Table games for the New Year. Competition “Forest fairy or Christmas tree”. Competitions from Valentina Khlopko

29.09.2019 Heating systems

While the guests are sitting at the table, the toastmaster says that in every country there is a character who is very similar to our Santa Claus. He probably has different clothes, his own character and, of course, his name. The toastmaster calls the name of the New Year's character, and the guests try to guess what country he lives in.

Austria - Sylvester
Albania - Babadimpi
Altai Territory - Sook-Taadak
Azerbaijan – Baba Mine
Belarus - Zyuzya or Father Frost and Snow Maiden
Bulgaria – Uncle Koleda
Bosnia - Deda Mraz
UK - Phaser Christmas
Hungary - Mikulas or Telapo
Germany - Weinachtsmann or Nikolaus
Greece – Agis Vasilis
Denmark - Yletomte, Ylemanden, St. Nicholas
Spain - Papa Noel
Italy - Babbo Natale
Indonesia - Sinterklass
Iran - Baba Noel
Kazakhstan - Ayaz-ata
Catalonia - Sinterklaas
Canada - Santa Claus
Quebec - Père Noel
Kalmykia - Zul
Cambodia - Ded Zhar
Karelia - Pakkainen
China - Sho Hin, Sheng Dan Laoren
Colombia - Papa Pascual
Mongolia - Uvlin Uvgun
Netherlands - Sanderklaas
Norway - Ylebukk or Julenissen
Poland – Svetiy Mikolaj
Portugal - Pai Natal
Russia - Father Frost and Snow Maiden
Romania - Mos Jerile
Serbia - Deda Mraz
Slovakia – Jerzyszek
USA - Santa Claus
China – Che Dong Lao Ren
Tatarstan - Kysh Babai
Türkiye – Noel Baba
Ukraine - St. Nicholas or Father Frost and Snow Maiden
Uzbekistan - Kerbobo
Finland - Joulupukki
France - Père Noel
Friesland - Synteklaas
Montenegro – Deda Mraz
Czech Republic - Ded Mikulas
Chile - Viejo Pasquero
Sweden - Yultomten
Japan - Oji-san

New Year's questions

The toastmaster walks around the tables and distributes pieces of paper from two bags (one bag contains questions, the other contains answers). Guests, pulling out pieces of paper, first read out the question, and then the answer.

Examples of questions:

But what they say is true is that New Year are you flirting with Santa Claus (Snegurka)?
Is it true what they say that you are afraid of the chimes?
Is it true what they say that you love to get drunk on New Year's Eve?
Is it true what they say that you constantly think about sex on New Year's Eve?
Is it true what they say that you don’t give gifts for the New Year?
Is it true what they say that you celebrate the New Year drunk under the table?
Is it true what they say that you spend a lot of money on New Year's sales?
Is it true what they say that you don’t leave the table until you’ve eaten everything there is?
Is it true what they say that you dream of becoming Father Frost (Snow Maiden)?
Is it true what they say that you invite the whole neighborhood to your place for the New Year?
But what they say is true is that New Year's table Do you only have beer and chips?
Is it true what they say that every year you record the president’s congratulations on videotape?
Is it true what they say that you decorate the Christmas tree with photographs from Play Boy magazine?
Is it true what they say that you can give a million rubles for New Year to the first person you meet?
Is it true what they say that you start fights on New Year’s?

Of course, I do this once every two days.
I'll tell you about it face to face.
I do this every 15 minutes.
Don’t even ask - I won’t tell the truth!
This is a sealed secret!
Yes, Yes, Yes, otherwise it would be boring.
I get beaten for this, but I do it again and again.
Of course, all the time!
Only when I drink a bowl of vodka.
Unfortunately this is true!
Only when no one is looking.
It's a secret.
Not without it.
I can't help it.
only when I really want to eat.
Yes, just don't tell anyone about it.
Yes, and I'm proud of it.
Often, and I really love this activity.
Yes, I do this often.
What can you do, we are all human.
Yes, and I advise everyone to do this.
Yes, and I like it.

Symbol of the year

All guests sit at the table and are given soft toy in the form of a symbol of the year. You need to kiss her somewhere and say, for example: “I kiss the symbol of the year on the cheek so that they will always be pink” and pass it on to the next player. You can’t repeat yourself and guests need to use their imagination.

After the symbol of the year has passed around the circle, the fun begins. The toastmaster announces a new task: it is necessary to kiss the neighbor (who was given the symbol of the year) in the same place as the symbol of the year. The player who refuses to repeat the kiss on his neighbor will be fined and will have to perform some number (read a New Year's poem, sing a New Year's song, dance to a New Year's melody).

What's on our Christmas tree?

This competition is held by Santa Claus. “I came here for the holiday and I want to admire how you decorated the Christmas tree. Now tell me what you decorated the tree with. Do not interrupt the long thread, repeat all the names quickly. I call toy number one. This is, of course, SERPANTINE.”

Everyone plays, the next player calls a serpentine and another word, the third player calls the first, second and third word, etc. The one who breaks the chain is eliminated from the game. The last one to correctly name the entire chain wins. Santa Claus or toastmaster must write down all the words on a piece of paper and ensure that the chain is correct.

Fairytale things

The toastmaster brings out a bag with objects that symbolize this or that fairy tale hero. The toastmaster takes out these items one by one, and the guests must guess who this item may belong to. For each correct answer - a small souvenir (for example, Chupa Chups).

Examples of items:

Peacock feather - firebird
Empty bottle - gin
Little Red Riding Hood
Blue Riding Hood - Snow Maiden
Mirror - the evil witch from Snow White
Beautiful bag - Santa Claus

New Year's planning

While the guests are sitting at the table, the toastmaster passes a sheet of A4 paper (or, if there are many guests, then several sheets glued together) and a pen across the table. Each odd-numbered guest writes on a piece of paper what he would like to accomplish in the coming year and wraps the piece of paper, hiding what he wrote.

Each even-numbered guest writes what needs to be done to fulfill the wish and also wraps the piece of paper. After this piece of paper has passed through all the guests, the toastmaster unfolds it and reads everything that is written on it.

