Good food may be the main event, but a few Friendsgiving games can keep the party going long after everyone finishes eating.
These fun Friendsgiving games include easy icebreakers, printable party games, team challenges, and activities for around the dinner table.
Most are designed for adults and teens, but several can also be adjusted for a Friendsgiving celebration with kids.
Choose two or three games that suit your group, or set up several for a full evening of friendly competition.
Friendsgiving Icebreaker Games
These easy Friendsgiving activities are a good place to start when guests are arriving, eating appetizers or meeting one another for the first time.
Friendsgiving Truth or Dare
Give the classic party game a seasonal twist with Friendsgiving truths and dares.
Write at least 25 truth questions and 25 dares on separate slips of paper, then place them in two bowls. Players choose a truth or dare on each turn and complete the prompt they select.
Try questions and challenges such as:
– What Thanksgiving food do you secretly dislike?
– Have you ever pretended to enjoy something a friend cooked?
– Who at this party would you trust to prepare Thanksgiving dinner?
– Give a dramatic toast to the mashed potatoes.
– Act like a turkey until someone guesses what you are.
– Trade seats with the person most likely to take home all the leftovers.
You can create your own prompts or use the printable Friendsgiving Truth or Dare game with 40 truths, 40 dares, and 12 blank cards.
Ever or Never: Friendsgiving Edition
Read a series of “ever or never” statements and ask guests to reveal which experiences they have had.
Prompts might include:
– Ever hosted Friendsgiving?
– Ever burned part of Thanksgiving dinner?
– Never eaten pie for breakfast?
– Ever brought a store-bought dish and passed it off as homemade?
– Never watched the Thanksgiving parade?
– Ever taken home leftovers without asking?
Guests can raise their hands, move to opposite sides of the room or hold up “ever” and “never” cards.
The answers naturally lead to funny stories, so this works especially well for groups that want a conversational game instead of a strict competition.
Find the Guest
Give each guest a worksheet filled with descriptions such as “has hosted Friendsgiving,” “loves cranberry sauce” or “has traveled during Thanksgiving weekend.”
Players mingle and find someone who matches each description. That person signs the corresponding space, but each guest may only sign another player’s sheet once.
The first person to complete the page wins. You can also set a timer and award the win to whoever collects the most signatures.
Find the Guest BINGO
Friendsgiving Find the Guest Bingo turns the same mingling activity into a race to complete a bingo card.
Each square contains a different guest description. Players walk around the party, talk to one another and collect signatures from people who match the spaces.
The first player to complete five squares in a row wins. For a longer game, require guests to fill the entire card.
Guess Who?
Prepare a list of playful “most likely to” questions about the people at your Friendsgiving party.
Ask questions such as:
– Who is most likely to bring the best dessert?
– Who would survive on Thanksgiving leftovers the longest?
– Who is most likely to start decorating for Christmas tonight?
– Who would make the best cooking-show host?
– Who is most likely to fall asleep after dinner?
Everyone writes down an answer or points to the person who best fits the prompt. Let the selected guest defend themselves before moving to the next question.
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Roll & Share
Assign a conversation prompt to each number on a die. Players take turns rolling and answering the corresponding question.
For example:
1. Share a favorite Thanksgiving memory.
2. Name a friend you appreciate.
3. Describe your perfect fall day.
4. Choose one Friendsgiving food you could eat all year.
5. Share something that made you laugh recently.
6. Name something you are looking forward to.
This is an easy Friendsgiving dinner game because everyone can play from their seats without extra setup.
Printable Friendsgiving Games
These simple paper games work well around the dinner table, during a Friendsgiving brunch or while guests are waiting for the meal.
Friendsgiving Anagram Race
Choose one long Friendsgiving phrase and challenge players to create as many smaller words as possible using only its letters.
For example, players might use the letters in “HAPPY FRIENDSGIVING” to make words such as friend, party, dinner and happy. Set a timer for three to five minutes.
Award one point for each valid word. You can also give bonus points for the longest word or for answers no one else found.
