Reader’s Vote: The Best Party Game Of All Time

Ideal Group Size: 3 to 6 players

So Clover! is a cooperative party word game in which each player links random pairs of words using creative clues. The aim is to decode each other’s boards through the clues on your teammates’ clovers to find as many keywords as possible and get the highest score.

With 880 keywords in the game, the party can literally go on all night.

Ideal Group Size: 4 to 8 players (18+)

Cards Against Humanity is a hilarious fill-in-the-blank party game, perfect for groups with a wacky sense of humor who don’t take themselves too seriously.

Each round, one player asks a question from a black card, and everyone answers with their funniest white card.

Ideal Group Size: 4 to 10 players

A classic icebreaker if you don’t want to spill any personal tea, Pictionary will get players talking without the pressure of opening up about themselves.

In this timeless game, you’re split into teams, and one person from each team draws the word on their card while the team members try to guess the word before time runs out.

And it goes without saying that artistic skill is not necessary to play Pictionary.

Ideal Group Size: 2 to 10 players

No one leaves a game of UNO without a little drama over drawing too many colored cards. The official rules exist, but players worldwide often use house rules, like stacking a draw four over a draw two.

Ideal Group Size: 2 to 4 players
Scrabble is the classic test of vocabulary and often leaves younger siblings raging cause the older ones have an unfair advantage.

A must-play game during family game night, Scrabble tests both your critical thinking and English.

Ideal Group Size: 2+ players
Poetry for Neanderthals is a party game where you have to give one-syllable clues to get people to guess the word from the card you drew.

If the word you say is more than one syllable, you get bonked over the head with an inflatable bat.

Ideal Group Size: 2 to 8 players

A casino classic, Blackjack is quite straightforward: players aim to beat the dealer without going over 21. It’s a great playing card game to test your luck and get that faux casino experience at a house party.

Ideal Group Size: 4 to 8+ players

Code Names is the ultimate board game, playable endlessly thanks to its addictive nature. The players are divided into two teams, with two rival spymasters knowing the secret identities of 25 agents.

Their teammates only know the agents by their codenames, random words like “chocolate” or “ships”. The aim is for each spymaster to have their team identify all of their agents first, but without accidentally revealing the assassin.

Ideal Group Size: 3 to 7 players

Just One is a cooperative word game. Players take turns guessing a mystery word based on unique, one-word clues shared by others. Duplicate clues are canceled, so each must be original and creative.

Ideal Group Size: 2 to 6+ players

The classic card game to end all card games, Rummy will get the whole family hooked. Each player is dealt thirteen cards, which they must form into melds, typically sets of the same value or runs of consecutive values.

While each family has its own unique set of rules for melds, the fun has been ongoing for generations.

Ideal Group Size: 3+ players

Another classic party icebreaker, Two Truths and a Lie, will get the chatter flowing and the party guests snickering. The aim of the game is exactly as it sounds: each person shares two true statements and one lie, and the group guesses which one is false.

It’s a flexible game that’s suitable for a range of occasions, from first dates to office parties.

Ideal Group Size: 2 to 8 players

Dobble is a speed-and-observation game you can play with friends and family around a table. The aim of the games is quite simple: each pair of cards has one common symbol, and the one to find and name it wins the card.

Sounds easy, but the anticipation builds up swiftly, and everyone gets really into it.

Ideal Group Size: 2 to 5 players

Exploding Kitten is a chaotic and fun card game where you take turns drawing from a deck until you draw an Exploding Kitten, which leads to an elimination. All the other cards give the players powerful tools to help avoid exploding.

This continues till there’s only one player left, who becomes the winner.

Ideal Group Size: 2 to 5 players

Ticket to Ride is a turn-based strategy, railway-themed board game where players collect cards to claim railway routes. It’s highly competitive but of a relatively calmer nature than the other entries on this list, which won’t end with everyone caught up in shouting matches.

Ideal Group Size: 3 to 10 players

Bluff is a playing card game that tests each player's ability to lie or “bluff.” Each player lays down cards and claims what they’re playing, which is great, until you’re caught lying.

The player who finishes all their cards first wins the game.

Ideal Group Size: 3+ players

The age-old party game that never goes out of style, Truth or Dare is a no-brainer classic that will pep up any boring party in minutes.

The game usually involves players sitting in a circle and spinning a bottle, with the person it lands on choosing truth for honesty or dare for drama.

Ideal Group Size: 3+ players
Trivia Night is a flexible party game where you can experiment with varying themes, topics, and team sizes. This classic question-and-answer game will get your brain churning as you battle it out to win the most points.

Just don’t bet on your apartment like Rachel and Monica did on Friends.

Ideal Group Size: 4 to 8 players (18+)
Every frat bro’s favorite game, Beer Pong, is a classic college party game that gets people drunk and mingling.

The aim of the game is to toss ping-pong balls into cups of beer on the opposite side of the table. Each time the other team lands a ping pong ball in your cup, you drink.

Ideal Group Size: 2+ players

If there’s one thing more exciting than Charades, it’s Digital Charades, aka Heads Up! The game follows the same blueprint: one player holds the phone to their forehead while others shout clues.

This game can be played both in person and on video call.

Ideal Group Size: 4 to 12 players
Spy is a virtual game in which all players except the spy receive a location. The players are supposed to use clever questioning to catch the impostor before they guess where you are.

The spy wins if they correctly identify the location, and the other players win if they successfully identify the spy.