Listing of 15 Popular Indoor Games Ideal for Your Intimate Christmas Celebration in 2021
As the year draws to a close, the need for safe and entertaining party games has never been greater. Here, we present a selection of the best socially-distanced party games that cater to remote or spaced participation, leveraging apps, virtual platforms, and classic games to ensure a fun and engaging experience for all.
**1. Wasabi - Viral Party Games**
Wasabi offers a range of 10+ games, including Twist on Cards Against Humanity, Truth or Dare, Most Likely To, Paranoia, and Heads Up, all playable online or with friends in-person while maintaining a safe distance. The app features an AI host with live voiceovers and constantly updated new content, making it perfect for diverse end-of-year groups. Players can create or join rooms remotely, making it highly adaptable for distancing needs.
**2. Picolo**
Picolo is a personalized party game where players enter names and receive random commands or questions, such as "Have everyone dance," then rate performances. Easy to set up, fun, interactive, and perfect for virtual or large spaced groups, Picolo takes about 30 minutes, making it great for engaging participants without close contact.
**3. Online Scattegories**
Adapted for virtual play, Scattegories is a classic word game that encourages creativity and thinking under time pressure, making it perfect for team or group settings over video calls.
**4. GIF Game**
Players find or share GIFs that match specific prompts or themes within a time limit in the GIF Game, a light-hearted and simple game that is perfect for digital platforms, ensuring safe social distancing.
**5. Murder Mystery Kits**
Murder Mystery Kits come with all instructions and materials, and themes range from 1920s to Wild West. Participants can join safely from home or spaced out in-person, making it immersive but safe.
**6. Wink Assassin / Wink Murder**
Requiring players to be spaced out but observe each other without close contact, Wink Assassin or Wink Murder is a fun game for teenage or adult groups maintaining safe distance. The assassin "kills" by winking, a discrete and socially distanced action.
For those looking for more traditional party games, there are several options available. The Filmie game, priced at ₹599, caters to Bollywood enthusiasts, while The Pandemic Wars, a card game centered around the pandemic, costs ₹899. A book of 101 ultimate drinking games is available for ₹293, and a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle can be purchased for ₹637.
Other games include Social Humour, another desi version of the international card game, priced at ₹1,100. UNO and Scrabble are available for ₹690, and "Drunk, Stoned, Or Stupid" party game costs ₹730. A 3D puzzle of the Taj Mahal is priced at ₹145, and a foosball table is available for ₹1,750.
For table tennis enthusiasts, an adjustable table tennis net suitable for most tables can be purchased for ₹629. A drinking card game that promises quick intoxication costs ₹3,600. For meme lovers, "What Do You Meme?" card game is available for ₹2,999, and the Make & Break card game costs ₹299. For those looking for a dance-based game, Just Dance 2020 for Xbox One is available for ₹2,999.
These games emphasize fun, interaction, and easy adaptation to distance or virtual settings, making them ideal for end-of-year parties where safety and engagement are both priorities.
- As the year nears its end, Wasabi's collection of online party games, including Twist on Cards Against Humanity, offers a perfect solution for diverse groups, catering to both remote and in-person, yet safe distanced gatherings.
- Picolo, a personalized party game, allows for fun and interaction with its various commands and questions, making it suitable for virtual or large spaced group settings, lasting about 30 minutes.
- Virtual Scattegories, adapted from the classic word game, encourages creativity and teamwork, making it an ideal choice for group settings over video calls.
- The GIF Game, played on digital platforms, requires players to share or find GIFs that fit specific prompts within a given time limit, ensuring a safe and engaging experience.
- Murder Mystery Kits, with themes ranging from 1920s to Wild West, provide an immersive and safe party experience for participants, whether they're at home or in-person and spaced out.
- Wink Assassin or Wink Murder, a game requiring spaced out players to observe each other without close contact, offers a fun and socially distanced option for teenage or adult groups.
- For those who prefer traditional party games, The Filmie game, priced at ₹599, caters to Bollywood enthusiasts, while The Pandemic Wars, a card game, costs ₹899, providing a unique end-of-year twist.
- With offerings ranging from drinking games to jigsaw puzzles, dance-based games, and table tennis accessories, indoor games have become an essential part of lifestyle, fashion-and-beauty, food-and-drink, home-and-garden, and relationship-building, ensuring fun and engagement without compromising safety.