Suitable scenarios for the holiday:

To the tune of “Flowers in the garden are beautiful in spring.” We are like snow-white flowers, All year round…
Characters Winter. Santa Claus. Jerzyshek. Sylvester. Baba Yaga. Snowflake. Snow Maiden. Father Frost. New…

The New Year with the smell of pine, tangerines and gifts is getting closer and closer. It's time to think about how you would like to spend this wonderful magical holiday.

There can be many options. If you decide to celebrate this New Year with your family and close friends, then it’s time to start preparing New Year’s competitions for your company. Competitions for the New Year should be fun, “winter”.

It is desirable that they contain a variety of New Year's attributes: confetti, tangerines, Christmas tree balls, Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden. In organizing New Year's competitions great importance has their versatility. Competitions for the New Year should attract and interest both adults and children (if their presence is expected).

New Year's competitions at the table... or near it

In a jar

For clarity, you can put a three-liter jar on the table. The task of everyone sitting in turn is to name any objects that will fit in the container. The competition can be complicated by saying that these items must be somehow related to the New Year. Then the fun begins. Guests name the item and argue that it is a New Year's item.

New Year's alphabet

Everyone sitting at the table must congratulate all the guests, but his toast begins with a specific letter from the alphabet. But you don’t have to choose - everyone knows the alphabet, so the letters come strictly in order. It's funny to watch how some characters try to remember what letter they got.

What's in your pants

Having sat down at the table, the guests pull newspaper quotes from the presenter’s bag. It will be more interesting if, instead of a bag, you glue together such an envelope-pants. The guest gets up and artistically declares: “And in my pants...” The end of the sentence is the phrase that he fished out. Of course, the presenter will have to try hard first, but the result is worth it.

"A" and "B" were sitting at the table

The competition is held between teams, each of which is asked to choose any letter of the alphabet. And now each team takes turns naming dishes known to it that begin with its letter. Those who answer last win.

New Year's toast

Guests are given cards with different abbreviations. TASS, housing and communal services, Ministry of Internal Affairs, OKA, traffic police, air force, etc. The competitor’s task is to prepare a short toast, the words of which will begin with these letters. The toaster drinks to the bottom, the rest - in support of the best toast.

Chocolate

The host conditionally divides the table into two teams, giving each of them a chocolate bar. The participants’ task is to take a bite and pass the chocolate to their neighbor, but without touching it with their hands. The winner is the team that eats the chocolate bar first without depriving anyone. The last participant makes a sign and the whole team shouts in unison: “Happy New Year!”

Sweet couple

The game goes in circles. Each participant names a famous, famous, fairy-tale or real couple. The presenter starts a conversation and says: “Father Frost and Snow Maiden.” And then everyone demonstrates their intelligence. The one who names the last pair wins the competition.

In zoo

Each participant writes the name of the animal on a piece of paper and places it in a common box. Now anyone who wants to takes out one note and, without reading, attaches it to his forehead. By asking leading questions to the audience, he must guess which animal he represents. Then the next guest gets a chance, etc.

New Year's competitions can be safely “diluted” with outdoor games. Here you can choose games for entertainment, both for an adult company and for a family. Have a good, cheerful and unforgettable New Year's Eve! Happy New Year 2019!

New New Year's competition for the company “Naoshchup” (new)

Armed with thick mittens, you need to determine by touch what kind of person from the company is in front of you. Young people guess girls, girls guess boys. The areas to be touched can be specified in advance. 🙂

New Year's competition for corporate parties “What to do if...”(new)

The competition is very good for a corporate evening, for creative and resourceful employees.) Participants need to consider difficult situations from which they need to find a non-standard way out. The participant who, in the opinion of the audience, will give the most resourceful answer receives a prize point.

Example situations:

What to do if you lost your employees' salaries or public money in a casino?

What to do if you are accidentally locked in the office late at night?

What should you do if your dog ate an important report that you have to present to the director in the morning?

What to do if you are stuck in an elevator with general director your company?

Space New Year competition “Lunokhod”

The best outdoor game for adults who are not entirely sober. Everyone stands in a circle, according to the counting number, the first one is chosen and inside the circle he walks on his haunches and seriously says: “I am Lunokhod 1.” Whoever laughed next squats in a circle and walks around, seriously saying: “I am Lunokhod 2.” And so on…

Fun New Year's competition “Who has the longest”

Two teams are formed and each must lay out a chain of clothes, taking off whatever they want. Whoever has the longest chain wins. If the game is not played in the company of a house, but, for example, in a square or in a club, then two participants are first selected, and when they do not have enough clothes for the chain (after all, when taking off your clothes, you must remain within the bounds of decency), then the hall is asked to help the participants, and anyone who wishes can continue the chain of the player he likes.

New competition “Who is cooler”

Men participate in the game. Eggs are placed on a plate according to the number of participants. The host announces that the players must take turns breaking one egg on their foreheads, but one of them is raw, the rest are boiled, although in fact all the eggs are boiled. The tension increases with each subsequent egg. But it is advisable that there be no more than five participants (they begin to guess that the eggs are all boiled). It turns out very funny.

Competition for the New Year “Who is the odd one out”

(From reader Alexander)
Participants sit in a circle, the leader announces that they are in a hot air balloon that is crashing, to avoid the crash one player must be thrown off the balloon. Participants take turns arguing based on their profession and skills why it should be left, after which voting takes place. Anyone who is thrown off needs to drink a glass of vodka or cognac in one gulp, but it is better to prepare water, the main thing is that no one will guess!

Competition for the New Year “I blinded you from what happened”(new)

Each Snow Maiden chooses Father Frost for herself, and dresses him up with everyone possible ways using any available means: from Christmas decorations to cosmetics. You must introduce your Santa Claus to the public through advertising, a song, a proverb, a poem, etc.

Competition “Congratulations”(new)

A workpiece is made like:
In one ___________ country in a _____________ city there lived _____________________ boys and at least ______________ girls. They lived ____________ and ____________ and communicated in the same ________________ and ___________ company. And then one __________ day they gathered in this _____________ place to celebrate such a ____________ and __________ New Year holiday. So today let only__________ toasts sound, _____________ glasses are filled with_____________ drinks, the table is bursting with _____________ dishes, there will be ____________ smiles on the faces of those present. I wish you that the new year will be ______________, you will be surrounded by _______________ friends, ______________ dreams will come true, your work will be ______________ and that your most _______________ other halves will give you only ___________joy, ___________love and ______________care.

