It takes literally no time from being roommates to being best friends for life. Once you get to know each other, you start exploring the city together and are each other’s company every day. But then, there comes a point in your life where you can’t figure out what to do next. You are probably too tired to head out and feel the need to be indoors for a while. Staying indoors could get a little boring sometimes but you can always entertain yourself by playing an interesting game with your roommates. Not just that, party games are a great way to bring people together and break the ice especially if you have spent a lot of time apart from your group.
Now, if you’re going to surf ‘what games to play with roommates?’ we might as well save your time by listing down a few of them below. These games will help you kill the boredom and establish a stronger bond with your PG roommates.
Fun Games to Play with PG Roommates
- TRUTH OR DARE
- Taboo
- Game of Phones
- Werewolf
- Chinese Whisper
- Who Am I
- Telephone Pictionary
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TRUTH OR DARE – Say the truth or complete the dare.
Trust us when we say this, this game is not as easy as it sounds. Truth or dare, either way, you are going to get into trouble, especially if you have a crazy group of friends. Your deepest darkest secrets will no longer be secrets and be ready to complete funny dares. In the end, you just don’t want either side of the bottle to face you.
However, there are different versions of this game. It’s also called Truth and Drink.
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Taboo – Don’t say the given word!
This game is great for passing time. You are given one word and a few other words along with it. You have to explain that word without using those words. You can explain as many as you can within a given time limit. The more words you explain, the more points you make. Every game is fun when you have a time limit to stick to; the pressure, the anxiety, and the sweet joy it brings along are irreplaceable. Don’t start fighting, be fair, and don’t say the word you’ve been given.
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Game of Phones – Take your creativity to another level.
This game requires creativity. The premise of the game looks something like this: the deck has to be shuffled and the first person to read out the challenge is the one who has received the most recent message. One influencer reads out the challenge and others are ready with their phones to find a relatable meme, joke, picture, giphy, or video to it as a reaction. The winner gets to keep the card and the person who collects 5 cards first is announced as the ultimate winner of the round.
You can play as many rounds as you want. Use your creativity and skills in using your phone. The best and the only advice you would want to win this game is to BE QUICK.
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Werewolf – Have 7 players or more? Try this game.
If you have 7 players or more, you must try to play this game. Odd numbers of players fit best for this game; however, it’s not mandatory. Everyone gets a character card where there is one moderator, one seer; one doctor, two werewolves, and the rest of the players should be villagers. If your player count exceeds more than 15, increase a werewolf by every 4 players. Deal the cards with face down and keep it a secret.
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Chinese Whisper – Give interesting words and ask funny questions!
The drill to this game is to give a unique word to the next person till you get the word. Supposedly, if you are A and the next person sitting to you is B, you have to give a word to B, B will follow the same and give a word to C. Wait until you get a word. Then go in the reverse order and ask a funny question to the person who gave you your word. This can is for children as well as adults. It can get really funny if the question and answer match each other.
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Who Am I – 20 chances until you find who you are.
Pick one name for each person playing and stick that name on each person’s back or forehead, where their eyes can’t reach. Each person gets 20 chances to say either “yes or no” to the questions to find out who they are. This game gets extremely funny when each person starts recounting what they know about themselves before asking their next question.
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Telephone Pictionary –
Sit in a circle and pass on a notepad and a pen to everyone. Instruct players to write down a funny phrase, renowned person, or anything else on the second sheet of their notepad. Close it, and pass it over to the person on their right. Now everyone has to pick up a new pad and read the phrase on page two. After doing so, they have to draw it as best as they can on page three. Pass the notepads again, but this time, you can only look at the illustration and try to guess the phrase written on the next page. Keep passing and drawing or guessing until you have your original pad with you. When you flip through the pages in front of the group, everyone will burst out as your phrase gets distorted.
So, the next time you’re feeling to head out dies, you can stay indoors and plan to play these games instead. Staying indoors will not lead to boredom anymore. You will find your comfort and the need for entertainment fulfilled in one place. You can even find this as an opportunity to gel up with the other roommates you haven’t remained in touch with. Take this as an ice breaker or as something that can help you to build your lost bond again, it will work.
