You’ve heard of Cards Against Humanity, after all, it ranks #1 in Standard Card Decks on Amazon, but I want to introduce you to some other fun and zany party games for adults.
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Since I was a kid I’ve spent hundreds of hours playing board games for adults with my relatives and friends.
And I hope to help you narrow down your selection of card and board games that you’ll want to play with your friends and family at any kind of get-togethers (Christmas parties, New Year’s parties, Super Bowl parties, etc).
Some of these hand-picked games suit a wilder bunch (think ladies’ night, bachelorette party, or couples night out). While I picked others for a more reserved, “I like to think and have fun” crowd.
But I also decided to choose some party games for adults board games that suit families with kids too (mostly teens) for a typical family game night.
Scroll through my scannable descriptions.
I hope you enjoy my selections as I love board games and have played them at family game night since a kid.
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10 Party Games for Adults to Play and Interact with Friends and Family
... at Holiday Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Family Game Night and more !
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1. Exploding Kittens Party Pack
Funny, High-Speed, Blend of Luck and Strategy Card Game
Draw Cards Until You Pick Up Exploding Kitten Card, Reserve Defense Cards to Remain in Game
4.7 out of 5 Stars | 34,812 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
#1 Standard Playing Card Decks
How to Play: Draw cards until you pick up an exploding kitten card, reserve defense cards to remain in the game
My Take: Exploding Kittens is the ideal choice for party games for adults is you want a simple, fast, blend of not-overly-strategic and luck-of-the-draw game. Giving everyone a good chance to win a round. Kids can also enjoy this, so it’s not strictly designed for adults, but great for parties and big groups.
- Speed: Medium
- Strategic Level: Medium
- Critical Thinking Level: Medium
- Type of Game: Card
- Team or Individual Play: Individual
- Humorous: Yes
- Family Friendly: Yes
- # of Players: 2 to 10 Players
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2. Pit
Super-Fast Paced, Zany, Out-of-Control Race to Trade Card Game
Quickly Trade Cards Until You're the First to Retrieve All Cards of Same Suit, Hit the Buzzer
4.9 out of 5 Stars | 2,172 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
How to Play: Quickly trade cards until you’re the first to retrieve all cards of the same suit, hit the buzzer
My Take: Pit resembles trading commodities in the stock market “pit”. By far one of my favorite fast-paced party games for adults. The strategy level is low but you still must think and certainly move quickly to acquire the cards you need to win.
- Speed: Fast
- Strategic Level: Low
- Critical Thinking Level: Low
- Type of Game: Card
- Team or Individual Play: Individual
- Humorous: No
- Family Friendly: Yes
- # of Players: 3 to 8 Players
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3. These Cards Will Get You Drunk
Compete, Vote, Screw Your Friends Drinking Card Game
Take Turns Drawing Card, Reading Instructions to Determine Who Loses and Drinks
4.6 out of 5 Stars | 8,878 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
How to Play: Take turns drawing cards, then reading instructions to determine who loses and drinks.
My Take: If your groups of friends or family like to drink and just want to laugh and have a good time with no strategy involved then this is one of those party games for adults that suits you best. It can get raunchy and naughty so keep that in mind when choosing who to play this with.
- Speed: N/A
- Strategic Level: Fun
- Critical Thinking Level: N/A
- Type of Game: Cards
- Team or Individual Play: Individual
- Humorous: Yes, absolutely
- Family Friendly: Hell, no; 21+ years
- # of Players: up to 8 Players
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4. What Do You Meme? For the Girls
Fun, DIRTY , Daring, Sharing-Secrets, Pure Laughs Fun for Adult (Ladies ONLY)
Take Turns Drawing Cards and Following Instructions (Truth or Dare Style)
4.6 out of 5 Stars | 3,337 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
#9 Dedicated Deck Card Games
How to Play: Take turns drawing cards and following instructions to ask truth or dare style questions or perform silly acts.
My Take: One of those party games for adults who want to laugh and get a little naughty. No strategy involved and definitely not for kids. Think bachelorette parties, ladies night, sorority parties, ladies reunion.
- Speed: N/A
- Strategic Level: Fun
- Critical Thinking Level: N/A
- Type of Game: Cards
- Team or Individual Play: Individual
- Humorous: Yes, absolutely
- Family Friendly: Hell, no; 21+ years
- # of Players: N/A
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5. That's What She Said
Funny, Twisted and Twist on Cards Against Humanity
Pair Caption Cards with Drawn Photo Card, Take Turns Guessing Correct Pairing
4.6 out of 5 Stars | 6,710 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
#10 Dedicated Deck Card Games
How to Play: Pair caption cards with the photo card drawn from the deck, take turns guessing the correct pairing of the two.
