psychiatrist

Psychiatrist (also known as Psycho) is a party game in which all but one player takes the role of a patient suffering from the same affliction, and the remaining player is a psychiatrist who must diagnose them with a series of indirect questions.

The players sit in a circle, with one player sitting in the middle of the circle. The player in the middle is the "psychiatrist", and the players in the circle are the "patients". Before the game starts, the patients must agree on a common affliction, such as being afraid of the dark, or believing themselves to be a particular film star. The psychiatrist must leave the room while this affliction is discussed and decided.

The psychiatrist then returns, and attempts to diagnose the collective illness by asking indirect questions to each patient in turn ("Do you prefer the daytime or the nighttime?" rather than "Is your illness related to light?"). Patients can convey hints in their behavior as much as their answers.

If a patient gives an answer which is inconsistent with the agreed affliction, or is a lie, the other patients should shout "Psychiatrist!", and the answering patient swaps seats with the patient who shouted first. This game mechanic may be invoked voluntarily if the psychiatrist's questions are being too direct - for example, if the psychiatrist has worked out that the shared delusion is that of being a film star and asks one of the patients "What is your name?", that patient may choose to lie, knowing that another will then shout "Psychiatrist!"^[1]

The continues until the psychiatrist correctly identifies the patients' ailment.

twenty questions

One person thinks of an object (person, animal, thing) and others have to guess that object by asking yes/no questions. They have 20 tries.

You can play this game using points and assign 1 point for every 'yes' question, 3 poins for guessing the object and 5 points for the leader, if the object was not guessed.

the resistance

Analog to mafia game, but with a slightly differnt process:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Resistance_(party_game)

couch of power

Couch of Power is a group game of strategy and memory in which two teams shuffle seats until one team controls every seat on the couch and wins. It is sometimes known as "Parliament" or "Four on the Couch".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch_of_Power

catch phrase

A popular American game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_Phrase_(game)

1000 blank cards

I don't completely understand the rules of that game, but one day would like to try.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_Blank_White_Cards

legs

People stand in a circle close to each other, legs spread on the shoalder lenght. The games goes clockwise. Someone starts the game by touching his neighbour's foot with any of his own feet. That person in turn has to use the "touched" foot and touch his next neighbour's to the left foot. And the game continues.

You can only lift the foot, that has been touched by your neighbour. The idea is to make other people as much uncomfortable as possible. If you loose your balance it is allowed to lean on other people. If you touch the floor with your arm, you are out of the game. The two remaining people are the winners.

trivia

Split the people in teams and put the posters with the topics on the wall in front of them. The rules are simple: one team selects the topic and you read a question from that topic. The first team to answer the question gets one pont and can choose the next topic. If one team answers 3 questions in a row they get a bonus point.

Here are questions I made for my group of 13-14 y.o.

Geography

1. What is the biggest country in the world? Russia

2. What is the capital city of Australia? Canberra

3. In which country would you find the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

4. What is the name of the highest mountain on Earth? Everest

5. Helsinki is the capital city of which country? Finland

6. What is the name of the biggest ocean on Earth? Pacific

7. In what country is the Stonehenge?

8. Name the continent where Brasil is situated.

9. In which country do you find pyramids?

10. How many stripes are there on the American flag?

Films

1. What color is the hair of Marge Simpson?

2. Name three skywalkers from starwars.

3. What was the name of a bad guy in last batman movie?

4. Hugh Jackman’s hero in X-men.

5. Neo, Morpheus, Trinity – name the film.

6. Which robot say the phrase “I will be back”?

7. There are more than 20 movies about this secret agent. Name him.

8. What is the name of a donkey from Shrek?

9. What is the name of the planet from Avatar?

10. This director made the movie Indiana Johnes, Schindlers’ list and Jaws.

Sport

1. What sport is played at Wimbledon?

2. What country does the soccer player Wayne Rooney come from? England

3. In which sport was Muhammad Ali the world champion?

4. How many bases are there on a baseball field? 4

5. What sports make up triathlon?

6. How long is the maraphon distance?

7. In a professional game of hockey, how many players are on the field in both teams? 12

8. What sport uses pins?

9. Which sport has two picadors? 

Science

1. What can move faster than the speed of light?

2. Which physicist discovered gravity?

3. What is the size of Pi?

4. What is the name of a person who studies weather?

5. Which part of the body moves blood?  

6. If you do not count Pluto, how many planets are inour solar system? 8

7. Which of these is not part of an atom: Electrons, Neutrons, Rayons, Protons.
8. What is the chemical formula of water?

