Name Game

Type of Game: Adult - Name Game

Equipment: Paper and Pencils

Formation: Individual/Teams

# of Players: 5+

Description: Provide each guest with 5 small pieces of paper and a pencil. Have them write 5 famous people, leaders, movie stars, authors, sports figures, politicians, artists, inventors, scientists, etc.

Fold the papers, and put them into a hat. Seat guests in a large circle. Each round is limited to 30 seconds, so have a watch with a second hand available.

The first player pulls out a name, and tries to get the person beside them to guess the name. After the name is guessed, the clue giver can continue pulling names out of the hat for the full 30 seconds.

They can talk, but can't point to items. They can't spell out the name, but can say the letter the name starts with. They can reference just about anything, but the person's name.

For Example: If the name is "Sammy Sosa", the clue giver might say "The guy who had almost as many homeruns as Mark McGuire in the 1998 baseball season." "He plays for the Chicago Cubs" etc.

Both the clue "giver" and the clue "guesser" get points for as many names as they guess in the 30-second time frame. Each player tracks their own points. The turn then passes to the guesser, who now becomes the clue giver, and their neighbor becomes the new guesser.

This game is a blast to play, and isn't as difficult as these instructions would make it seem! Give it a try!