If political discussions are making your family dinners a little too divisive, don’t worry—there’s more than one way to have a mealtime conversation! In today’s blog, we’re taking a look at five fun dinner conversation games that everyone can enjoy—no stress required.
20 Questions
In this classic guessing game, one player picks a noun—a person, place or thing—and keeps it a secret. The other players take turns asking a series of questions in order to narrow down what the object could be. No matter how mundane the object itself might be, the process of asking questions like “Did it exist in the 1500’s?” or “Is the object in the room right now?” is sure to garner lots of laughs.
2 Truths and a Lie
2 Truths and a Lie is all about deception for the sake of a laugh, or to better get to know the people seated at your table. Players can take turns declaring three statements about themselves, but only two of those statements should be true—the other players have to strategically decide which one was a falsehood. By the time you’re done playing, this game might just clue you in to some surprising truths about family and friends!
Separation Game
It’s been posited that any two people in the world can be linked to one another via six or less people, or connections. If you like this idea and have a knack for pop culture, you can play it by looking for links between your favorite celebrities. It might be easy to link together big names like Brad Pitt and Ben Stiller, for example, but the game gets tough when it comes to finding connections between lesser known stars.
Rhyme Time
The premise of this game is simple—speak in rhyme, all the time! As you try to have meaningful conversations with bigger, more meaningful words, your task becomes a bit harder.
Would You Rather…?
In this fun game, players take turns asking one each other to choose between gross, silly or downright ridiculous scenarios. While the main goal of the game is, of course, to laugh, questions lie “Would you rather have a dog-sized elephant or an elephant-sized dog?” make room for interesting conversation as players try to justify their choices.
Do you have a favorite conversation game? Share it with us below! These games may seem silly at times, but they are great tools for opening up the table to conversation—and isn’t that what dinner is all about?
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