After the turkey and before anyone falls asleep, there is a window where a good game can save the evening. These Christmas party games work for adults, whether it is family, friends or a work do.
1. An Escape Room On The TV
Put an online escape room on the big screen, give one person the laptop or tablet and let everyone else shout. Harbour House is a murder case: an art dealer dead at the foot of his stairs, a lab to run and alibis to break. It takes about an hour and saves as you go, so you can stop for pudding.
2. Christmas Quiz
Four rounds: Christmas films, Christmas number ones, food and a picture round of baby photos of the people in the room. Teams of mixed ages work best.
3. Charades With A Twist
Normal charades, but every title has to be acted while wearing oven gloves.
4. Who Am I?
Write famous names on sticky notes and stick one on everyone’s forehead. Ask yes or no questions until you work out who you are.
5. Secret Santa Steal
Everyone brings a wrapped present. Take turns either to open a new one or steal one that has already been opened. Things get competitive.
6. Pass The Parcel For Grown Ups
Every layer has a forfeit or a question as well as a small prize. The questions can be as embarrassing as your family can handle.
7. Name That Christmas Song
Play the first two seconds of a Christmas song and see who gets it first. Harder than it sounds.
8. Murder Mystery Dinner
Everyone gets a character and a secret before the meal. By pudding, someone has been murdered.
9. Christmas Pictionary
Only Christmas words. The drawing of a partridge in a pear tree is always the highlight.
10. Spoons Or Cards
When everyone is too full to move, a card game keeps the evening going without anyone getting up.
For a darker evening, Silent Night is our Christmas Eve ghost story for grown ups. See all our games to pick one.