All guests name adjectives, preferably compound ones like indigestible or sparkling intoxicant and insert them in a row into the gaps. The text is very funny.

Competition – game “Sector Prize”(new)

(from reader Maria)
The essence of the game: a box is prepared containing either the prize itself or a part of this prize. Only one player is selected and asked to choose: a prize or N amount of money (if there is no real money, money from a joke store, i.e. not real money, is a perfect substitute). And then it starts like on the TV program “Field of Miracles”, guests, friends, relatives, etc. sitting next to them shout “... prize”, and the presenter offers to take the money (just in case something happens, don’t say that the money is from a joke store or otherwise the prize will be taken away very quickly and it will not be interesting to play). The presenter’s task is to keep the intrigue and hint that the gift is very chic, but money has never bothered anyone, that they need to take it. The player's choice can be made in different ways, be it a children's counting rhyme or according to some separate criteria. In order to make it interesting for all guests, so that no one is offended (why did you choose this or that player), you can draw several prizes this way, but you will have to stock up a large sum money (even as was said earlier, maybe not real money).

Competition for a group of adults

Hit the target!

A proven competition – bursting laughter and fun are guaranteed. The competition is more suitable for men-) Required for the competition: empty bottles, rope (about 1 meter long for each participant) and pens and pencils.
A pencil or pen is tied to one end of the rope, and the other end of the rope is tucked into your belt. An empty bottle is placed on the floor in front of each participant. The goal is to get the handle into the bottle.

Fun competition for the family “New Year’s “Turnip”

(This competition is time-tested, great option for the New Year, fun will be guaranteed!)

The number of participants is the number of characters in this famous fairy tale plus 1 presenter. New actors need to remember their role:
Turnip - alternately hits his knees with his palms, claps his hands, and at the same time says: “Both-on!”
Grandfather rubs his hands: “Okay, sir.”
The grandmother threatens her grandfather with her fist and says: “I would kill him!”
The granddaughter – (for super-effect, choose an impressively sized man for this role) – twitches her shoulders and says, “I’m ready.”
Bug - scratches behind the ear, says: “The fleas are tormented”
Cat – sways her hips “And I’m on my own”
The mouse shakes its head, “We’ve finished!”
The presenter reads the classic text “Turnip”, and the heroes, having heard themselves mentioned, play their role:
“Grandfather (“Tek-s”) planted Turnip (“Oba-na”). Turnip (“Both-on!”) grew big and big. Grandfather (“Tek-s”) began to pull Turnip (“Both-on!”). He pulls and pulls, but he can’t pull it out. Grandfather called (“Tek-s”) Grandma (“I would kill”)…” etc.
The real fun begins after the words of the presenter: “Grandfather for Turnip, Grandma for Dedka...” First, conduct a rehearsal, and then the “performance” itself. Bursts of laughter and great mood secured!

A Christmas tree was born in the forest (musical scene, readers recommend)

We turn on the song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest”, just as in “Turnip”, distribute roles to the participants (it is recommended to write the roles on pieces of paper in advance and for the participants to randomly choose a role for themselves: “Christmas tree”, “Frost”, etc. ) and act out this children's song to the music.
It looks very funny when adults get used to a children's song.

“Phrases of congratulations”

The presenter reminds that New year's night is in full swing, and some people can hardly remember the last letter of the alphabet. Guests are invited to fill their glasses and say New Year's toast, but with one condition. Each person present begins the congratulation phrase with the letter A, and then proceeds alphabetically.
For example:
A - Absolutely happy to drink to the New Year!
B - Be careful, New Year is coming!
B - Let's drink to the ladies!
It's especially fun when the game gets to G, F, P, S, L, B. The prize goes to the one who came up with the most funny phrase.

New Year's competition - a fairy tale for a corporate party

From reader Natalya: “I offer another version of the fairy tale, we played it at a corporate party last year. For the characters we used following attributes: Tsarevich - crown and mustache, Horse - drawing of a horse in the form of a mask (as in kindergarten did, Tsar-Father - wig with a bald head, Mother - crown + apron, Princess - crown with an elastic band, Matchmaker Kuzma - apron with male XXX, bought in a shop. Everyone was tipsy and rolling around laughing, especially from Swat Kuzma.”
Fairy tale by roles
Characters:
Curtain (converge and diverge) - Zhik-zhik
Tsarevich (strokes his mustache) - Eh! I'm getting married!
Horse (gallops) - Tygy melons, tygy melons, I-go-go!
Cart (hand movement) - Watch out!
Matchmaker Kuzma (hands to the side, leg forward) - That’s nice!
Tsar-Father (protests, shakes his fist) - Don’t push!!!
Mother (patting Father on the shoulder) - Don’t hold me, Father! It will stay in the girls!
Princess (raises the hem of her skirt) - I'm ready! Smart, beautiful, and just of age.
One half of the guests Wind: UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
The other half of the Bird: Chik-chirp!
A curtain!
In the Far Far Away Kingdom, in the Thirtieth Kingdom, lived Tsarevich Alexander.
The time has come for Tsarevich Alexander to get married.
And he heard that Princess Victoria lived in a neighboring state.
And without hesitation, the Tsarevich saddled the Horse.
Harnesses the Horse to the Cart.
Swat Kuzma jumps into the Cart.
And they galloped to Princess Victoria.
They jump through the fields, jump through the meadows, and the wind rustles around them. Birds are singing. They're coming!
And the Tsar Father appears on the threshold.
The Tsarevich turned the Horse around. He turned the Cart around, and Swat Kuzma was in the Cart. And we went back through the forests and fields!

The Tsarevich did not despair.
And the next morning he harnesses the Horse again. Harnesses the Cart. And in the cart is Swat Kuzma. And again the fields, again the meadows...
And the wind is rustling around. Birds are singing.
They're coming!
And Father comes to the threshold.
And here is Mother.
And here is Princess Victoria.
The Tsarevich put the Princess on the Horse. And they galloped to the Thirtieth Kingdom, to the Far Far Away State!
And again fields, again meadows, and the wind rustles around. Birds are singing.
And the Princess is in her arms.
And matchmaker Kuzma is happy.
And the cart.
And the horse is harnessed.
And Alexander Tsarevich.
I said I’ll get married, and I got married!
Applause from the audience! A curtain!

