If you work in a friendly team that loves good parties, then competitions for a fun company will definitely come in handy. And if you just throw parties for your friends or children from time to time, then you know how interesting competitions are, especially when people in the company don’t know each other very well, but you still want to overcome embarrassment.
Many people (let’s not point fingers, but most often these are not our most positive comrades) sometimes ask the question - why all these competitions? Usually I get off with jokes or answer seriously that otherwise it will be boring. In fact, the reason, of course, is not boredom. Any holiday for adults most often involves alcohol, and so that guests are not too zealous with breastfeeding, they need to be a little distracted, amused, and simply encouraged to dance.
Another important aspect is embarrassment, which is something I often encounter when throwing a party for my children or nephews. They have already passed the age when you can just come up and start playing together, and when children who are strangers to each other find themselves in the same company, you need to help them overcome a slight chill in communication.
The only place where you can do without additional entertainment is a youth party in a good club, where it’s not boring for adults even without fun competitions, and it’s better to help any group of adults spend time with pleasure and fun.
Preparation
Don't think that you can prepare the entire party, including table games for adults, at the last second. I usually set aside a few days for this because you will need:
- write a script;
- select competitions for adults;
- find or buy props;
- stock up on small prizes for the winners;
- minimal rehearsal (for example, if it is expected that several large women from the accounting department will compete in bag jumping, then you need to check in advance whether the room can withstand such a scale and whether there is room to turn around).
Ideally, you need an assistant for all this.
Game "Toast to the birthday boy" on his birthday
How to prepare fun birthday contests? It is best if they are at least slightly related to the hero of the occasion. An example of the simplest word game for a birthday - compiled right there at the table.
What will you need for this entertainment? A pen and a card in which you need to write a congratulatory text in advance, using blanks instead of adjectives - you will fill them in together with the guests.
Text of the blank for congratulating the birthday boy:
Those who do not know what should happen in the end will begin to diligently praise the hero of the occasion, listing his best qualities (young, smart, handsome, experienced), and those who are a little more familiar with this type of table creativity will definitely screw something up. something sudden and caustic.
While the guests are praising the birthday boy, you carefully fill in the words instead of the missing adjectives, and then loudly and with expression you read out the result to the friendly laughter of the whole company.
Pick one or two outdoor games for your birthday - for example, a small quest that can be arranged anywhere. Don't make it too long; three to five steps will be enough.
By the way, if you have enough courage, then try making the key the main subject of the quest, which is why the banquet hall is closed.
Good funny birthday contests also come from ordinary restrictions - a game with forks makes guests groan with laughter. To conduct this competition, you need to take several ordinary items (if you are organizing a birthday game, these can be especially durable gifts that cannot be scratched or broken) and two table forks, as well as a thick scarf. The hero of the occasion is blindfolded, given forks with which he can touch this or that object, and asked to guess what is in front of him.
Children's or teenagers' party? Funny competitions for teenagers will help defuse the situation just as much as competitions for adults. A fun activity can be done with four bananas and a stool (a coffee table will do). The idea is simple - you need to get on all fours, and using only your teeth, peel and eat a banana for a while.
Good competitions for young people should be fun and very funny. Competitions for teenagers can also be theatrical. Prepare several sets of props (ordinary household items in unexpected combinations - for example, a comb, a burnt-out light bulb and a chair cover in one set, and a mop, a soft toy and a bright plastic glass in another), and also prepare several names of popular films, focus on your audience - it’s better to take what is familiar to everyone.
The essence of the task is to act out a scene from the film using props. The winners are determined by applause.
"Sedentary entertainment" at the table
What to do if moving competitions are not suitable for a feast? In this situation, it is better to choose something neutral - ordinary word games at the table like “crocodile” go very, very well.
Game "In my pants"
Take ready-made ones or come up with your own competitions for adults - for example, you can use the idea “In my pants.”
There is no need to announce the name. The guests sit at the table, each tells his neighbor on the right the name of the film that came to his mind. And he remembers what his neighbor tells him.
And then the presenter announces: Now each of you, in turn, will say the following out loud: "In my pants...", and then - the name of the movie that your neighbor told you.
