used to for shier people, it has a marvelous way of getting everyone out of their shell and ROFL.

Play is very simple. I’ll just repeat the instructions from the back of the box. “Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone else answers with their funniest white card.” There you have it!

Spontuneous

 

This fun board game might look intimidating to non-singers, but I was pleased to discover that you only need to sing 5 words at a time – which anyone can do (hence the “Talent NOT Required” on the front of the box). It’s all about quick thinking and courageous singing.

The objective of this game is to move your avatar to the end of the board before all the other players.

You start by creating a list of singular words from any songs you know. Players go around the circle, announcing one of the words on their list, and . And whoever sings it correctly gets to roll the dice and start moving around the board.

It seems pretty simple but its unpredictability makes it fun and challenging at the same time. We consider this one of the best party board games.

Off Topic

 

If you’ve ever played Scattergories, you’ll love this! It’s the same concept, just redone with hilarious prompts that will have everyone dying of laughter.

One person chooses a card that has 8 prompts, rolls the letter dice, and turns over the sand timer. Players get about one minute to fill in as many prompts with words/short phrases that start with the assigned letter! For example, if your letter is “D” and one of your prompts is “Someone I wouldn’t kiss”, you might write down “Danny Devito”.

Catch Phrase

Catch Phrase is the board game that I have played the most at parties throughout my life and have the most fond memories with. It’s insanely funny, competitive, and fast-paced. Something that I love about in particular is that you don’t have to deal with a bunch of little game pieces, cards, and boards. Everything that you need to play is in this little device!

To play, split your group into two teams, and have players sit in a circle. Each player should be surrounded on both sides by players of the opposite team.

One player starts by simply turning on the device and revealing a word on the screen. Starting the game also starts the timer.

This player must get their team to guess the word on their screen by describing it. They must not cheat by saying things like, “starts with __”, or “rhymes with __”.

Once their team guesses, they pass the device to the player on their right, who is on the opposing team. Gameplay continues like this until the timer goes off! The other team wins the round, and you mark it on the device to keep score.

Pit

 

This game is simple to learn and involves a lot of player interaction, yelling, and energy. That’s why it’s amazing for parties!

It emulates the trading floor of the stock market. The players act like commodity traders and trade with their opponents.

Each player gets a random array of cards, but the goal is to get a full set of one card by trading with other players. To do this, you place the cards that you’d like to trade (each trade must only have cards of the same type) facedown, and announce how many you’d like to trade (“2!”, “3!”). Find someone else in the group who wants to trade the same number of cards, and switch!

The player who gets a full set first will ring the bell and win!

Ultimate Werewolf

 

It wouldn’t be a list of the best party board games without at least one role playing and deception-based game – and this one is, arguably, the most beloved. It’s simple to learn and requires lots of player interaction.

Each player is assigned a secret role of which one of them is a werewolf. The group has to identify and eliminate the werewolf. Different roles have different special abilities to help capture the wolf. But deception is a must! Hopefully, if you’re werewolf, you’re also a good liar.

First to Worst

 

This game rewards knowing each other well, but it can also be just as fun for strangers as an icebreaker!

To start, each player is given 5 number cards, and one player chooses 5 random word cards. That player must rank the 5 things from first to worst (secretly), while everyone else uses their number cards to try to guess this player’s ranking. Players get a point for each ranking they guessed correctly!

Time to Party!

Now you know the top 9 best board games of all time – you’re welcome:)

If we’ve missed any of your favorite awesome board games, comment about it! And let us know how your party escapades go.

If you’re looking to mix things up even more at your next gathering, trying some games with dice can add an extra layer of excitement and unpredictability. Dice games often bring quick rounds and lots of laughs, making them a perfect complement to your party board game lineup.

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