Imagine Thanksgiving dinner is over and you are looking for some great indoor or outdoor Thanksgiving game ideas that will be engaging to a variety of guests, from kids to adults. I find that playing games as a family helps us connect, laugh together and it makes a fun end to Thanksgiving night. We always play games at every holiday gathering. You may already have some of these great games in your game closet or you might discover a new party game for your next holiday get together.
Fun Games to Play on Thanksgiving
Playing games with family is a great way to connect and spend time together. Thanksgiving is a great time to express your gratitude. There is no better way to show your family that you love them, than by spending quality time together, enjoying each other’s company and laughing together. Rather than turn on the TV, try a one of these fun Thanksgiving family games at your next celebration. Family party games are a great way to fill that awkward time before dinner or you can enjoy playing some great games after dinner or during dessert. Our huge list of great party games includes lots of great options of games that work with a group. Some have a short playing time and require little thinking and other party games require a little bit more skill to play. This huge list of Thanksgiving games for adults and kids will give you some great ideas of what Thanksgiving games to play at your next celebration.
The Best Fun Thanksgiving Games
This amazing list is comprised of some of the best Thanksgiving Party Games to play with a group. There are both indoor and outdoor options and these games vary in skill level and number of players.
This super exciting and highly-reviewed, Camel Up Strategy Dice Game for families is an exciting game to play with a group. In this fun game, up to eight players bet on five racing camels, trying to sussout which ones will place first and second in a quick race around a pyramid. Players will laugh out loud over the results that are rolled. Players must strategize over where to place their bets. Camels don't run neatly, however, sometimes landing on top of another one and being carried toward the finish line.
This highly-reviewed and hilarious, Herd Mentality Game can be played with up to 20 players. Herd Mentality is a social deduction family party board game with a simple black and white mission: write down the same answer as everyone else. It starts with a random question: for example “What's the largest fruit you could get in your mouth without chopping it up?” Everyone secretly writes down an answer. If your answer is in the majority, you win cows.
If your holiday crowd is over the age of 12, Decrypto Deduction Party Game is a unique fun game for up to 8 people. Decrypto pits two teams against each other. The general idea of the game is to transmit information to your own team without the other team understanding. To win you have to walk a fine line: The instructions you give need to be clear enough for your teammates to understand, while at the same time obscure enough to baffle your adversaries!
Don't let the simple box fool you. This Skyjo Card Game is our favorite game at our holiday celebrations and it has over 60,000 positive reviews. My family can play this game forever and the teen and college-aged family members love it! is an entertaining card game that is lots of fun for kids and even older game enthusiasts (adults). Try to get as few points as possible through flipping, trading and collecting cards over the course of several rounds. This is only possible as long as a player has not uncovered all his cards, because then ends a round. So beware, keep a close eye on the game and be cautious and wary of the other player's actions! This game is good for 2-8 players.
Chameleon is one the best board games for bringing people together to enjoy time together, away from screens and it is a great option to play at your next holiday celebration. In this highly-reviewed board game, everyone knows the secret word, except for the player with the chameleon card, who is trying to pretend they know the secret word too. Will you catch them out? Use hidden codes, carefully chosen words, and a bit of finger-pointing to track down the guilty player... before they blend in and escape! This party game is for 3-8 players.
This unique Scout Card Game is a great option for 2-5 players. You have suddenly been appointed as the leader of a circus. Using your current members of your circus you must put together a show that will beat out your rivals. Everyone on your team has a specific role. To fill in the gaps on your team, try to scout members away from other circus groups! With the addition of just one extra person you may set off an incredible chain reaction that helps you create a show that no other circus will be able to surpass. Will you battle with your current members? Or will you wait it out and try to recruit different ones? You will feel amazing when you make the right choices in this speedy card game!
The classic, Scattergories Party Game is a favorite at our holiday celebrations. Think fast, be original and stay sharp! In the Scattergories game, roll the 20-sided letter die, flip the sand timer, and think of unique answers for each category on the list. Players race against the timer as they write down answers to categories -- such as things in your car, reality TV shows, famous animals, and things you shouldn’t touch -- each beginning with the letter “S,” for example. In this fun family board game for 2 players or more, score points for jotting down things no one else did. The more out-of-the-box the answers, the less likely someone will have it, and the more points you rack up. Online tools also enhance gameplay, giving players the option to use a web-based timer and letter die. This party game for adults and teens ages 13 and up features 190+ categories and 20 letters on the die, making it an entertaining group game for up to 6 people to play again and again.
This highly-reviewed, You Can't Say Umm.. is a great party game for up to 10 people. This game has crazy card game combos, a noisy bell and the other team watching your every move… this is the ultimate party game for families, adults and big groups. Plus it is quick to learn and wasy to play! The opposing team has to listen to the player describing the words to their team, if they hear ‘Umm’ , they ring the bell and collect a point each time. Its harder than you think trying to not say the forbidden sounds and even harder with the other team giggling each time they catch their opponents out.
Incohearent, the best-selling party game that’s been taking social media by storm, is now available for family-friendly game night hilarity or family reunion games. This highly-reviewed game is perfect for big groups. Flip the timer and hold up a card so that other players only see the gibberish side. Everyone else has to guess the phrase before time runs out. Decode the phrase first to win the point.
This classic Wits & Wagers Trivia Board Game is a fun family game for 4 or more players. Wits & Wagers is the hit game where don’t need to know the answers to win. The real fun is betting on the best guess! Experience the thrill of the casino with a high-rolling trivia gaming experience! Get lucky, and you'll cheer like you hit the jackpot!
If the weather cooperates and you want to keep the party games outside, Spikeball is a great option for active kids to adults. This is a fun.competitive game with similar rules to volleyball, with engaging fun. You can set up your Spikeball game set and play Roundnet on any surface, whether it's grass, sand, or indoors.