All guests take turns saying. It will be funny if someone has “Office Romance” or “300 Spartans” in their pants.
I-games
Fun table competitions can be based on anything. For example, there are several types of “I” games. One is predominantly for teenagers - in it two players compete to see how many candies can fit in their mouth, after each candy they need to more or less clearly pronounce any stupid phrase, for example, “I am a fat-cheeked lip-slapper.”
The adult version of the game is slightly different - guests must introduce themselves (say the word with a serious and calm look "I") in a circle until one of them gets confused or distracted (by the way, laughter is also considered a defeat), and the host invites the other guests to give him a funny nickname.
After this, the fun begins, which unites all table competitions like a chain reaction - it can be very difficult not to laugh, and after a couple of minutes everyone has a nickname with which he introduces himself (for example: “I am a furry pseudopod”, “I am a cheerful armpit”, “I am a rosy-cheeked lip-slapper,” etc.)
In the next round, the person who laughed is given a second nickname, and he must pronounce it in its entirety (“I am a furry pseudopod—green Chingachgook”).
Usually this game ends on the fourth circle because everyone is laughing! This competition is best held when the guests are already a little “fun”.
Not only are birthday contests memorable for guests, but also the end of the evening. At any party, it would be appropriate to pay a little attention to the guests; for preparation you will need several balloons (according to the number of those present, plus a few in reserve), and notes with good rhymed wishes - when the invitees begin to leave or you need to change the mood to a more positive one, invite the guests to choose their own balloon fate and burst it.
Collective readings of good wishes are usually accompanied by good-natured laughter and lift everyone’s spirits.
Examples of wishes can be downloaded below, and then printed and cut out:
Over time, you will collect your own collection of cool birthday contests and, based on the mood of the guests, you will understand which holiday contests will go with a bang, and which ones are better organized while lightly drinking.
Save yourself universal competitions for the company - this way you can be sure that you will find something to do in any situation. If you are a novice presenter and do not have much experience, then it is better to have a separate notebook for table games and competitions, and also prepare props - for example, some games require sets of cards with the names of songs or films written down.
As a rule, competitions for drunken company are often very obscene, and this is understandable - adults become liberated when drunk.
Game "Why did I come here"
Prepare entertainment that involves dancing or hugging so guests can express their warmth in an appropriate way.
Game “I’ll tell you a secret”
An interesting entertainment for which you need to prepare a little - “I’ll tell you a secret.” What is the essence of the game? Everything is very simple - each of the guests draws cards from a hat with a funny text in verse prepared in advance (you will have to try hard here). All cards begin with the words “I’ll tell you a secret,” and then there are possible options, for example:
- I’ll tell you a secret that I don’t wear underwear, if you doubt it, I’ll show you now;
- I’ll tell you a secret, I’m on a diet, I only eat grass, I don’t look at cutlets.
If you choose active competitions, such as the best dance or running around chairs, make sure that there is enough space around so that people of all sizes feel comfortable.
Do you prefer competitions for a small company? It happens that you need competitions for parties, but you definitely won’t have too big a group, try to play something intimate and not require a large number of people. These could be text games and competitions for a small company, or verbal ones, for example:
- Burim;
- writing a fairy tale line by line;
- forfeits.
Changeling Games
Invite guests to guess lines from songs. Examples can be downloaded here:
or TV program names:
But karaoke competitions are a wonderful form of entertainment for a large group of adults, and the older you are, the more soulful the game. It is necessary to select several participants, as well as establish a jury (usually its role is played by all the guests who gathered at the birthday table).
And then there is the usual karaoke duel, but each participant must not only perform a song, but also present it artistically - you can play imaginary instruments, use simple props and invite “spectators.” A good mood is guaranteed for everyone!
In general, if you need to celebrate a birthday at home, karaoke is a great way to entertain a motley group at the table. It often happens that elderly relatives and young people, or simply people who are not very familiar with each other, meet at a birthday party - song games will help unite everyone, and over tea and cake you can play board games - fortunately, there are enough of them now.
