Who is this?
The host chooses any of the guests and blindfolds him. After this, the host begins to describe one of the other guests, for example, blue eyes, not blond, tall, looks like Brad Pitt, wears a cool watch. And the blindfolded guest must guess who we are talking about. If he guesses correctly, he receives a prize; if not, he fulfills the company’s wish. Then another participant enters the game. And the host describes the other guest. The game continues until all the guests have been described and guessed.
My name in someone else
It is better to hold this competition at the beginning, when the guests have not had time to introduce themselves to each other. The task of each of the guests is to explain his name through some personality, without mentioning the name itself. Everyone in this life knows someone from celebrities and world famous personalities with the same name as his. The first guest explains, for example, “I sing songs, slim and cute, married to a curly-haired man with a guitar.” And the second guest must guess (Angelica). Then the second guest explains, for example, “I am one of the three heroes, but not Popovich and not Nikitich.” And the third guest guesses (Ilya), after which he explains his name. Thanks to this competition, guests will get to know each other, and at the same time stretch their minds and memory.
Look for Something from People
Imagine, for example, that you are at a wilderness survival event. There are a lot of people there in camouflage and with knives. But only one person interested you. How can you meet? Here's an option: just ask him about the unusual flask that hangs on his belt.
It is very simple and natural to ask about something unusual that you have discovered in the appearance of another person. Original phone case, bracelet, brooch, book. Just politely ask about some interesting trinket.
You should use the same technique in relation to yourself. Carry something with you that another person can grab onto when meeting you.
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For matches
Each guest receives a piece of paper and a pen. At the command of the host, the guests simultaneously write specific words on their pieces of paper, without peeking at each other, for example, the host commands: animals. And the guests each write their own animal on their own piece of paper, for example, cat, dog, elephant, and so on. Then the leader commands: flower, drink, country, item of clothing, color, fish, and so on. After each command from the presenter (when the guests have written their options on their pieces of paper), one of the guests stands up (starting with the first, after the second command - the second, after the third - the third, and so on) and names his option. And, if this guest has a match with someone (that is, both this guest and someone else wrote the same option: cat and cat), they drink to something good. So, for each coincidence, the guests drink and get to know each other better.
Summary
So, to easily get to know a person, use these techniques:
- Before you meet yourself, try to find someone who can introduce you.
- Look for people to have any unusual accessories or items that you can casually ask about.
- Listen to what they are talking about in large companies and, if possible, insert yourself into the conversation.
- You don't have to show your intelligence right away. Platitudes do not mean that you are banal. They only confirm your adequacy.
- Adapt to the person's mood - this creates empathy and trust.
- Look for key words in your interlocutor’s speech that indicate his interest in a particular topic. And vice versa, structure your speech in such a way that the other person has something to cling to.
- If you don’t know what to say at all, repeat the last phrase with a questioning intonation, as if inviting the person to dive into the topic.
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Who are you?
Each of the guests takes turns saying a phrase that relates to their profession, but without naming it itself, for example, “I come to work and put on a hard hat” or “Most of my work consists of roads and travel”, or “My work smells delicious and makes you full” and so on. If one of the guests guesses who a certain guest is by profession, he raises his hand and names his option. For the correct answer there is a prize, and the guest who guessed correctly is given a napkin on the plate to make it clear that he has been revealed. If you haven’t guessed correctly, the game continues and the guests speak according to the second phrase. The game lasts until all the guests have been guessed by profession.
Party games. Dating games
Interesting games for a party
The holiday can be intimate or masquerade, solemn or silly - in any case, it involves communication.
And the overall mood of the party depends on how easy it is for guests to communicate with each other. Anyone preparing a holiday must think about many things. How many people will there be? How familiar are they with each other? How to introduce those who are seeing each other for the first time, so that this acquaintance turns out to be pleasant? How to smooth out the unevenness of communication between those who already know each other? The games proposed in this article are aimed at introducing strangers and bringing acquaintances even closer together. Various games are collected here - for an official setting and for a friendly circle, for young people and for older people. The presenter needs to thoroughly introduce the people who will be invited: whether they are close people or completely different, how different they are in age and interests, whether they are inclined to communicate or separated, etc. In accordance with this, he chooses this or that game.
One remark needs to be made here. Perhaps more than others, dating games require attentiveness and tact from the host - not every person, when meeting for the first time, is ready to tell a lot about himself to strangers, much less allow someone to do it for themselves and in a humorous manner. Keeping in mind the purpose of the acquaintance, one must not forget the limit - do not force someone to say too much. The beginning is always a very important thing. One of the tasks of the host is to ensure that each participant in the celebration feels safe and the atmosphere is friendly.
