Thanksgiving Drinking Games for Adults (Even If Not Everyone Drinks)
There is always a point at Thanksgiving when dinner is done, dessert is somehow still an hour away and everyone has divided into the same three conversations they were having before dinner.
This is usually when somebody says: “Should we play something?”
Good idea. The problem is that half the table has wine, somebody is driving, somebody stopped drinking months ago, and one person brought a sparkling water she is apparently very committed to.
Bachelorette Weekend Games: What to Play and When
The bride has friends from school, friends from work, two cousins and one person from her pottery class. You know roughly three of them.
Everyone arrives at the rental at different times. The school friends are already on the couch with a bottle open. The work friends are standing near the kitchen island, holding their bags. Somebody asks where the bathroom is, twice.
If this sounds familiar, it's very fixable. The trick is choosing games that give strangers something to do together before they have anything to talk about. Games that need shared history can wait until the group has some.
How Many Games Should You Plan for a Bachelorette Party?
There's a version of every maid of honour who arrives with nine printed games in a folder, colour-coded. By the end of the weekend, they've played two. The other seven go home in the folder.
That's completely normal. Those seven were planned for hours the group ended up spending at dinner, on the dance floor or asleep on the couch.
The right number depends on how long the party is and how much is already planned. Here's the quick answer, then how to adjust it for your group.
Bachelorette Games for a Group Who Don't Know Each Other (Yet)
The bride has friends from school, friends from work, two cousins and one person from her pottery class. You know roughly three of them.
Everyone arrives at the rental at different times. The school friends are already on the couch with a bottle open. The work friends are standing near the kitchen island, holding their bags. Somebody asks where the bathroom is, twice.
If this sounds familiar, it's very fixable. The trick is choosing games that give strangers something to do together before they have anything to talk about. Games that need shared history can wait until the group has some.
Below is a quick guide to which game fits which part of the weekend, then the details on each one. The same plan works for a hen do where half the group has never met.
How to Choose Bachelorette Party Games That Aren’t Awkward
There is a difference between having a few games ready and announcing that everyone now needs to report to the living room for Scheduled Fun. You want the first one.
The best bachelorette party games give the group something funny to react to together. They don’t require the bride to reveal her dating history, test who is technically her best friend, or make one guest perform while everyone else watches.
Funny Bachelorette Games Where the Bride Isn't the Punchline
Every bachelorette has a moment where someone reads a question out loud and the bride goes quiet.
Maybe it's a question about her exes. Maybe it's a story from 2016 that three people know and two people really shouldn't. Her future mother-in-law is on the couch. The room laughs, the bride smiles with just her mouth, and you spend the next ten minutes refilling drinks that didn't need refilling.
You can avoid that moment entirely. Pick games where the laugh lands on the drawings, the wrong guesses and the group. The bride plays along with everyone else, and nothing gets said that she has to explain later.
Below is a quick way to match a game to your group, then the details on each one. Everything here works the same for a hen do.
Fun Bachelorette Party Games People Will Actually Want to Play
There is a difference between having games available and announcing that everyone now has to report to the living room for Scheduled Fun.
You want the first one.
The best bachelorette party games give everyone something ridiculous to react to together. They don’t require the bride to reveal her dating history, test who is technically her best friend, or make one guest perform while everyone else watches.