If you decide to prepare interesting entertainment and games for a drunk company, then it is better to refrain from anything that could be perceived as offensive - unfortunately, people do not always separate the game genre from reality, especially if they are not sober, which often happens in the company of friends and friends on holidays. Choose the most neutral of your fun competitions at the table, and have a funny playful toast ready, which will help you change the topic of conversation in case of the slightest negativity.
You shouldn’t stock up on too many competitions; a person playing all evening gets tired, whether he’s drunk or sober, but sometimes everyone will be happy to play once or twice between toasts and table conversations. The greatest interest will be generated by those competitions in which there was good preparation and organization - people love when they are taken care of.
In my personal collection there are about fifty different fun games, and I can’t say that this is a lot or a little - birthday competitions for children are not used as games for a group of adults.
Now you have ready-made competitions for adults, and enough ideas to come up with your own competition for a birthday or any other holiday that you want to make special!
A boss is not only the ability to give orders, a big salary and power over people. Being a boss means almost not seeing your family, bearing a constant burden of responsibility for the people entrusted to you, being responsible for their well-being and for the prosperity of the company. The managerial chair involves endless hassle and risk, work without rest, the ability to discern the Personality in each employee and distribute responsibilities so that everyone can demonstrate their abilities to the fullest.
In short, being a boss is perhaps the most difficult profession. Yes, it’s a profession, not just a position. A leader must have special knowledge, abilities and skills, and be not only an expert in his field, but also a good psychologist. And, besides, the boss is also just a person: with his own habits, weaknesses, spiritual qualities.
We'll tell you how to congratulate your boss in a special way:
Method 1 – “I Said So!” Competition
Hopefully your boss has a sense of humor and will take this game kindly. It is recommended to start it in the midst of a festive tea party, when the boss has already had time to be moved, having received gifts and listened to pleasant words.
Prepare two sets of cards: with questions and answers, take them out and read out the question, and let the boss, without looking, take out the first answer he comes across and voice it. Examples of questions:
1. How do you start a telephone conversation with a subordinate at one in the morning?
2. You are looking at a magazine for men and see a photo of your deputy in it, what does the caption under the photo say?
3. The biography of the chief accountant begins with the words...
4. When you go to the tax office, you remember the good advice of our accountant...
5. You decide to skip work and call your deputy with the words...
6. Your best employee asks for a raise and hears from you...
The answers are selected from popular expressions, proverbs and sayings, phrases from KVN, and lines from famous songs.
Method 2 – Competition “While you were at the meeting...”
Each employee takes turns taking a card out of a bag or hat and reading a phrase that begins with the words “Nikolai Petrovich, while you were at the meeting...”, followed by all sorts of funny continuations - real or frankly fictitious, fantastic. For example: “They brought a boa constrictor from the zoo, they asked you to keep it in your office for a couple of days,” “A severe case of workaholism was discovered in our team,” “The line of customers for our products reached the end of the next street,” “The president called you and asked you to call back.” . You can insert these phrases as if by the way, during a festive feast or working day. The winner is the one whose words seem most convincing to the boss. Or the one whose words will cause a particularly cheerful laugh from the boss.
Method 3 – Competition “Please, Chief!”
Choose three or four of the prettiest young employees, let the boss give each of them a funny task, and the girl who completes the task the fastest will win. 
For example: “Bring the chef 8 olives, 3 cheese sandwiches and two pink napkins”, “Make tea, add a teaspoon of cinnamon, two half spoons of sugar and three and a half sips of milk.” The props for this task must be prepared in advance - let there be sandwiches, olives, cinnamon and everything else on the table.
Method 4 – Choosing a gift
A correctly chosen gift will show the boss that the team respects, loves and appreciates him. Present, for example, a T-shirt with a photograph of all employees, or a portrait of a boss on a horse, in the style of “Peter I,” commissioned from the artist. If you prefer to stick to more practical things - such as a diary, business card holder, business folder or briefcase - personalize it. You can engrave a congratulatory inscription on the item from the team, which will remind you of you and cheer up the boss.