So, let's meet! And during the celebration there will still be many moments when we will intersect with one or another people - the host will make sure that, either in a competition, or in a game, or in a dance, opportunities for new meetings are opened up for us, so that the acquaintance continues . At the end of the book, in the section “Games to Continue Getting Acquainted,” games are described for those who want to learn even more about each other.
Party game. Salad of names
Number of participants: 15 - 40 people.
What you need to play: nothing.
Preparations : none.
The host gathers everyone and says: “To make it easier for us to communicate at the evening, let’s get to know each other, find out each other’s names. A lot of interesting things await us today, and everyone, of course, can’t wait to get to the entertainment that we have prepared for you. To quickly end the introduction ceremony, let everyone shout out their name loudly at my command, and we will move on to more interesting things. So, get ready!.. Three, four!”
There is a noise and the presenter, worried, tries to repeat: “So. Two Sashas... Anton... It seems there is one Masha? Or Natasha?.. Nothing is clear! Let's try again!" Everyone screams again, the presenter jokes again. After the third time, he sighs and runs his hand over his forehead: “Nothing works! Well, we’ll have to take our time and get to know each other more thoroughly.” And he moves on to some kind of dating game.
Party game. Mansion name
Number of participants: 10-30 people.
What you need to play: nothing.
Preparations: none.
Everyone sits or stands in a circle. The first one introduces himself: “Igor.” Everyone chants his name in unison. Now Igor’s neighbor says his name, and everyone repeats his name. When everyone has introduced themselves, the leader, standing in the middle of the circle, points in turn to one or the other participant in the circle, and the choir again calls the names, this time without prompting.
Party game. Name in the center
Number of participants : 30-50 people.
What you need to play : music.
Preparations : it is advisable for the host to have a list with the names of the guests.
When there are a lot of people, you can introduce those present to each other by dancing. While everyone is dancing, the leader invites all Sasha to the center, then all Oksana, all Len, all Mish, etc., until everyone is in the center of the circle (for this, the leader needs to either write down the names of all the invitees for himself in advance, or ask for the names among the dancers). When someone is in the circle, everyone chants their name loudly to the beat of the music.
Party game. Original acquaintance
Number of participants: 10-15 people.
What you need to play : nothing.
Preparations : none.
Everyone sits or stands in a circle. The first participant in the game introduces himself and makes some gesture that corresponds to his image (waves his hand, shrugs his shoulders, bows, etc.). His neighbor repeats his name and gesture, and then says his name and shows his gesture. The third player repeats two names and two gestures and adds his own name and gesture, etc.
The one who makes a mistake repeats the name and gesture of the previous player, calls his own and thus begins a new chain of ideas. The host of the game evaluates who will be able to reproduce the longest chain of names and gestures.
Party game. Dating for a while
Number of participants: 20-40 people.
What you need to play: nothing.
Preparations : none.
The presenter explains the rules, gives the signal to start and times the time. In a few minutes, everyone should get to know everyone, i.e. shake hands, introduce yourself and find out the name of your partner. After a few minutes, the leader gives a sign to stop, the participants sit in a circle and in chorus name everyone sitting in the circle, one by one.
Party game. Autographs
Number of participants : 15–40 people.
What you need for the game : pencils or pens for all players, lists with the names of all guests according to the number of players.
Preparations: prepare lists with names.
This game is suitable for the case when there are many people invited to a party, and almost everyone is unfamiliar with each other. All participants in the game receive a list containing the names and surnames of those present. Now everyone goes around with a list of all the guests and collects their autographs. The winner is the one who completes the proposed task faster.
Party game. Notes
Number of participants : 10-30 people.
What you need for the game : paper, pens.
Preparations : none.
On six small pieces of paper, each one writes his name beautifully, in some unusual way. The leaves are carefully folded and given to the presenter, who mixes all the notes. Now the presenter distributes six notes to everyone. The goal of the players now is to exchange pieces of paper with other people’s names for pieces of paper with their own name as quickly as possible, approaching other players and talking to them. You can only give a note in exchange for another. The winner is the one who collects his notes faster than others.
Party game. Game with newspaper
Number of participants: 10-20 people.
What you need for the game : newspaper.
Preparations: none.
Everyone stands in a circle and everyone comes up with a harmless rhyme for their name, for example: Masha-daisy, Ivan-drum, etc. The driver in the center of the circle runs up with a rolled-up newspaper to one of the participants in the game, playfully swings the newspaper at him and counts to three. If the player does not have time to say his name and rhyme during this time, he is lightly hit on the forehead with a newspaper and becomes the driver. If he has time, the driver runs up to the other participant. The game continues until all names have been called.
