Bachelor and bachelorette party games
A bachelor or bachelorette party usually brings together old friends of the bride or groom, some of whom have never met. After the day’s activities, the evening needs games that land straight away and pull the group together.
- for 5–12 people
Gather needs no preparation: anyone without the app plays in the browser via QR code. For the big-screen games you need a game table – Apple TV, iPad or Mac – ideally with every phone on the same Wi-Fi.
Games that fit
Fib Finder
3–10 players12–20 minFib Finder is made for a group that loves teasing each other. The best made-up answers sound boringly plausible – and the true answer is often the most absurd.
Say It Different
4–12 players10–20 minSay It Different, the bride’s friends against the groom’s – or deliberately mixed if the groups should get to know each other. The 60-second timer guarantees it gets loud.
Sketch Round
3–10 players10–20 minSketch Round is ideal once the mood is good and the drawings get worse. The words are harmless; the laughs come from the execution.
Village at Night
5–12 players15–30 minVillage at Night is the long highlight of the evening. With ten or more people, alliances and suspicions form that will still be argued over at breakfast.
How it can go
After the day’s plans
Fib Finder while everyone arrives and freshens up. It works even if not everyone is watching all the time.
Group against group
Say It Different in two teams, then a Sketch Round for everyone. That keeps the pace high before the long part.
The long part
Village at Night with everyone. Allow an hour in which nobody has to leave.
Tips
- Wi-Fi in holiday rentals is often a guest network where devices can’t see each other. Test it with two phones right after you arrive.
- If you don’t have an Apple TV with you, bring an iPad or a Mac as the game table – on a Mac, the game table can go on a TV.
- Let the guest of honour play Village at Night like everyone else; roles are dealt at random, and nobody can make them the wolf on purpose.
More occasions
- Game night with friends
- Birthday games for grown-ups
- Kids’ birthday party: games with little reading
- Games for Christmas
- New Year’s Eve with games
- Family gatherings: games for young and old
- Office parties and team events with games
- Game night for two
- Flatshare night with games
- Rainy day: what to play when you’re stuck inside
- Holiday rental evenings: games without a TV
- School trips and youth camps: evening games
- Seniors’ club: familiar games on a new table
- Pre-party: quick games before you head out
- Getting-to-know-you night: games for new groups
- Halloween: games for a dark night
- Easter: games for the long weekend
- Family game night: playing with your kids
- Grandparents and grandkids: games for two to four
- Match night: games before kick-off and at half-time
- Cabin weekend: games for several evenings
- An evening on your own: games against the computer