GAME ON: Icebreakers, Memory Games, Wordplay

50 games that people can play anytime, anywhere, with no particular skill or equipment, make this little book a lifeline for the party host, the frantic parent of children delayed at the airport, or the organiser of a lazy summer picnic. Some are well known, others new, and most are guaranteed to have everyone laughing. Find Your Partner sees a group pf people with post-it notes on their forehands trying to work out who they are and join up with their other half, whether it is Ant and Dec or Harry and Meghan. The Key Game is an old favourite played in teams and requires a key on a long string to be threaded through everyone's clothing to link the team together. In Loves and Hates people write down the things they love and hate, put them in a hat, and then everyone has to match up the bits of paper with their authors. Dinner party games can be a bit more challenging, for instance Just a Minute which requires a speech on a topic without repetition, hesitation or deviation. Follow the Leader requires a group to imitate the movements of a designated person while someone else guesses who is giving the lead. Numerous games involve keeping still and straight-faced, and "Master Sculptor" requires someone to sculpt people into different positions without laughing, the more compromising the better. Each game has an approximate time duration, suggested number of players, level of difficulty and equipment list. 174pp, colourful designs.