My Take: Another of the naughty or even dirty party games for adults. The friends and family you play this with got to be open-minded and a little potty-mouthed to appreciate it.
- Speed: Fast
- Strategic Level: Fun
- Critical Thinking Level: Medium
- Type of Game: Cards
- Team or Individual Play: Individual
- Humorous: Yes, absolutely
- Family Friendly: Hell, no; Adults only 21+ years
- # of Players: 4+
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6. Taboo
Team-Based, Fast-Paced, Critical-Thinking Clue-Based Word Game
Guess as Many Words Based on Clues Given by Teammate
4.7 out of 5 Stars | 3,161 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
How to Play: Guess as many words based on clues given by your teammate. Accumulate points each round based on number of correctly guessed words.
My Take: Here’s another one of my favorite party games for adults. Both the guesser and clue giver must work together under pressure while time rounds out while avoiding the prohibited clue words.
- Speed: Fast
- Strategic Level: Low
- Critical Thinking Level: High
- Type of Game: Card
- Team or Individual Play: Team
- Humorous: No
- Family Friendly: Yes, but teens and above will enjoy it.
- # of Players: 4+ Players
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7. Smart Ass
Fast-Paced, Out-of-Control, Funny Card Clue Guessing Game
First Person to Yell Out Correct Answer from 8 Clues Wins Round
4.6 out of 5 Stars | 2,553 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
How to Play: The first person to yell out the correct answer from 8 given clues wins round. Categories of questions are trivial (for example:” Who am I?”, “Where Am I?”).
My Take: Provided you don’t get offended from using the word “ass” and you are looking for one of those party games for adults that’s designed to for fun and laughs and doesn’t involve much strategy then you’ll love this speedy, silly, non-pretentious game.
- Speed: Fast
- Strategic Level: Low
- Critical Thinking Level: N/A
- Type of Game: Cards with Board for Determining Winner
- Team or Individual Play: Individual
- Humorous: Yes
- Family Friendly: Yes, but only teens and above will enjoy it.
- # of Players: 2 – 6 Players
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8. Scattergories
Timed, Creative-Thinking, Everyone-for-Themselves Word Game
Write Word from a List of Descriptions that Begins with the Given Letter for that Round
4.7 out of 5 Stars | 1,371 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
How to Play: Write words from a list of descriptions that begin with the given letter for that round.
My Take: Of all the party games for adults, I’ve played this one for as long as I can remember. Personally, I love word games. Scattegories is challenging as you must clear your mind while under pressure to brainstorm and focus while time runs out.
- Speed: Slow
- Strategic Level: Medium
- Critical Thinking Level: High
- Type of Game: Notepad and pen
- Team or Individual Play: Both
- Humorous: No
- Family Friendly: Yes, but teens and above will enjoy it.
- # of Players: 2-6 Players
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9. Telestrations
Guess a Sketch Game
Earn Points for Correctly Guessing Other Players' Drawings in Sketch Book
4.8 out of 5 Stars | 4,838 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
How to Play: Earn points for correctly guessing other players’ drawings in their sketchbooks.
My Take: A combination of Pictionary and the Telephone game. The first player draws, the second guesses what they drew, the third player, draws the previous player’s guess, the fourth player guesses what the last player drew all the way to the end until all players have either guessed or drawn. The result? Typically the final guess is nothing close to the original object selected. Funny, but evenly paced game with some intuitive guesswork and creative, strategic drawing skills to get others to guess your word.
- Speed: Medium
- Strategic Level: Medium
- Critical Thinking Level: Medium
- Type of Game: Drawing
- Team or Individual Play: Individual
- Humorous: Yes
- Family Friendly: Yes
- # of Players: Up to 8 players
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10. You've Got Crabs
Team Card Game with Secret Signal
Get Four of a Kind, Signal to Partner to Win or Lose if Other Team Steals Your Signal
4.6 out of 5 Stars | 1,272 Amazon Reviews (at time of writing)
How to Play: Get four cards of the same suit, signal to partner that you have a winning hand. They must pick up on your signal before the other team does in order to win.
My Take: Perhaps the simplest party games for adults on this list, but fun game for the group of friends or family who want to play in teams and bond. Funny, fast-paced card game which requires quick-thinking strategy. Reminds me a little of Pit (again, I love Pit- second on this list).
- Speed: Fast
- Strategic Level: Medium
- Critical Thinking Level: Medium
- Type of Game: Card Swapping
- Team or Individual Play: Team, but with Individual Play
- Humorous: Yes, because of speed required to finish first
- Family Friendly: Yes
- # of Players: 4 to 10 players
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