Games that help relatives mix across generations, learn more about each other and keep a large reunion moving.
Picked with your group in mind
Selections work well with mixed ages and larger family groups. Family-specific activities use only information people are comfortable sharing and pair well with general group games.
Find your next “let’s play”.
Medium energy
Silent Line-Up
The group must arrange itself in a specified order without speaking.
- Players
- 6–40players
- Ages
- 10+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Human Timeline
Players arrange themselves along an imaginary timeline using a safe, non-sensitive life detail or shared event.
- Players
- 6–30players
- Ages
- 12+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
High energy
Rock Paper Scissors Tournament
Players duel in rock-paper-scissors, then become cheering supporters of the winner until one final match remains.
- Players
- 6–50players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Medium energy
Crowd Detective
A detective watches the group and tries to identify the hidden leader who is secretly changing everyone’s movements.
- Players
- 8–30players
- Ages
- 10+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Medium energy
Would You Rather Corners
Players physically choose between two options by moving to opposite sides of the space, then compare reasons.
- Players
- 6–40players
- Ages
- 10+ages
- Minutes
- 10–25minutes
Medium energy
Switch Sides
Players move across an imaginary line whenever a statement applies to them, creating quick visual conversation starters.
- Players
- 6–40players
- Ages
- 10+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Low energy
Family Trivia
Teams answer a mix of general trivia and optional family-specific questions so different generations can contribute.
- Players
- 4–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 15–30minutes
Low energy
Who Am I?
Each player tries to identify a secret person, character, animal or object by asking yes-or-no questions.
- Players
- 4–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 15–25minutes
Low energy
Family Story Chain
Each person adds one short sentence to a shared story, sending it in unexpected directions around the group.
- Players
- 3–15players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 10–25minutes
Medium energy
Charades
Players act out a secret prompt without speaking while teammates or the whole group try to guess it.
- Players
- 4–24players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 15–30minutes
Low energy
Telephone
A sentence is whispered from person to person once, then the final version is compared with the original.
- Players
- 5–20players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes
Low energy
Common Ground
Small groups race to discover meaningful things everyone in their team has in common.
- Players
- 4–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 10–20minutes