Favorite Party Games

A brief list of my top 6 favorite simple party games!

Hexagon game board with pieces, cards, and dice.

#1 - Catan

My absolute favorite board game. Catan is a strategy game where you collect resources, trade between players, and build roads and settlements to gain points. The first player to 10 points wins!

hands passing a device around a table, speech bubbles showing bicycle, pizza, rain cloud and a ukulele.

#2 - Catchphrase

Great for a good laugh, best with a group! Catchphrase is a word-guessing game. Describe the word on the game pad without saying it, then pass it on before the buzzer goes off!

Square game board with play money, dice, cards, small houses and a hotel.

#3 - Monopoly

A good time if you have patience and a whole weekend. Monopoly is a classic property party game. Buy, trade, and build on properties while collecting rent in an attempt to bankrupt the other players.

Players holding red, blue, green, and yellow number cards around a separate pile of cards.

#4 - Uno

Quick games, and can be replayed many times without getting too old, too quick! Uno is a fast card game where you match colors or numbers to empty your hand first. Don't forget to call "Uno!" when you have one card left!

Five round cards covered in symbols, a finger pointing at a kite.

#5 - Spot It

My girlfriends and my favorite game to play when we're at a restaarant or bar. Spot it is a quick matching game where every pair of cards shares exactly one symbol. The first to spot and name it wins the card!

Board game with a winding colored path, mouse pieces, wooden contraption of gears, a boot and a cage.

#6 - Mousetrap

One of my favorite nostalgic games. Mousetrap is a board game where you actually build a working mouse-trap in an attempt to trap other players trying to gather pieces of cheese.