“Drunk Checkers”

A real checkers board is used, and instead of checkers there are stacks. Red wine is poured into the glass on one side, and white wine on the other.
Further everything is the same as in ordinary checkers. He cut down the enemy's pile and drank it. For variety, you can play giveaway.
For those who are especially strong, cognac and vodka can be poured into the glasses. In this situation, only international masters of sports win three games in a row. 🙂

Game “Baba Yaga”

Players are divided into several teams, depending on the number. The first player is given a mop in his hand, he stands in the bucket with one foot (he holds the bucket with one hand, and the mop with the other). In this position, the player must run a certain distance and pass the equipment to the next one. Fun guaranteed-)

Game “Situations”

The teams, to the judgment of the audience or Santa Claus, offer a way out of the situation.
1. A plane left without a pilot.
2. During a cruise on a ship, you were forgotten in a French port.
3. You woke up alone in the city.
4. On the island with cannibals, there are cigarettes, matches, a flashlight, a compass, and skates.
And opponents ask tricky questions.

New Year competition for young people

"Bottle"

First, the bottle is passed around in a circle to each other.
- pressed shoulder to head
-under the arm
-between the ankles
-between the knees
-between the legs
It’s a lot of fun, the main thing is that the bottle is not empty, or partially filled. Whoever’s bottle falls is out.

New Year 2019 – what to give?

The most sensitive

Only women participate in the competition. The participants stand facing the audience. Behind each is a chair. The presenter quietly places a small object on each chair. On command, all participants sit down and try to determine what kind of object is under them. Looking at and using hands is prohibited. The first one to determine wins. You can guess the number of things placed on the chair identical items(caramel, tangerine).

Surprise

The competition is prepared in advance. We take the most common ones air balloons. We write assignments on pieces of paper. The tasks may be different. We put the notes inside the balloon and inflate it. The player pops any ball without using his hands and receives a task that must be completed!
For example:
1. Recreate the chimes on New Year's Eve.
2. Stand on a chair and notify everyone White light that Santa Claus is coming to us.
3. Sing the Song “A Christmas tree was born in the forest.”
4. Dance rock and roll.
5. Guess the riddle.
6. Eat a few slices of lemon without sugar.

Crocodile

All participants are divided into two teams. The first team comes up with a clever word and then says it to one of the players on the opposing team. The task of the chosen one is to depict the hidden word without making a sound, only with gestures, facial expressions and plastic movements, so that his team can guess what was planned. After successfully guessing, the teams change roles. After some practice, this game can be complicated and made much more interesting by guessing not words, but phrases.

Lung capacity

The players' task is to cheat Balloons in the allotted time without using your hands.

Whale

Everyone stands in a circle and joins hands. It is advisable that there are no breakable, sharp, etc. nearby. items. The presenter speaks into each player's ear the names of two animals. And he explains the meaning of the game: when he names any animal, then the person who was told this animal should sit down sharply in his ear, and his neighbors to the right and left, on the contrary, when they feel that their neighbor is crouching, should prevent this from happening, supporting the neighbor by the arms . It is advisable to do all this at a fairly fast pace, without giving any breaks. The funny thing is that the second animal that the host speaks into the players’ ears is the same for everyone – “WHALE”. And when, a minute or two after the start of the game, the presenter suddenly says: “Whale,” then everyone inevitably has to sit down sharply - which leads to prolonged wallowing on the floor. :-))

Masquerade

Various funny clothes are stuffed into the bag in advance (national hats, clothes, underwear, swimsuits, stockings or tights, scarves, bows, diapers for adults, etc. Balls can be inserted into the bra). A DJ is selected. He turns the music on and off at different intervals. The music starts playing, the participants begin to dance and pass the bag to each other. The music stopped. Whoever has the bag left in his hands pulls out one item and puts it on himself. And so on until the bag is empty. In the end, everyone looks very funny.

“What do you like about your neighbor?”

Everyone sits in a circle and the leader says that now everyone must say what they like about their neighbor on the right. When everyone tells these intimate details, the presenter joyfully announces that now everyone should kiss their neighbor on the right exactly in the place that he liked the most.

New Year's prediction

On a large beautiful tray lies a sheet of thick paper, beautifully painted to look like a pie, which consists of small squares - pieces of the pie. On inside square - drawings, what awaits the participants:
heart - love,
book - knowledge,
1 kopeck - money,
the key is a new apartment,
sun - success,
letter - news,
car - buy a car,
a person's face is a new acquaintance,
arrow - achieving the goal,
watches - changes in life,
road - trip,
gift - surprise,
lightning - tests,
glass - holidays, etc.
Everyone present “eats” their piece of the pie and finds out their future. The fake pie can be replaced with a real one.

Agility competition!

2 couples take part (a man and a woman), it is necessary to wear Men's shirts, and, at the girl’s command, men’s gloves must fasten the buttons on the sleeves and on the shirt (the number is the same, 5 each). Whoever completes the task faster is the winner! Prize for the couple!

Guess what it was!

Participants in the game are given pieces of paper with the text of Nekrasov’s poem
Once upon a time in the cold winter time,
I came out of the forest; it was bitterly cold.
I see it's slowly going uphill
A horse carrying a cart of brushwood.
And, walking importantly, in decorous calm,
A man leads a horse by the bridle
In big boots, in a short sheepskin coat,
In big mittens... and he's as small as a fingernail!
The participants’ task is to read a poem with the intonation inherent in one of the following monologues:
– Declaration of love;
– Commentary on a football match;
– Court verdict;
– Tenderness from contemplating a baby;
– Congratulations to the hero of the day;
– The principal's lecture to a schoolboy who broke a window.

New Year's wall newspaper

A newspaper is hung in a prominent place on which any of the guests
can write what was good and bad in the past year.

The New Year is just around the corner, and the time for widespread corporate events is approaching. And even at home, many groups of friends will probably want to diversify their vacation with games. And now is the time to pick up competitions for the New Year 2019.

Remember: what is ideal for a small group of vacationers is not at all suitable for a large corporate event. And you can afford more at home than in the same restaurant.

New Year's competitions for home holidays

In small companies, it is worth giving preference to those New Year competitions that involve the inclusion of everyone present so that no one gets bored. And it’s not that difficult to place 5–7 people in one competition.