9. Which of the following creatures is not a bird: Wombat, Dodo, Robin, Emu?

10. What instrument is used to see objects that are too small to see with the naked eye?

Literature

1. What is the name of Sherlock Holmes' friend, who helps him in his work?

2. Who is Moby Dick?

3. Which animal in Alice in Wonderland can disappear?

4. What was the name of the sword, that king Arthur took from the stone?

5. What book has a character named Bilbo Baggins?

6. What is Shakespear’s name?

7. This man took money from the rich and gave to the poor. Who is he?

8. This boy was the friend of Vinnie the pooh. What’s his name?

9. What is the name of the man who got in a ship crash and had to live on an island? 

10. How many books about Harry Potter are there?  7

Different

1. How many years are there in a millennium? 1000

2. Arachnophobia is the fear of what?

3. What is the name of the closest star to Earth? Sun

4. Found in both Irish and Indian flag: what is the most sacred colour of Hinduism? Orange

5. Scarlet – what is the color?

6. What was the reason for the death of Titanic ship?

7. How many cards are there in a standard deck of playing cards?

8. After water, what is themost populardrink in the world?

9. Which superhero uses the alias Clark Kent?

dog!

This is a perfect game when you need to take a group of people outside. Everytime you see a dog you must shout "dog"! The one who does it first - gets the point. The game continues during the whole time outside and keeps the people excited and enthusiastic. 

explain the unexplainable

People say that this picture can't be explained. Split your class into teams and let them try.

herman's game

This is a perfect energizer and a good way to remember names.
The whole group stands in the circle, the leader holds a small ball in his hands. The game starts with leader throwing the ball to someone and saying that person's name. That person must pass the ball to the next person saying that next person's name. The ball must 'visit' all the people in the circle without repetitions and return to the leader. Then the leader asks the people to repeat the sequence and starts to pass the ball again.

After everyone has remembered the sequence, the game becomes harder - the people are asked to change places. After that it becomes more hard when the leader takes the new ball and asks the people to create a new sequence. Finally, the game is played with two balls simultaneously. 

mad libs

Mad Libs is a phrasal template word game where one player prompts another for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story. The game is frequently played as a party game or as a pastime.

Find a small text and cut out some words.

"_____________! he said ________ as he jumped into his convertible
   exclamation            adverb
______ and drove off with his __________ wife."
noun                          adjective

After that ask students to fill in the gaps with random words to make a funny story.

"Ouch! he said stupidly as he jumped into his convertible 
cat and drove off with his brave wife."

quizz

Use quizzes. 

word ball game

Students stand in circle. One person has a ball (or something soft) and starts the game by saying a word and throwing a ball to someone. The person who caught the ball must say a new word beginning with the last letter of the previous word. And then throw the ball to someone else. The game repeats until everyone is bored to death. 

alias

First ask your students to write down different words on separate small papers, and ask them to be creative. Then collect all the papers and split students into several teams. The teams take turn to play. One person from the team receives a bowl with all the papers and has 1 minute to explain as many words to his teammates (without actually saying the word) as possible. Each guessed word gives the team one point.

ransom note

Give your student a bunch of English magazines and newspapers and split them into several groups. Each group is a gang of kidnapers - they have to come out with their victim (who or what they kidnapped), with their demands (1.000.000 dollars and a plane to Cuba) and their threats. And then they have to make a ransome note by cutting out words and phrases from the magazines and glueing them to a paper. 

good/bad news

First off give the students examples of good news and bad news. E.g. Bad news: extra homework, bad weather, car accident, death. Good news: less homework, class finishing early, wedding. After that teach them sentence: “The good news is..., however, the bad news is…..”

After that ask everyone to write 5 good news and 5 bad news. Then collect all the news and put them in the separate pile. Have a student come to the front of the class and choose either a bad news or good news. They then have to read the good/bad news out loud for the class and think of a matching good/bad news. 

cluedo

Use this game.

riddles

You can have some fun by making your student solve logical puzzles.

For example:

Suzi, Jack, Mary, and Bob were playing mah-jong. By the end of the game, the four players came 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. However, someone lost the score paper and nobody knows the score now. So, the judge  asked each of the players what they remember:
Suzi: I didn't have 1st place.
Jack: I lost to Bob, but I defeated Mary.
Mary: I am definitely not the last.
Bob: The people who lost to me are Suzi and Mary.

One of the players is telling a lie. You need to find the liar and the real score.

The trick is, you have to assume that each of the person is a liar one by one.
For example, if you assume Suzi is the liar, then everyone else is telling the truth. Therefore, you must look if there is any contradiction. To make the long story short, the liar is Bob, and their rank is: 1st Bob, 2nd Jack, 3rd Mary, 4th Suzi.

More here: http://www.folj.com/puzzles/

portrait story

You give the students a portrait of a (funny looking) person. They have to come up with a biography - who he is, where he works, what are his hobbies etc.