Friendsgiving A to Z Race
Give each player a page listing every letter of the alphabet. They must write one Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving or autumn-related word beside each letter.
Answers could include apple for A, bread for B and cranberry for C. Letters such as Q, X and Z will require more creativity.
The first person to complete the alphabet wins, or set a timer and count each valid answer.
Friendsgiving Answer Fast
In this fast-thinking game, players must name three things that fit a Friendsgiving category before time expires.
Categories might include:
– Three foods served at Thanksgiving
– Three reasons someone might be late to Friendsgiving
– Three things found on a fall table
– Three Thanksgiving movie or television episodes
– Three foods that taste better as leftovers
Give each player five seconds per category. If they complete the challenge, they earn a point.
Friendsgiving Around the World
Test how well guests recognize Thanksgiving and gratitude phrases in different languages.
Prepare a list of translated phrases such as “thank you,” “good food” or “friends and family.” Players match each phrase to the correct language or English meaning.
Play individually or divide everyone into teams. The player or team with the most correct answers wins.
Friendsgiving Word Search
A Friendsgiving word search gives guests something quiet to do before dinner or between party games.
Create one puzzle for the entire group or offer two difficulty levels. A simple word search with horizontal and vertical words works for kids and casual players, while a harder version can include diagonal and backward words for adults and teens.
Set a timer if you want to make it competitive. The first guest to find every word wins.
Friendsgiving Finish the Phrase
Give every player the same list of starter words, such as pumpkin, dinner, best, fall and sweet.
Choose one guest to complete the phrases first and create the answer key. Everyone else writes the endings they think that player chose.
Players earn one point for each matching phrase. Because there is no single correct answer, the game tests how well guests think alike and often produces funny results.
Friendsgiving Mad Libs
Ask guests to supply random nouns, verbs, adjectives and other words without revealing the story.
Read the completed Friendsgiving Mad Lib aloud once every blank has been filled. The unexpected answers turn an ordinary Thanksgiving story into something completely ridiculous.
Guests can complete one story together or fill out individual copies and vote for the funniest result.
Friendsgiving Word Scramble
Scramble a list of Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving and fall words, then challenge guests to solve them.
Use easy words such as pie, feast and fall along with harder choices such as gratitude, cranberry and centerpiece.
Set a timer for five minutes. The player who unscrambles the most words wins, with a bonus point for solving every word before time expires.
Funny Friendsgiving Games for Adults
These funny Friendsgiving games add more energy after dinner and work particularly well for adult groups, coworkers and college Friendsgiving parties.
Friendsgiving Charades
Write Thanksgiving foods, fall traditions and familiar party moments on slips of paper. Divide the group into teams and let players take turns acting out the prompts without speaking.
Ideas include:
– Carving a turkey
– Burning the dinner rolls
– Watching football
– Falling asleep after dinner
– Fighting over the last piece of pie
– Carrying an enormous parade balloon
– Shopping on Black Friday
– Sneaking extra leftovers
Give each player one minute to help their team guess as many answers as possible.
Friendsgiving Scattergories
Choose a letter and give players a list of seasonal categories. Everyone must write an answer beginning with that letter for each category.
Friendsgiving categories could include:
– Thanksgiving foods
– Things found at a dinner party
– Reasons to be thankful
– Fall activities
– Things guests bring
– Words that describe your friends
Players earn one point for every valid answer and an extra point when no one else wrote the same response.
Friendsgiving Would You Rather
Ask guests to choose between two funny or difficult Friendsgiving options.
Try questions such as:
– Would you rather eat only mashed potatoes or only stuffing?
– Would you rather cook the entire meal or wash every dish?
– Would you rather give up pie or Thanksgiving leftovers?
– Would you rather attend a formal dinner or a casual Friendsgiving brunch?
– Would you rather watch football or the Thanksgiving parade?
Players can answer from their seats, hold up response cards or move to different sides of the room. Leave time for people to explain their choices because the debates are often the funniest part.