Take care of the prizes in advance. Even an adult wants to receive some kind of material proof of his victory. Let it be the most ordinary sweets, tangerines or simple souvenirs with the symbol of the year. At the end of the evening, participants can count who has collected the most prizes. This is also a lot of fun.

New Year's melody

For this competition you will need several identical bottles into which water is poured different levels. It turns out to be peculiar musical instrument. The bottles are placed on the table, and guests are invited to use an ordinary spoon to perform any New Year's melody on these bottles. The winner is the one who, according to the general opinion, extracted the most similar melody.

Anecdote with a beard

Each person in the company takes turns telling a joke. If one of the others says that he knows this joke and really continues it, then the narrator is given a cotton beard. In the end, the one with the shortest “beard” wins. And the “bearded” one can be appointed Santa Claus.

Find a Christmas tree

Another very fun competition for the New Year. To do this, you will need to purchase a car fragrance in the shape of a Christmas tree in advance. They usually have a very strong, specific smell. It is hidden somewhere in the room, and guests must find the item by smell.

Hold the snowflake

This competition will again require some cotton wool. You need to make some kind of small and light snowflake. It should be possible to hold it suspended by air flow. A snowflake is thrown up, and the participants must blow on it from below, preventing it from falling. The winner, naturally, is the one whose snowflake falls to the floor later.

New Year's gift

3 people can participate in this competition at the same time. Gender participants does not matter. One of the three is placed in the center of the room. He will New Year's gift. The other two are placed on opposite sides of the “gift” and blindfolded. One is given ribbons in his hands, he must tie bows on the gift by touch. The second one should also untie them by touch.

Brook

This competition is designed for a fairly warm company. A piece of paper that is long but not too wide is placed on the floor. Ideal roll standard wallpaper. Next, women are asked to cross the “stream” without getting their feet wet, that is, to walk along its two banks with their legs spread wide apart. The first time women try to do this with their eyes open, the second time - with their eyes closed.

Moreover, when the first of them overcomes the “stream”, the rest should be outside the room. When the woman finishes the test, but her eyes have not yet been untied, one of the men present lies down on the “stream”.

The woman's eyes are untied. She sees a man and, naturally, is embarrassed. We are now inviting you to participate next woman. The first one sees how the competition actually went, calms down and laughs.

In my pants

This is exactly the rare case when ordinary newspaper headlines can be useful. Journalists now compete especially zealously for originality. Cut out the most unexpected ones and put them in an envelope. Then this envelope is passed around in a circle. Each participant takes out one headline and says “and in my pants...” and reads the headline from the piece of paper he pulled out.

New Year's competitions for a small company in a restaurant

This case has its own characteristics. Funny competitions on New Year's Eve in the restaurant they can be quite mobile, but not too much so as not to damage the furniture and dishes. Therefore, you should not involve everyone present in competitions at once. It is better to involve 2-3 people. Competitions are also welcome, allowing you to have fun without leaving the table. In this case, you can have fun even where there is no special agreement for this.

Congratulations in alphabetical order

Invite guests to take turns congratulating those gathered and making toasts, but not just like that, but in alphabetical order. The first one says a toast with the letter “a”, the second one with the letter “b” and so on. The most fun, naturally, begins towards the end of the alphabet, in the area of the letters “y”, “y”, as well as hard and soft sign. The winner is the one whose congratulations or toast turns out to be the most fun.

The original involves a competition with a fake, hand-drawn pie, on each piece of which predictions are written or drawn. So, a drawn penny portends wealth; the heart, of course, is love; envelope - news, news, and so on.

You can also hold a competition with a real pie, each piece of which contains such a prediction. Fortune telling and predictions are invariably successful. People always want to know what awaits them in the future. And even if the fortune telling is comic, it brings a lot of pleasure

Storyteller

An ideal competition for the New Year in a restaurant. Firstly, guests don’t have to get up anywhere, and secondly, it’s quite fun and interesting. Remind your guests of the plots of several famous fairy tales, invite them to choose one for themselves and retell it, but slightly changing the genre. It could be a detective story, a thriller, a romance novel. If desired, you can spend several rounds, changing tales and changing genres. In each round, the winner is the author of the most interesting version.

Two oxen

Two participants are selected. They stand with their backs to each other, and a rope tied in a ring is thrown over them in the manner of a harness. A chair or table with a prize is placed in front of each participant at a distance of several meters. The task of the participants is to outweigh their opponent and be the first to grab their prize.

Jelly

For this cool competition for the new year you will need some delicate product: jelly, jellied meat, soufflé. The task of the participants is to eat their portion as quickly as possible using matches or toothpicks. This competition is good because it does not require getting up from the table and is quite fun for both participants and spectators.

Cooks

Another “sedentary” competition. Each participant is given a pen and paper where he must write down everything New Year's dishes, for example, the letter “n”. When the lists are ready, the participants read them out one by one. The one whose list is longer wins.

This competition could be slightly modernized. Participants do not make preliminary lists, but simply name their dishes one by one. We can't repeat ourselves. Anyone who finds it difficult to answer is eliminated. The last one standing wins. This competition is very good at awakening the appetite, and it is convenient to conduct it, for example, between appetizers and hot dishes.

New Year's competitions for corporate events

Corporate events usually require a presence in one place large quantity people unfamiliar with each other. This is where workers from different departments meet for the first time, ordinary life do not contact each other in any way, or are even at enmity. Therefore, competitions for New Year's corporate events should unobtrusively bring people together. Here team entertainment, pair competitions and the like are used.

Chief Accountant

On the poster they draw different banknotes in the most different currencies. Banknotes must be recognizable. The participants' task is to count the bills starting from the first and ending with the last. Moreover, all currencies must be counted simultaneously: 1 ruble, 1 dollar, 1 euro, 2 euros, 2 dollars, 2 rubles. The winner is the one who never gets lost.

Diver

Since a separate room is most often rented for corporate events, you can usually afford mobile competitions here. For the Diver competition you will need two pairs of fins and two binoculars. Participants go to the start in twos, put on fins, take binoculars and, looking through them from the back, try to cover the distance as quickly as possible. This is quite difficult, so you should not make the distance too long, and especially difficult, with a lot of turns and obstacles.