Method 5 - Wish Basket
If your boss is a new person in the company, and you have not yet learned about his hobbies, a universal “gift basket” will help out: just buy a medium-sized beautiful basket and put in it what will be useful in one way or another. A variety of office supplies are suitable for a man, from a high-quality fountain pen to an organizer; a woman can be pleased with sweets and fruits
And remember the main thing: sincerity, sincerity and once again sincerity. Remember all the good things your boss has done for you, and heartily congratulate him on his professional holiday - Chief (Boss) Day.
For those who are used to not sitting at the table and chewing sandwiches at a party, we offer cool entertainment “Exposure”. This competition-game will not leave anyone indifferent in the company, and everyone will want to become a participant.
We prepare signs in advance for fun. Each one should have the name of the type written on it:
- Maternity hospital;
- Therapist's office;
- Children's party;
- Drug den;
- Bath;
- Train Station;
- Chief's office;
- Mountains;
- Sea liner;
- Gay club;
- Sports bar;
- Gym;
- Toilet/M/F;
- Cinema.
The signs can be printed on regular A-4 sheets (landscape) or made into appliqués from cut out letters.
The participant chooses one of the signs. Make sure that the inscription is not visible to the contestant himself. The sign with the inscription is fixed on the player’s back. He turns his back to the guest spectators. And the presenter begins to ask the participant in the game tricky questions. Since the player does not see the sign, he gives random answers. Therefore, the entire game is accompanied by laughter from the audience, who know the outcome of the game very well.
For the “interview” you need to prepare tricky and insidious questions that will be suitable for any category:
- Do you often visit this place?
- Who do you usually go there with?
- What are you taking with you?
- What are you doing/what are you doing in this place?
- Do you like going there?
- How old were you when you first came here?
- How long do you plan to repeat such excursions?
- How do you feel after your visit?
- Would you take your parents/children here with you?
- What do you usually take with you?
- What clothes are you wearing?
You can supplement the list of places and questions with your own options, focusing on the age and status of the company. The answers will be the most unpredictable and ridiculous. At the end of the “interview”, to the general laughter of those gathered, the sign is removed from the player’s back. The facial expression at the moment when he sees the name of the place he has visited will be the most unexpected. Therefore, try to capture this moment in a photo. Now invite the next player for an “interview”. The game continues until all the place signs are gone.
At the end of the game, if possible, you can post a photo of the participants. This gallery of unexpected and funny photos is another great way to amuse the company.
In each situation we adhere to a certain strategy. This usually happens unconsciously, hence the frequent mistakes. You can avoid them if you learn to guess the actions of another person.
Take dating, for example. We all choose one main strategy: we try to hide negative character traits and show positive ones.
For now, I won’t tell you that every evening I like to lie down with a beer on the couch. I'll tell you when she gets to know me better and understands that I'm otherwise okay.
Pavel, sofa expert
Such a strategy is, rather, not a lie, but a silence.
Example
Imagine the situation: a man and a woman have been dating for several months and one day... The man has a small apartment, so it is logical that we are talking about moving into a woman’s apartment.
It must be said that the man works as an economist. He analyzed the situation and realized that it was not yet profitable to refuse to rent an apartment. Now he pays little money and if the relationship breaks down, he will not find an equally good option. The woman, having learned about this, immediately leaves the gentleman.
What did this couple do wrong? The man, having correctly calculated the situation from an economic point of view, did not take into account the psychological factor. The woman perceived the gesture with the apartment as frivolity of intentions. But she didn’t think about the fact that her boyfriend, an economist, therefore makes decisions primarily from the position of “profitable or unprofitable.” Thus, this game was lost by both participants.
What to do
Calculate not only your actions, but also the reactions of other people. Ask yourself often: how can you interpret my action? Advice especially for men: explain your actions and remember that any reticence is a reason for your other half to fantasize. Strategic thinking is not only mathematics, but also psychology!
2. Game for 90 points
Riddles, quests, and logic will no longer be a problem after studying game theory. You will learn to search for all existing answer options and choose the most suitable one among them.
Example
Two students asked the professor to postpone the exam. They told a heartbreaking story about how they went to another city for the weekend, but on the way back they got a flat tire. They had to look for help all night, so they didn’t get enough sleep and didn’t feel well. (In fact, friends were celebrating the end of the session, and this exam was the final one and not the hardest.)
