159 games that work with real groups

Every game here runs with nothing but the people in the room.

No printing, no cutting up, no setting up stations.

Short games for the gap between two other things.

Top 10 Youth Group Games That Need No Equipment

Ten games for youth group that need nothing but the people in the room, chosen for groups of teenagers rather than scaled down from kids games.

Top 10 Classroom Games That Actually Work

Ten classroom games chosen by a former teacher: what each one is good for, what age it lands at, and the bit that usually goes wrong.

A quick reflex game played in pairs. On '4', try to trap your partner's finger on your palm while pulling your own away.

Everyone shares two truths and one lie about themselves, and the group tries to guess which statement is the lie.

Like Whispers but acted out. A scenario is performed and passed along a chain of volunteers, getting more distorted each time.

The group creates a physical action for each word of the verse, then says it aloud while performing the actions until it's memorised.

Everyone picks an animal starting with their initial plus an action to match, then passes around the circle name-and-action style.

A cumulative circle game where each person recites every animal name before them, then adds their own.