Baba Yaga

The meaning is similar to the previous one. Participants place one foot in the bucket and hold it with their hand. They are given a mop in the second hand. Baba Yaga in a mortar with a broom is ready. It remains only to find out which of the two (three) is more agile and faster.

Discoverer

Also good for New Year's corporate events team competitions. For example, the next one. Participants are divided into 2 teams and each of them is given a ball. First the teams open new planet, that is, the resulting balloon is inflated. And then they pick up markers and begin to populate this planet. That is, draw residents on the ball. When the allotted time ends, the presenter counts the inhabitants on both planets. The team with the largest population wins.

Damaged phone and Associations

Don't forget about the good old, time-tested games. For example, a damaged phone. Participants sit in a circle or in a chain, depending on the capabilities of the room. In principle, you can play it without leaving the table. The first participant whispers the hidden word into the neighbor’s ear. Usually it is advised to do it quickly and indiscriminately. But in fact, no matter how you pronounce your word, there will be many people in a long chain who will hear it incorrectly. Whispering does not improve speech intelligibility. As a result, you need to compare the initial and final words.

The association game is not too different from telephone. In this case, the participants do not repeat the word they heard, but tell their neighbor their associations: Santa Claus - gifts - holiday, and so on.

The main thing is that the suit fits

This competition is best held towards the end of the evening, when the guests are already slightly drunk, have gotten to know each other and are ready for some really fun competitions. Prepare a bag in advance with various funny clothes: felt boots, scarves, scarves, family pants, diapers for adults, quilted jackets, glasses with a mustache, and so on. Contestants are seated in a circle and a bag of clothes is passed around while music plays. When the music stops, the person who still has the bag, without looking, takes out one item from there and puts it on himself. The winner is declared to be the one wearing the least amount of “competition” clothing. However, by the end everyone looks cheerful.

Snowman

The participants are again divided into two teams and given 8 inflated balloons. Each team has its own colored balls. For example: red and blue. Letters are written on the balls with a marker so that the end result is the word “Snowman”.

You can make other words from these 8 balls. This is what the speed teams will do. The presenter asks questions, the answers to which can be laid out from the given letters. The team that completes the task faster earns a point. The team that scores more points than the opponent wins.

Paper dress

Participants participate in this competition in pairs. The man's task is to create a dress for his female model from toilet paper. You can't use anything other than paper. But you can do whatever you want with it: twist it, plug it, tie it in a bow. Contestants are eliminated in separate room, then the girls come out and show off their outfits. Please note, the model must come out wearing THIS itself. The winners are chosen by the audience.

When choosing competitions for a corporate party, try to alternate between active and sedentary games. To begin with, select tasks that are calm and not too frivolous, allowing participants to get to know each other and relax. Towards the end, when people have already relaxed enough, you can allow yourself more daring competitions for the new year.

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When people gather at the table good company, the party promises to be fun!

But the guests drank and ate... talked last news from the lives of our loved ones and the country as a whole... we danced... and some prepared to be bored... But that was not the case!

Good hosts always have something in stock that will not only relieve boredom, but will also bring the guests of the holiday closer together, and will also be remembered by everyone for a long time with fun and humor - these are, of course, various competitions.

They are very different:

movable (with and without objects),
musical,
drawing,
verbal, etc.

Today I will introduce you to those that can be carried out without leaving the table.

NOTE! They can be performed in different options, change the rules, add items, increase or decrease the number of participants - in a word, take a creative approach to drawing up a program of fun and amusing table competitions for an adult company sitting at the table.

Let's start with the simple - what's at hand (literally and figuratively!)

"The alphabet is near us"

The presenter names any letter of the alphabet, except four Y-Y-L-B(you can agree to exclude the letter E as well).

Players playing in a circle name objects - products - things starting with this letter, which are located directly next to them and which can be reached with their hand or touched.

Option! - add adjectives to the list of nouns: B - incomparable salad, incomparable lipstick (from a neighbor), endless pasta, C - nice vinaigrette, sugar cake...

The game continues until the words are exhausted. The last one to call wins.

Here's another game with letters.

"Burim in order"

Starting with the first letter of the alphabet, the players come up with a mini-congratulation (depending on the occasion of those gathered) or simply sentences that are appropriate for this holiday.

The phrase must first begin with the letter A, the next one with B, then C, and so on. It is advisable to come up with funny phrases like:

- How great it is that we have gathered today!
- It happened that...
- That's …
- Gentlemen...

Attention! What is important here is the sequence of letters in the alphabet and the meaning of the invented sentences. It is clear that some letters (ь-ъ-ы) are skipped.

The winner is the one who came up with the funniest phrase. Decided by unanimous vote.

There was the ABC - it was up to the poetry!

“Tell me what’s in the package!”

If there are people at the table who can write poetry (the level of poetry, of course, will be taken into account, but the main thing here is different), then offer the next competition.

Several poetry masters are given an object, which is packed in an opaque fabric box-bag. They should quietly look at what they got and write a poem about the item. Guests listen and guess.

Important! You cannot name what is hidden, you can only describe its purpose in poetry, appearance…

The writer of the longest and most original piece wins.

Everyone loves fairy tales!

"Modern fairy tale"

Equipment: sheets of paper, pens.

The players are divided into two teams. Usually they are divided according to the “we sit next to each other” principle. Each chooses (option: the driver assigns) a profession. For example, cooks and truck drivers.

After 5-7 minutes of preparation, the teams must voice any fairy tale they have chosen (option assigned by the leader) in a modern way, using professional vocabulary and terminology.

For example, the fairy tale of a brave cook begins with the words: “Once upon a time, grandma had a piece of ham worth two and a half kilos...” We advise the program compiler to come up with starting phrases in advance for different professions participants.

Everyone has fun! The winning team receives a prize: sweets, a bottle of champagne for everyone...

Try this too! It is not teams who play, but individual participants. Then more time is given for preparation, and it will be easier for the guests to select the winner.

Everyone’s favorite since childhood, “Broken Phone”

Here's what more people, all the better.

The driver (or the first person sitting) thinks of a word (phrase), writes it on a piece of paper (for the purity of the experiment!))) and passes it along the chain, whispering in each other’s ears.

Everyone remembers that you need to whisper quietly and as close as possible to what you heard. The latter speaks the word out loud.

The funny thing begins at the moment when, if there is a mismatch between the input and output, a “showdown” begins - at what stage, for whom what went wrong.

