This first game is for all of those grown-ups who have sat through more than their fair share of workshops and seminars.
Seminar Snoozers
You don't need any special equipment but you will need a large room with plenty of clear floor space for this game. It's best played with at least four players.
- one player is selected as the Motivational Speaker. Everyone else - the Seminar Snoozers -spread out and lie on the floor in a comfortable position, using cushions, pillows or blankets if need be.
- when comfortable they must stay completely still and the game begins
- the Motivational Speaker is to rouse the Seminar Snoozers into action by talking to/motivating them which may include telling jokes, making odd suggestions, doing silly impressions. The Seminar Snoozers however must remain completely still throughout. And smiling, laughing or giggling is moving
- when players break their snooze they are out of the game
- the last person snoozing is the winner
- play as many rounds as there are participants with each player taking turns to be the Speaker
- the person who wins the most rounds is the overall winner.
The Last Laugh
You'll need a name card and pen for each player.
In advance, write each player's name on a card (the size of a credit card is ideal) and place all the cards in a bowl.
When you are ready, begin by having each player draw a name card from the bowl.
Ask them to think of a forfeit or task and write it on the back of the card. It should be something that can be performed, done, answered, explained, promised or confessed. Encourage players to be mischievious as possible and think of something funny, embarrassing or postiviely wicked.
You could have a list of forfeits handy for players to do or to act as prompts. Some suggested forfeits:
- players do animal impressions
- sing or whistle a well-known tune (this is also fun to try after eating a couple of crackers without having a drink)
- give someone a hickey
- lick whipped cream off a body part (bald head, belly button)
- blow a raspberry on the stomach (or other body part)
- tell a story
- recite a poem
- do a dance
- remove an item of clothing
Now comes the really fun part. Players would no doubt be expecting to pass the card to the person named on the front and asking them to do the forfeit or task. Instead the host breaks the bad news that each player is to read out the forfeit or task they have written down and they have to perform it themselves. And then stands firm in the face of the howls of protest.
The host may have to choose their words carefully, at no stage stating that the person named on the front of the card is to perform the forfeit, or the host may choose to tell a little white lie when asked point blank whether the forfeit has to match the name.
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