Games and activities guides

Party games, car journey games, playground classics and nostalgic pastimes. There are 16 guides in this section, all free to read and copy from.

Every one is written for a specific moment rather than in general, so pick the closest fit and take the lines you need.

Car journey games
No-equipment games for the motorway, sorted by energy level.
Waiting room games
Quiet, no-equipment games for hospitals, surgeries and airports.
Games for a pub table
Twenty games needing nothing but a table and company.
Kids' party games by age
What actually works at each age, plus timings that hold up.
Games for older relatives
Sociable games that work on a visit, in a home or round a table.
Best board games for families
Sorted by age and length, with honest notes on which drag.
Charades word lists
Ready-to-cut lists by category, easy through to fiendish.
Pictionary word lists
Lists sorted by difficulty, plus kids and Christmas rounds.
Old fashioned party games
Thirty traditional games with rules, sorted by age group.
Playground games we all played
Twenty-five school playground games and the rules, properly written down.
Classic British pub games
Twenty traditional pub games with rules and where they're still played.
Classic family card games
Twenty card games for one deck, with ages and quick rules.
Rainy day activities for families
Thirty indoor activities using things already in the house.
Garden games for a party
Twenty outdoor games with rules, for kids, adults and mixed ages.
Growing up in the 80s and 90s
Forty British childhood memories, and how to use them at a milestone party.
Nostalgic quiz questions
Six ready-made rounds of ten questions with answers.

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There are 16 in this section, and the full directory has 299 guides across 29 topics.

Yes. Copy any message, joke or checklist straight into a card or a party plan. You do not need to buy anything.