Party game. We're going on a hike
Number of participants: 10-30 people.
What you need to play : nothing.
Preparations: none.
A game of familiarity, but also of intelligence. Everyone stands in a circle. The driver says: “We are going on a hike. What is your name and what are you taking with you?” One of the players, with whom the driver has agreed in advance, says his name and some object starting with the same letter. For example: “My name is Misha. I’m taking a tape recorder with me.” The participants in the game take turns naming themselves and the items suitable for the hike, and the host comments: “We’ll take you on a hike” or: “No, we won’t, choose another item!” Everyone needs to guess that the first letters of their name and the thing called must match. The game continues until all players have gone on a hike.
Party game. ABC of names
Number of participants: 10-30 people.
What you need to play: nothing.
Preparations : none.
Participants in the game who do not know each other are asked to line up so that their full names are in alphabetical order. During the game, everyone has to learn each other's names.
Party game. Tickets
Number of participants: 21–41 people (odd number).
What you need to play : nothing.
Preparations: none.
The participants of the game stand in two circles, the outer (“passengers”) and the inner (“tickets”), and the players in the two circles face each other. Everyone remembers the player opposite. The one left without a pair stands in .
At the leader’s signal, two circles move, one clockwise, the other counterclockwise. The presenter says: “Controller!” and each “passenger” must grab his own “ticket”. The “hare” tries to grab any “ticket”. The one left without a pair becomes a “hare”, and the game continues.
When the “passenger” takes his “ticket”, they get acquainted.
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Greetings
In fact, the game is quite simple, but fun, because at first it will be easy, but then you will have to be smart and delve into your memory. The game is a knockout game. Starting with the first guest at the table, participants say one greeting at a time, for example, hello or hello, good afternoon or greetings. Greetings can be said in all languages of the world. The most cunning ones can even use the Internet on their phone. The presenter himself may hint about this. A participant who cannot say greetings is eliminated from the game. And the most persistent participants, for example, three or five who remained until the end of the game and managed to name the most different greetings, are awarded prizes.
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During the banquet
..., the best option for introducing guests is wedding competitions. They are held both at the table and in the center of the hall. As a rule, the presenter will always have interesting ideas in this regard. But a young couple can also think about this topic.
It must be said that everything that happens, which is presented with jokes and humor, is perceived by others easily and positively. You can start the evening by singing the presenter’s song (if your vocal abilities are insignificant, you can sing along to a soundtrack), so that everyone present sings along or plays along. Besides being fun, singing also brings people together. It is important that the chosen song is heard by everyone, and the words can be edited in relation to the theme of the event.
At the same time, you can accompany the performance with some movements and applause. Eg:
— the newlyweds can come up with a few pleasant words for everyone present that will lift the guests’ spirits from the very beginning of the evening. Naturally, this applies more to events with a small number of guests;
- traditional competitions, for example “Whoever was born in January - get up, get up, get up...” are already known to everyone, so it’s worth coming up with something new. As an option, the presenter calls the initial letter of the name and invites guests whose names begin with this letter to stand, introduce themselves and congratulate the newlyweds with a toast (or a dance, participation in a competition);
- On the cards, indicate the names of everyone present at the banquet. Everyone entering the hall pulls out any card, and during the evening, the host can name any name of the guest. Those who have the appropriate card go to the center of the hall, introduce themselves and tell some stories or episodes from the lives of the young people. This competition can also be done at a table;
— the “horoscope” competition is as follows: the presenter names a zodiac sign. Everyone who is related to this sign gets up and introduces themselves, and the newlyweds read out to them a comic prediction for the evening;
- An interesting option is to get to know each other in verse. The hosts, as a rule, have many options for funny quatrains that the newlyweds will read during the evening, thereby allowing the guests to get closer. Another option could be, for example: the host says a couple of lines in rhyme, inviting the guests to finish the verse with improvisation. If there are a lot of guests, you can introduce them not individually, but in groups;
— guests must stand in two circles (one for the female half) and the other for the men and begin to move in a dance form. When the music is interrupted, those who are nearby introduce themselves to each other (according to the leader’s instructions, they can hug, shake each other’s hand, or perform another task);
— at the beginning of the evening, guests are given cards (they can be in the shape of hearts, flowers, stars, etc.). At some point, on the instructions of the host, the card holder must find the same owner among the guests and get to know him.
- the surest way to get acquainted is to congratulate the newlyweds with a toast. The host gives the floor to each guest. The guest first introduces himself, and then says congratulations and offers to drink to the newlyweds. This option is more often used at small events.