This highly-reviewed, Just One Cooperative Game has a short play time, which makes it great for a quick game at gatherings. Unite with your loved ones for an unforgettable game night with Just One Party Game! This cooperative word guessing game will have everyone laughing and engaging in friendly banter as they work together to decipher clues and guess the secret word. With simple rules and endless fun, Just One is perfect for players of all ages, making it an ideal choice for family gatherings, parties, or casual game nights.
This game is a great option for teens and adults. Wavelength is a social guessing game where two teams compete to read each other`s minds. Teams take turns rotating a dial to where they think a hidden bullseye is located on a spectrum. One of the players on your team - the Psychic - knows exactly where the bullseye is, but can only get your team to guess using clues to the spectrum, such as "hot' and "cold". After the Psychic gives their clue, your team discusses where they think the bullseye is located and turns the dial to that location on that spectrum. The closer to the center of the bullseye you guess, the more points your team scores! Wavelength is perfect for large gatherings with up to 12 teens and adults.
Turkey day flag football is a tradition in many homes. This Trained 10-Man Flag Football Set would be a perfect game to keep the kids and adults outside for some fun. This set is meant to outfit two teams. The flags and belts are made with durable nylon and rubber connectors so they won't tear or rip when you get tackled, all you need to do is replug the rubber socket once the flag has been pulled.
This compact game is easy and fun for a group! Six Second Scribbles challenges you to draw 10 things from a given category in 60 seconds. It’s as tricky as it sounds and leads to some brilliant, hilarious and often questionable art! It is all about finding the perfect balance between quality and quantity. It’s amazing how fast a minute vanishes and how much can be conveyed with a rapid scrawl of a pencil… or how little! This can be played with 2-8 players and has a quick play time at just 15+ minutes.
Your family will love this classic Dixit Board Game, the beloved storytelling board game that invites you and your friends and family to unleash your imagination. In Dixit, every player takes a turn being the storyteller, choosing a card and giving a creative clue for it, whether it's a word, a phrase, or even a song. The challenge lies in the other players selecting their own cards that best match the storyteller's clue, leading to a fascinating display of creativity and deduction. What sets the Dixit New Edition apart are its enhanced components and gameplay features. Designed for up to 8 players, this edition ensures that more friends and family can join in on the fun.
This highly-reviewed, Codenames Board Game is a family favorite. Go undercover with this game! In this key card game, two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates know the agents only by their code names given on the cards. The teams compete to see who can make contact with all of their agents first. Spymasters give one-word clues that can point to multiple words on the grid board. This word game lets teammates use these clues to guess words of the right color while avoiding those that belong to the opposing team. This game is great for 2-8 or more players.
Get ready for barrels of fun and laughter with the classic, highly-reviewed, Telestrations Board Game. This fun family game is simple; each player simultaneously sketches a word they are given. When time is up, they must pass their sketch to the next person to guess. Each player writes their guess on the card and passes it on until the drawing returns to the original player. It doesn't matter how good your drawing skills are, draw and let the fun begin. This set is great for 8 players, but you can also get a 12-PlayerTelestrations Game to include 12 Players.
Anomia is an easy to learn, fun game that will keep everyone laughing. Players flip cards until the symbols on two players cards match. Matching players race to give an example of the category on their opponents card. Sounds easy, right? Think again. Have you ever thought about the fact that our minds are positively brimming with all sorts of random information? Things to eat, pop songs, websites, etc... Normally, it’s easy to give an example of a frozen food or a dog breed; but you’ll find that your brain works a little differently under pressure! Wild Cards create unexpected matches and the simple act of losing a card can set off a chain of cascading face-offs! Pay attention, it could be your turn at any time! This game is great for 3-6 players.
What hue do you think of when we say “apple”? Hues and Cues is the award-winning vibrant game of colorful communication where players are challenged to make connections to colors with words. Using only one and two-word cues, players try to get others to guess a specific hue from the 480 colors on the game board. The closer the guesses are to the target, the more points you earn. Since everyone imagines colors differently, connecting colors and clues has never been this much fun! This great game is for players age 8+ and for 3-10 players.
It's fun, it's challenging, it's exciting, it's SEQUENCE! This classic game is a great game to play with a group. Play a card from your hand, and place a chip on a corresponding space on the game board. When you have five in a row, it's a SEQUENCE. Learn to block your opponents or remove their chips, and watch out for the Jacks - they're wild! With a little strategy and luck, you'll be a winner. This game is for 2-12 players, ages 7 and up.
Bamboozled is a clever party dice game where you try to outwit your opponent’s and get away with sneaky bluffs. This dice game would be a great family game for Thanksgiving. Players secretly roll the dice and must beat the score of the previous player. Once you’ve rolled, you’re the only one who knows what you got. If you didn’t beat the score you must bluff. If you did, you can tell the truth, or you can bluff and try to earn a card. BUT, If you bluff and get caught, you get a strike! 3 strikes and you’re out! In this fun, easy to learn board game you must be able to read players’ faces, know when to bluff, and use your Bamboozled cards strategically. Use everything you know about how your family and friends tell the truth….and especially how they bluff. The last player standing wins! This fun game is for 2-8 players.
This classic Reverse Charades is great to include younger players, starting at age 6. Reverse Charades is a hilarious twist on the classic party game! The entire team uses 60-second rounds to act out as many words as one person can guess. It's fast-paced, fiercely fun team competition that's an absolute riot with families, work teams, school groups, party-goers or among a few close friends. You're in for a big dose of fun! Perfect for family and adult party game night alike. Includes 300 word cards, timer and instructions. Suitable for 3 or more players, but let's get serious, this is a seriously fun team game for 3+ players.
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