Simple games to please people from 4 to 74

[DeathBanana]

I’ve appointed myself chief gamesmaster for Christmas. The teens are the tricky ones. The small kids and olds are easily pleased.

so I’ve got dog bingo….that is it so far. Hit me up with your crowd pleasers. Nothing too complicated and ideally things that don’t need a great deal of organising.

Flip7 works with lots of people, and has enough balance between luck and strategy that the 3 year old has a chance….

Brilliant suggestions, thanks all. I’m writing a list (and checking it twice 🤶)

We played Disney Dobble last year and that was fun , there are probably non Disney versions .

Newmarket card game, get a couple of quids worth of 2 or 5p’s for the younger kids (the adults can use their own money 🤣). Very easy rules and the more who play, the merrier.

I third herd mentality for a big range of ages. It’s incredibly simple but also fun. I absolutely loathe UNO. Hate it with a deep and abiding passion. You think it’s almost over (thank god) and then suddenly the person who’s almost won picks up a bunch of cards and it just keeps going. On and on and on….

Herd mentality is fun and we have played it successfully with 7-65 year olds.

Also dobble, and exploding kittens.

Beetle drive. Agree with Dobble and Uno. Pass the parcel and twister.

Outfoxed is good fun for all ages. We have played it successfully with 5 - 75 year olds!

Bingo
Mousie mousie
Hungry Hippos
cards against humanity family edition
Pictionary
Set up a console. An old Wii works well, or a Switch, anything that involves shaking the controller rather than pushing buttons.