party game
noun
plural party games
: a casual game played among several people especially at a social gathering
… the magical afternoon ran for around two hours and began with party games, including pass the parcel and 'pin the hat on the witch'.—
Eoin Mac Raghnaill
Eoin Mac RaghnaillMany party games translate well to a virtual space—Simon Says, Scattergories, 20 Questions and Pictionary also work well over Zoom or FaceTime.—Laura Hotinger
Laura HotingerAwaiting is a night filled with taco towers, punch bowl drinks and party games including cornhole, beer pong and Jenga.—Marcus Smith
Marcus SmithExamples of party game in a Sentence
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In a recent blog post, Asha Sharma laid out many issues ranging from tiny division margins to exploding component costs, all balanced with its biggest gamer complaint, a lack of big Xbox first-party games, and namely big first-party games that are Xbox exclusives.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
So for the first time, the company is treating first-party games as a business.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
Created by Owen Dennis, Among Us takes its premise directly from the party game of the same name.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
By way of evidence, Nishino cited Sony’s first-party game development efforts.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
There will be lots of party games, cake, face painting, crafts and more.
—Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
There are new and classic games, such as Catan or Pandemic, and family and party games.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
So for the first time, the company is treating first-party games as a business.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
Created by Owen Dennis, Among Us takes its premise directly from the party game of the same name.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
By way of evidence, Nishino cited Sony’s first-party game development efforts.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
There will be lots of party games, cake, face painting, crafts and more.
—Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
There are new and classic games, such as Catan or Pandemic, and family and party games.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Party game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/party%20game. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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