Robot YES-NO

The host prepares cards with the names of the animals in advance and announces that the guests will guess them by asking any questions that he can answer only with the words YES-NO (in extreme cases, “I can’t say”).

The game continues until the animal is guessed and the presenter shows a card with the correct answer.

Questions can be about hair (short or long), about legs, about whether there is a tail (fluffy or smooth), about claws, a neck, about what it eats, where it sleeps, and so on.

Game option! It is not the animal that is being riddled, but the object. Then the questions will be about size, color, appearance, purpose, presence in the house or on the street, ability to pick it up, presence of numbers, presence of electricity in it...

Another version of the game is frivolous. You can wish for items from men's or women's wardrobes, underwear, or for the most daring, from the assortment of adult stores.

Competitions with paper

And here’s another game where the funniest thing is the mismatch.

Chipmunk Speaker

Props:

nuts (or orange, or bread),
paper,
pen.

Those sitting at the table are divided into pairs: “speaker” and “stenographer”.

The “speaker” puts nuts (orange slices, a piece of bread) behind his cheeks so that it is difficult to speak. He is given a text (poetry or prose), which he needs to pronounce as clearly as possible (as far as the contents of the “cheek pouches” allow). The “stenographer” is trying to write down, as he understands, what he heard. Then they compare it with the “source”.

The winner is the couple whose “transcript” is the most correct.

Option! One “speaker” is selected, and everyone is recorded.

"Explain in 30 seconds"

pens/pencils according to the number of players,
small pieces of paper
box/bag/hat.

We play like this:

Guests are divided into pairs. It can be by lot, it can be at will, it can be next door at the table. Each pair is a team.
Players receive pens/pencils and pieces of paper (each has several of them - 15-20).
Everyone writes 15-20 (discuss this in advance with the players) of any nouns that come to mind: on one piece of paper - one noun.
Leaves with words are hidden in a box/bag/hat.
First, the first pair-team plays: they take turns taking out sheets of words and must explain to each other the word that they came across, but in no case naming the noun itself.

For example, the word “cart” is a horse-drawn carriage, “frying pan” is a pancake maker.

After the first word is guessed, you can take out a piece of paper with another.

You have 30 seconds to do everything. You can agree on a minute - depending on the state of the company)))

The number of words a team guesses is how many points it will receive.

Then the turn passes to the other pair of players.

The time limit makes this competition spectacular, loud, noisy and fun!

The team that guesses the most words wins.

Fun table competitions with answers

Prepare: a box containing pieces of paper with various questions written on it.

Attention! In winter they can be made in the form of snowflakes, in summer in the form of apples, in autumn in the form of colored leaves, in spring they can be flowers.

We play like this:

Everyone takes turns pulling out paper pieces of paper with questions and answering them not only as truthfully as possible, but also funny.

Questions could be:

What was your favorite toy as a child?
What was your most memorable vacation?
Have your New Year's wishes ever come true?
What's the funniest thing that happened to you in childhood that you remember?
What's the funniest purchase you've ever made?
If you have an animal at home, what funny incident can you remember (what did it eat)?
What did you dream about as a child and did it come true?
What's the funniest prank you can remember?
Do you love your housemates and why?

Questions for the story can be very different, taking into account the degree of frankness of the company.

The winner is the one whose story pleases the most guests.

Are you asking? I answer!

Let's prepare:

cards with questions,
answer cards,
2 boxes.

We play like this.

One box contains questions, the other contains answers.

The players sit down, if possible, alternating: man-woman-man-woman... This will make the answers more interesting!

The first player takes out a card with a question and reads it aloud to his neighbor at the table.

He takes, without looking into the box, the sheet with the answer and also reads it out.

Sometimes the question-answer coincidences are very funny)))

Questions could be like this (assuming that the company is close and everything is on a first-name basis):

— Do you like watching horror films?
— Can you say that you like shopping? (it doesn’t matter whether a man or a woman answers here)
—Are you often hungry?
-Can you look me in the eye and smile?
— What do you say when you step on people’s feet in public transport?
— How do you react to your friends’ clothing experiments?
- Tell me, do you like me?
— Do people often knock on your door at night?
— Is it true that your husband/wife likes to look at other people’s women/men?
— Do you like to swim under the moon?
- Why do you smile so mysteriously?
— Is it true that you preferred to go to the village rather than to the Maldives?
— Why do you sometimes travel on public transport without a ticket?
—Have you ever read thick books?
— In an unfamiliar company you can easily find mutual language with guests?
— Are you a fan of exotic cuisine?
— Does alcohol often appear on your table?
-Can you deceive me right now?
— Do you like to walk on the rooftops of your hometown?
— Why are you afraid of small dogs?
— When you were a child, did you sneak into your neighbors’ house to pick raspberries?
- If the phone rings now and they say that you have won a trip to the sea, will you believe it?
— Do others like your cooking?
— Why are you afraid to drink milk?
— Do you like receiving gifts?
— Do you like to give gifts?
- Would you like a drink right now?
— Do you rest a lot at work?
— Why did you ask for my photo?
— Do you like to eat? meat products?
—Are you a very temperamental person?
— Why do you eat pickled bread crusts on Sundays?
-Can you lend me a thousand dollars right now?
— Do you often wink at strangers in public transport?
— Do you like to take a bath in your clothes?
- Do you really want to answer my question now?
— Do you like to dance with married men/married women?
— Why did you say that you have to eat a lot when visiting?
—Have you ever woken up in an unfamiliar bed?
— Why do you call throwing a pebble from a balcony at passers-by your favorite sport?
— Do you often delegate your work to others?
— Why do you love watching striptease so much?
— Do you like to eat delicious food when visiting?
— Do you often meet each other on the street?
— Do you fall asleep at work?
— Why do you hide your age?
— Do you snore at night?
— Do you like fried herring?
-Have you ever run away from a policeman?
— Are you afraid of taxi drivers?
— Do you often promise too much?
— Do you like to scare others?
- If I kiss you now, what will your reaction be?
— Do you like my smile?
-Can you tell me your secret?
— Do you like to draw?
— Why do you often take time off from work?

