Icebreaker games for adults are perfect for parties, if you are hosting a business related event or office retreat, or just looking for some fun team building activities. Icebreaker games will help everyone feel more relaxed, comfortable, and at ease in a group setting. If you’re not sure which games would be the best icebreakers, here are some ideas to consider for your next party or event.
TRUE OR FALSE – Truth or Lie is nothing more than an adult version of Truth or Dare, which is often performed by teenagers. All you need to have on hand for this fun game is some pens and paper.
Have everyone write some true and false statements about themselves. Be sure to instruct people to make false statements sound realistic, so as not to reveal the falsehood of the statement. For example, “When I was 18, I went to Hawaii and hula with the mayor.” In this example, the person could have gone to Hawaii at 18 and hula while visiting, but did not actually hula with the mayor.
When everyone has finished writing their statements, ask each person to read them aloud, one by one, and allow the others to guess whether that particular statement is true or false. Since this is just one of the icebreaker games you are playing, there is no need to keep score or be too competitive at the moment. Let everyone cheer and feel friendly with each other instead of trying to have winners with this game. The ultimate goal of this game will be to make everyone talk and laugh.
MAGICAL WORD – Magic Word is a game that can be played in different ways. If you want to start infusing and fostering a little friendly competition, you can award a small prize to the winner at the end of the party.
When guests arrive, give each one a necklace of colored beads and tell them the “Magic Word” for the night that they must not utter. Make sure the “magic word” is something your guests can say easily and not something far-fetched. For example, making the “magic word” “crocodile” is probably not a good option unless all of your guests are on safaris and you are throwing a party related to this topic. If you are organizing a business related event or office retreat, we recommend that you select a word related to your product line or business. Bottom line: Make that “Magic Word” real for your group.
The object of the game is for the guests to collect as many necklaces as possible by having the other guests say the “Magic Word”. All tricks are allowed and if a guest hears someone say the “Magic Word” and says it before another guest can step in and say it, that person receives the necklace.
STACKING OF CUPS – Another fun game is Cup Stacking, which can also be enjoyed by adults and not just children. You will need many plastic cups of various sizes that are strong and sturdy. Place the cups on a flat surface and have each guest take a cup and stack it on top of another cup. As the mountain of canopies grows, it will be difficult not to knock down any.
This is a game that can be played in a number of ways. For example, you can divide everyone into teams and have them compete against each other, or you can have a multi-person competition against each other at the same time. In either case, you will need to give each team or person the same number and size of cups.
The above games are fun, enjoyable, and suitable as adult icebreakers at parties, business-related events, or office retreats. Just remember to make sure you take photos to capture the moments, especially when the tall mountains of mugs are about to collapse!