The professor agreed. The next day, he seated the students in different classrooms and handed out a piece of paper with only two questions. The first was worth only 10 points, and the second was 90 and sounded like this: “Which tire is flat?”
If you rely on logic, then the answer will be “Right front wheel”: it is on the right, closer to the side of the road, that most often there is any debris lying around, which is the first to be hit by the front tire. But don't rush.
In this situation, it is important to give not so much the correct (logical) answer, but the answer that will be written on a friend’s piece of paper.
Therefore, it is obvious that both students will make guesses based on the assumption that the other thinks.
We can think like this: do students have something “in common” with one of the wheels? Perhaps a year ago they already had to change a tire together. Or one tire is smeared with paint, and both students know about it. If such a moment is found, this is the option worth choosing. Even if another student is not familiar with game theory, he can remember this incident and point to the correct wheel.
What to do
In your reasoning, rely not only on logic, but also on life circumstances. Remember: not everything that is logical for you is also logical for someone else. Involve friends and family in thinking games more often. This will allow you to understand how people close to you think, and in the future avoid difficult situations, as in the example above.
3. Playing with yourself
Knowledge about strategic games helps you analyze your own decisions more deeply.
Example
A certain Olga decides whether she should try smoking or not.
Game tree
The picture shows the so-called game tree: it is useful to draw it every time you need to make a decision. The branches of this tree are options for the development of events. The numbers (0, 1 and -1) are the winnings, that is, whether the player will be a winner if he chooses one option or another.
So where to start. First you need to determine which solution will be the best and the worst. Let's assume that Olga's best course of events is to try smoking, but not to continue doing so. Let's assign a payoff of 1 to this option (the first digit of the lower left branch). In the worst case, the girl will become addicted to smoking: we assign this option a payoff of -1 (the first digit of the lower right branch). Thus, a tree branch with the option not to try smoking at all receives 0.
Let's assume that Olga decided to try smoking. What's next? Will she quit or not? This will be decided by Future Olga; in the picture she enters the game along the “Try” branch. If she has already developed an addiction, then she will not want to quit smoking, so for the “Continue” option we set the winnings to 1 (the second digit of the lower right branch).
What do we get? Today's Olga will benefit if she tries smoking but does not become addicted. And this, in turn, depends on Future Olga, for whom it is more profitable to smoke (she has been smoking for quite a long time, which means she has an addiction, therefore, she will not want to quit). So is it worth the risk? Maybe play a draw: get a win of 0 and not try smoking at all?
What to do
You can calculate strategy not only in a game with someone, but also in a game with yourself. Try drawing the game tree and see if your current decision will lead to a win.
4. Auction game
There are different types of auctions. For example, in the film “The Twelve Chairs” there was a so-called English auction. His scheme is simple: the one who offers the highest amount for the exhibited lot wins. Usually a minimum step is set to raise the price, otherwise there are no restrictions.
Example
In the auction episode from “The Twelve Chairs,” Ostap Bender made a strategic mistake. Following an offer of 145 rubles per lot, he immediately raised the price to two hundred.
From the point of view of game theory, Ostap should have raised the bet, but only minimally until there were no competitors left. This way, he could save money and not get into trouble: Ostap was 30 rubles short of paying the commission fee.
What to do
There are games, such as auction, that you only need to play with your head. Decide on your tactics in advance and think about the maximum amount you are willing to pay for the item. Commit to yourself not to exceed the limit. This step will help you cope with excitement if it suddenly overtakes you.
5. Playing on an impersonal market
The impersonal market includes banks, insurance companies, contractors, and consulates. In general, those participants in the game who do not have first and last names. They are impersonal, but it is a mistake to believe that the rules of game theory do not apply to them.
Example
Maxim turns to the bank in the hope of getting a loan. His credit history is not perfect: two years ago he refused to repay another loan for six months. The employee who accepts the documents says that, most likely, Maxim will not receive a loan.
