Pointless
You can basically treat this game as a TV-themed version of Scattergories, but with a biblical twist. Ask the group some Biblerelated questions with multiple answers (books of the New Testament, Jacob’s sons, Jesus’ disciples etc.) The group then each write down an answer before reading theirs out. Anyone who gets a unique answer gets a point.
Would I Lie To You?
Tell each young person to secretly think of an extravagant story about themselves. In the meantime, you should prepare a load of ridiculous lies (ranging from ‘I’ve got a third nipple’ to ‘I once appeared on This Morning talking about my ingrowing toenail’), write them down, fold them up and put them in a bowl. In the same bowl, write ‘truth’ on an equal amount of pieces of paper. The group take it in turns to take a piece of paper from the bowl and either fabricate the lie on their paper or propagate their truth while the rest of the team try and figure out whether it’s true or false.
Room 101
Ask the group to each write something on a piece of paper which they’d like to put into ‘Room 101’ (i.e. something that really annoys them and they’d like to get rid of such as a type of food, TV show, queueing etc.) Collect all the answers up and then read some out at random. The young people then have to guess which gripe belongs to which member of the group.
The Voice
Send three young people out of the room or behind a screen and tell them to manipulate their voices in an attempt to disguise them. The rest of the group have to guess which voice belongs to which person.
Luther (Loofah)
This game has zero connection to the TV show, other than the fact its name vaguely resembles that of those giant sponge cylinders you use in the shower. In the TV show, the titular character is always looking for clues, victims and bad guys. You could do the same with a loofah. Simply hide one in your meeting space somewhere, provide some clues as to its whereabouts and you’ve got yourself a game.
The Great British Bake Off
Just have a baking competition – easy.
Blankety Blank
While this was a popular quiz show back in the 1980s (pipe down, granddad), the kids today play something similar known as Cards against Humanity (don’t play that game with your group). You can find a nice middle ground by reading out some amusing headlines or sentences with a word or two missing. Invite the group to make up words to fill in the gap. You can award points for both accuracy and comedy.