Sample answers:

“I can’t live a day without this.”
- How can I live without this?!
-Only on your birthday.
- When not at home, why not.
- I won’t tell you this now.
- Just not now.
“I’m embarrassed to answer anything now.”
— Ask my husband/wife.
- Only when I'm well rested.
— I can, but only on Mondays.
- Don't put me in an awkward position.
— I’ve loved this business since childhood.
- Well, yes... things happen to me...
- I can rarely afford it.
- Yes, I am capable of anything for your sake!
- If I rest, then yes.
- Who doesn’t it happen to?
— I’ll tell you about this a little later.
- Fortunately, yes.
- If they really ask me.
- Nowadays this is not a sin.
- Do you really think that I will tell the truth?
- As an exception.
— After a glass of champagne.
- So I told you the truth just now!
- This is my cherished dream.
- Let's dance better!
- Unfortunately no.
- This is my passion!
— I’ll tell you about it when you give me your phone number.
- With great pleasure!
- I blushed - this is the answer.
- And I'm proud of it.
— My years are my pride.
- I can’t stand it.
- How dare you ask me about this?!
- Only if they pay me.
- How can you miss such an opportunity?
- Only in the mornings.
- It's quite simple.
- If I get a salary.
- How could it be different?
- By itself!
“I’ll say this only face to face.”
- Exclusively on holidays.
- How great it is!
- They told me it was good.
- Only in good company.
— I consider this a political issue.
- Who do you take me for?!
- And you guessed it.
- Let me kiss you better.
- Only when no one is looking.
- You're embarrassing me.
- If there is no other way out.
“And you’ve been trying to ask me about this all evening?”
- And at least now I can tell you the same thing.

Two truths and a lie

This fun competition at the table for an adult company does not require preparation. Best suited for a company where the participants do not know each other very well.

Each player must say three statements or facts about themselves. Two true, one false. Listeners vote to decide which one is false. If they guess correctly, the player (the liar) wins nothing. If you guess wrong, you receive a small prize.

Variant of this: everyone writes down their statements on pieces of paper, marking the false ones, give them to the presenter (the host of the party), and he reads them out in turn.

One more?

Several competitions for a drinking group that wants to become even more drunk.

Find the crocodile

This game can be played during other games, as an additional game. It essentially lasts the whole evening, but at the very beginning you need to tell the guests its rules.

At some point in the party, the host secretly gives one of the guests (the “hunter”) a clothespin (crocodile) and he must attach it discreetly to the clothes of a “victim” he has arbitrarily chosen (or put it in a lady’s purse or a man’s jacket pocket). Then he gives a sign to the leader that the task is completed.

As soon as the clothespin has found a new owner, the presenter says, “The crocodile has escaped!” Who did he get into? and starts counting out loud from 10 to one. Guests are looking to see if they are the target of a prank.

If, within 10 seconds of the countdown, the “victim” finds a lurking “crocodile hidden in a bag or clinging to his collar,” the “hunter” drinks the penalty glass. If he doesn’t find it, the “victim” must drink.

You can limit the search area (the crocodile only clings to clothing) or give it more time.

Drinking alphabet chain

To conduct the competition you need: glasses with your favorite drinks, memory for names and knowledge of the alphabet.

The game goes in circles. The first player names the celebrity's first and last name. The next person must also name a celebrity whose name begins with the first letter of the previous one.

To make it clearer, look at the example:

The first player makes a wish for Cameron Diaz. The second by Dmitry Kharatyan. Third Hugh Grant. The fourth is by Georgy Vitsin. And so on.

You can name any famous people, politicians, actors, athletes. A player who cannot find the correct name within 5 seconds (approximately) must drink his glass. Then the glass is filled, and the turn passes to the next player.

The longer the game lasts, the more difficult it is to select new names (you cannot repeat yourself), the fun and company are rapidly gaining degrees.

Insert your two cents

The organizer of the competition needs to prepare sheets with phrases that are far from the theme of the feast or birthday. Give each guest a card with a phrase at the very beginning of the party.

Phrases could be:

The task of each participant is to insert “their” phrase into the conversation so that others do not understand that this is a phrase from a piece of paper. After the player has said his phrase, he needs to wait a minute, after which he says “Win!!!” During this time, any other guest who, during the conversation, suspects that a phrase from the sheet was uttered can try to incriminate the player. He must repeat the phrase that he thinks was used. Of course, there is a chance that he will not guess correctly.

If the accuser makes a mistake, he drinks a “penalty glass.” If you guess correctly, then a penalty kick is awarded to the person who was caught using the phrase from the sheet.

Guess the brand

If the company name is included in the slogan, then you can shorten it. For example: Who goes where, and I (to Sberkassa). This slogan is included in the retro section of our list. In a young company, you can at least invite guests to guess whose advertising slogan it might be. You can come up with hints or several possible answers.

For example: Who goes where, and I... (at VDNKh, to Moskvoshway, to get married, to Sberbank).

Find your soul mate

If the company is about half women and men, then you can play this game. Although, it will fit, with some degree of conditionality, in other cases.

To do this, you need to prepare small cards in advance on which to write the names of famous couples. One name per card. For example:

Romeo and Juliet;
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin;
Dolphin and mermaid;
Twix stick and Twix stick;
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt...

Each guest receives a card with a name - this is his “image”.

Task: everyone must find their soul mate by asking the other guests in turn questions that can only be answered “yes” or “no.” Direct questions like “Is your name Angelina?” or “are you Brad’s wife”? prohibited. Questions like “Do you have children with your significant other?” are allowed; “Are you and your significant other married?”; “Do you and your significant other live in...?”

The winners are those who find their soul mate by asking minimal amount questions. The more cards of pairs you prepare, the better. Since only half of the guests will play in the first round (when they find their soul mate, they are deprived of the opportunity to look for theirs). Therefore, after the first round, new cards are dealt and the second round begins.

Option: in the first circle they are looking for a woman's soul mate, in the second - men.

Do you have..?

This game is suitable for big company and for celebrating a variety of holidays.

The company is divided into two teams with an equal number of participants. We must try to have the same number of women in each.

The presenter, starting with the words “Do you have...?”, reads out the list of things you are looking for. Members of each team need to find this thing and show it to the leader.

Team members search in pockets and purses, those who find them show the item they are looking for, the team receives a point for each item found. For one named item, the team gets only one point (no matter how many five thousand dollar bills the team members have, the team can only get one point for the item with the bill).

So, do you have...?