Then Maxim asks permission to deliver the documents. He brings an extract from the hospital confirming that his father was seriously ill during those six months. Maxim writes a statement indicating the reasons for the delay in repaying the previous loan (the money was needed for his father’s treatment). And after some time he receives a new loan.
What to do
When you deal with impersonal players, always remember that there are personalities behind them. Figure out how to draw your opponents into the game and set your own rules.
Game theory is a new science, but it is already being studied in the best universities in the world. The publishing house "MYTH" published the textbook "". It will be useful if you want to learn how to analyze your every action, make informed decisions, and better understand not only others, but also yourself.
A cool “Question and Answer” competition is ideal for a group of adults. It can be used for birthdays and other holidays. The nature of the questions depends on the relationship between the participants. This competition is suitable for a group of friends and acquaintances who know each other very well.
Before holding a competition, you need to make cards with questions and the same number with answers. If the relationship between the participants in the celebration is very good, the questions can be funny and even a little vulgar. The answers, in turn, should be made as neutral as possible so that they can fit any question.
How to organize a funny competition question and answer on pieces of paper?
Organization of a competition for adults “Question and Answer”
The presenter holds cards with questions. He approaches the first participant and offers to draw one of the cards, and then reads the question.
The participant, in turn, draws out a card with the answer and reads it out. You can draw cards like lotteries or arrange them beautifully on a tray.
After voicing the answer, the participant can draw out a question for his neighbor. After this, the neighbor draws out an answer and then a question for the other participant.
You need to play the game until you run out of cards.
What questions and answers might there be for the competition?
How to compose material for a cool competition question and answer on pieces of paper? It is advisable to compose questions yourself so that they are most suitable for a particular company.
In some cases, it is best to avoid asking very personal questions.
- Are you attracted to shaved men (women)? - Sometimes.
- Are you a frequent visitor to the maternity hospital? -Only on business.
- Are you experiencing problems in your sex life? - Exclusively at work.
- Do you like to have sex? - Just for company.
- Do you like sex in cars? – Of course, I’m a total maniac!
- How many times have you had to be in a sobering station? - Yes, I had to.
- Do you steal any items? – No, although maybe it happened a couple of times.
- Will you do anything for your wife? “I will resist as long as I can.”
- When drinking vodka, you don't need to have a snack? - Certainly!
- Do you spend your leisure time in the company of nudists? - Only if you're drunk.
- How do you feel about phone sex? “I resist, but I can’t refuse it.”
- Do you spend your leisure time on a nudist beach? - Often!
- Do you often eavesdrop? – When I’m sad, yes.
- Are you ready to sacrifice yourself for the sake of others? - For what?
- Do you tend to act rashly under the influence of alcohol? - Happens.
- Have you often watched the sunrise outside? -Only if I drink a lot.
- Do you like to kiss at work? – If there is no other way out.
- Are you ready to accomplish any feat? – Yes, often on holidays.
- Have you woken up in someone else's bed? -Only if asked.
- Are you subject to any passions? - No, I control myself.
- Are you keeping track of other people's finances? - On weekends.
- Do you make love often? - Of course, every day.
- Do you like animals very much? - Exclusively when hungry.
- How often do you take water procedures? - Once a month.
- Would you cheat on your husband? - Yes, if he really asked.
- Do you like alcohol? - On weekends.
- Could you live your life with someone you don't love? “I really wanted to, but it didn’t work out.”
- Are you telling the truth to your face? – I find it difficult to answer.
- Do you have your own security? - Of course, in a bikini and stockings.
- Do you like your salary? - Only if in a dream.
- How often do you go to the toilet? – It helps me gain strength.
- How often do you repent of your actions? I don’t repent, but I enjoy.
- Have you been spying on your neighbors? - Often.
- Are you a frequent visitor to a sex shop? - Yes, this is my favorite activity.
- Do you often walk around the house naked? - This is my hobby.
- Have you ever wanted to have an affair with a foreigner? - I want to and inject myself.
- Do you dream of becoming a millionaire? - From an early age.
- Do you like experiments in sex? - Yes, but then it’s always embarrassing.
- Do you know how to give up alcohol? - No, but sometimes yes.
- Do you smoke a lot? – I won’t talk and spoil my reputation.
