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How to Plan Office Party GamesPlanning Tips for Office PartiesSo you are supposed to plan next week’s office party and you don’t know how to plan office party games. Included below are a number of ways you can approach your work party that hopefully won’t have the rest of your co-workers grumbling. You might even find that the people at your work actually have a good time and forget about the grind for a few hours. 1. Know Your Audience Know the people in your office so you can plan appropriate games. If you have a bunch of partiers in your office, then they might be bored with many party games. If you have older or more conservative office workers, wilder party games are going to go over like a lead balloon. Most offices have a selection of people, which can make planning office party games a nightmare. You’ll have to find games to play that are exciting, without being a little too exciting. Get a feel for the personalities in your office by asking around what kind of games each person enjoys. 2. The “No” Game This is a good way to get to know one another in a mixer, while also playing a game. Fill out a name card or note card and hang it from string or a chain, enough so that people can wear the cards around their necks. Next, write the name of everyone in the office on a separate card and hand them out to the appropriate office staff. Hand out the cards at the beginning of the event, then have everyone mix and mingle for 15-20 minutes. The one stipulation of this game is that no one can say the word “no” (“know” is okay). If they do, that person must have over their card to the person they are talking with. Whoever collects the most name cards during the mingling wins the game. 3. Break Up a Marriage If spouses are included, play the game where the spouse impersonate how they believe their husband or wife acts. If the people in your office don’t know each other well outside work, have the rest of the office try to guess who the spouse is impersonating. There really is no better ice breaker than this game. 4. Play Party Games that Have Worked Before Classic party games like Charades are classics for a reason. Charades is another great ice breaker, because you have people making outrageous gestures and trying to work in teams to solve word puzzles. Because they have to strive to help the rest of the team with their charade, this is likely to get someone to do what they wouldn’t do normally. 5. Texas Hold’em Tournament A poker tournament might not be as popular as it was 3 to 4 years ago, but this is a good way to enjoy yourselves. Give away a prize for the big winner to keep everyone interested, then divide up by table. Everyone gets the same stack of chips. As soon as a person is eliminated, you can combine tables (if you have multiple tables). Keep going until someone is the big winner. Casino night can be fun, especially if no one has to put money into the event. Free Texas Holdem tournament shouldn’t offend those gambling sticklers out there and, in the end, it’s just a card game. Another option is to play Bingo. 6. Celebrity Couples Game Get post-it notes and fill them out with the name of one-half of a celebrity pair. When the party starts, stick one of these names on each person’s back. That person must mingle with the crowd, trying to find their partner. The stipulation of the celebrity pairings game is that everyone who speaks with you must pretend to be talking to the famous person on your post-it note. This represents the clues you get. You and the other half of your duo get five minutes to find each other, just as everyone else does the same. Celebrity Couples Here’s a short list to get you started. Pick and choose the ones you think are most appropriate or best-known by the crowd in your office party.
6. Consider a Change of Venue If at all possible, take the party outside of the normal confines of your office. Having a party in your office still seems like it’s at work. People associate those four walls with the drudgery of work. If you get your co-workers together somewhere they aren’t used to seeing each other, they are more likely to start enjoying themselves and behaving in ways they wouldn’t around the office. 7. Ask for Ideas Don’t be afraid to ask for ideas from co-workers. There’s no reason to become a party tyrant. The better the planning is, the greater fun everyone will have. You want the party to be a success, first and foremost. 8. Keep It Under Control Remember to keep things under control. This doesn’t mean ruining everyone’s fun. It only means that sexual harrassment and hard feelings can happen outside the office or during off-hours, too, so don’t let the party take a turn for the worst. You might not be able to foresee these incidents, but don’t pick party games that are going to spiral into an offensive sexual situation. Related Posts
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