Games for Christmas

During the time of Advent and around Christmas, specially themed games can be played. Those games are perfectly adequate for this special time of the year, getting the people in the right mood for Christmas.

Just have a look at games-wiki.org: Category of Christmas Games for a list of adequate games. Those age games that are specially designed for Christmas. Many other games can be used as well, when they are adapted to the special theme. You will find some ideas in the article games-wiki.org: Games for Christmas

One of the favourite games often is the game Secret Santa. It can be played over a longer period of time (e.g., the whole Advent) with smaller presents and courtesies and it is concluded around Christmas with one bigger present.

Merry X-Mas!

Like to play Mafia (a.k.a. Werewolves)?

You like to play the group game Mafia (a.k.a. Werewolfes), but lack the necessary amount of other players? Well, there is a solution for you. The game can also be played online! Epic Mafia offers a chat-like system where you can play the game all day long. Apart from being a great place to play the game, it offers many new characters that could enrich your offline games as well. Give it a try!

Games for Christmas

You are still looking for a game adequate for Christmas celebrations or other activities around Christmas or during the time of Advent? Well, take a look at the article Games for Christmas in the Games Wiki. While there are several games perfectly fit for Christmas, many others can be tailored for that special topic.

Werewolves of Millers Hollow

"Werewolves of Millers Hollow" is a great game for groups of around 10 to 20 people. They represent the citizen of a small village. Among them, a group of several Werewolves hide. In the two alternating phases of "night" and "day", different actions happen: in the night, the Werewolves kill one of the citizen (of course, the citizen don't learn to know WHO is a werewolf), while during the day, the village as a whole can bring one of its citizen to justice (a werewolf, hopefully).

Several special characters exist, like a witch (that can heal and kill once per game), a seer (that can discover the identitiy of one other player per round), a healer, etc. Once discussions start, the game usually develops its own momentum. Be prepared for alliances, intrigues, paranoia and verbal disputes among the participants.

The game can be played from age 10 or so onwards, when you can trust the participants to play by the rules. While the game is commercial (you can buy official game cards), it can be played with any other cards as well.

Games without equipment

Often, you need to find a game very spontaneously. Usually, you don't have much equipment at hand, and look for games that don't require any equipment.

Why not look in the Category "Game without equipment"  of the Games-Wiki? You will find many games there that can usually be played without much preparation. Feel free to browse the games described there.

Bullfighting

Bullfight in Sevilla is a game for groups of about 15 to 20 people. All you need is a rope.

Then, one participant is acting as bull, trying to escape the bullfighting arena that is formed by the other players. All the players, bull and the rest, need dexterity and agility to reach their goal: to escape the arena, or prevent just that.

More details can be found in the article Bullfight in Sevilla at games-wiki.org.

Wanna brag about your dexterity?

Coordination games are a great means to test and train one's dexterity. While a few of those games can be played just by oneself, they are most fun if they are played in a group. Then, the team has to work together towards the common goal. Typically, the task can only be solved if the members of the team coordinate and support each other in finding a reasonable solution. Often, such games have a group-dynamic aspect as they strengthen the team spirit.

For more information, see:

• Description of coordination games (with examples)
• List of all coordination games in the games-wiki.org