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Try Not to Say Thanksgiving
Choose one or more forbidden words that guests are not allowed to say during the party.
Give each person three clothespins, bracelets or tokens when they arrive. If someone hears another guest say “Thanksgiving,” “turkey,” “food” or another chosen word, they collect one of that person’s tokens.
The guest with the most tokens at the end of the evening wins. This game runs quietly in the background while everyone eats, talks and plays other Friendsgiving games.
What’s on Your Phone?
Give players a checklist of items and activities they might find on their phones.
Award points for things such as:
– A photo of food
– A fall-themed wallpaper
– A text containing the word “Friendsgiving”
– A photo with someone at the party
– A Thanksgiving recipe
– A Friendsgiving playlist
– A calendar reminder for the gathering
– A picture taken during the past hour
Players search their phones and add up their points. The person with the highest total wins.
Selfie Scavenger Hunt
Create a list of Friendsgiving photo challenges and send guests around the party to complete them.
Prompts could include:
– Take a photo with the host.
– Photograph the fullest dinner plate.
– Re-create a dramatic family portrait.
– Take a selfie with three friends.
– Photograph the best-looking dessert.
– Pose like a Thanksgiving parade balloon.
– Capture someone laughing.
Players can compete individually or in teams. Set a deadline, then award points for every completed photo.
Friendsgiving Party Games for Groups
Finish the celebration with games that bring the entire party together.
Candy Dice
Place wrapped candy in the center of the table and give each player a few pieces to start.
Assign an instruction to each number on a die:
1. Take one piece from the center.
2. Give one piece to the person on your left.
3. Give one piece to the person on your right.
4. Trade candy with any player.
5. Take one piece from another player.
6. Keep all your candy and roll again.
Continue until the center pile is empty or a timer expires. Everyone keeps the candy they have at the end.
Friendsgiving Jeoparty
Create a quiz board with categories such as Thanksgiving History, Food and Cooking, Fall Traditions, Football and Friendsgiving Fun.
Divide guests into teams. Each team chooses a category and point value, then tries to answer the question correctly.
Higher-value questions should be more difficult. The team with the most points after the final round wins.
Friendsgiving Trivia
Test your guests with a mix of questions about Thanksgiving history, popular foods, seasonal movies, parade traditions and football.
Play individually or in teams. Include both easy and challenging questions so everyone has a chance to contribute.
Award one point for each correct answer. Add a tie-breaker question with a numerical answer, such as the weight of the largest pumpkin pie, and let tied players make their closest guess.
Friendsgiving True or False
Read a series of Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving statements and ask players to decide whether each one is true or false.
Guests can write their answers, hold up response cards or move to different sides of the room. Reveal the correct answer after every question and keep a running score.
Mix real facts with believable fiction to make the game harder. The player with the most correct answers wins.
Pass the Prize
Have everyone sit or stand in a circle and give one guest a wrapped prize.
Read a Friendsgiving story or poem filled with the words “left” and “right.” Each time one of those words appears, guests pass the prize in that direction.
The person holding the gift when the story ends keeps it. Candles, tumblers, small gift cards, packaged treats and other inexpensive fall gifts all work well.
How to Choose Games for Your Friendsgiving Party
You do not need to play all 25 games. The best combination depends on your group, schedule and party style.
For a Friendsgiving dinner party, choose one table game such as Roll and Share, one funny group game such as Charades and one longer activity such as Trivia or Jeoparty.
If some guests do not know one another, begin with Find the Guest or Ever or Never. Printable Friendsgiving games are useful when people prefer relaxed activities, while Charades, Candy Dice and Pass the Prize work well for a more energetic group.
For adults and teens, use harder trivia questions, faster timers and more challenging word games. If kids are joining the celebration, shorten the games, pair younger players with adults and use simple prompts that everyone can understand.
Pick a few Friendsgiving games that fit your guests, gather any supplies ahead of time and let the party unfold. A simple game between dinner and dessert may be all you need to get everyone laughing and spending more time together.
