Anyone have a good group game?

Question

I need as many Ideas for clean, easy to setup group games. It would need to be for about 15-25 players.

Answer 1

one of my favorites is called "do you love your neighbor". everyone sits in a circle on a chair (need to have chairs or carpet squares, something that actually designates a seat). one person (you, probably to start) stands in the middle of the circle (no chair) and asks one particular person, "do you love your neighbor?" If the person says yes, the people on either side of her have to switch seats. at the same time, you are trying to sit down...so there's three people going for two empty seats. whoever is left without a seat ends up in the middle and asks the next question.

If the person being asked says "no" (i.e., no, i do not love my neighbor), they give some other kind of qualifier that would apply to people in the group. such as, "No, but I do love everyone wearing jeans" or "No, but i do love everyone who is in 8th grade" or "No, but i do love everyone who has a pet dog," "is the oldest child in their family," "goes to XX school," etc. Everyone who that qualifier applies to has to get up and find a seat (including the person who answers the question if it applies to them!). the person in the middle also has to find a seat. it's really fun :)

if you need people to learn each others' names, have them say the name of the person they are asking.

musical chairs is also way more fun than it sounds. also it's fun to take a bunch of twister mats and set them up all together (like tape them together) and have a big mad twister game. you'd need, like, 6 twister boards?

if you're outside, elbow tag is fun...people pair up and link elbows in a circle, leaving a good bit of space between pairs. one person is "it" and the other is being chased. the person being chased is safe when he links elbows with another person. But, the third person in that group becomes the chase-ee. they are safe when they link up with another group. only rule is you can't just link up with the next pair over--you have to go one pair in between you. try it with some friends first; it makes more sense when you actually do it.

Knee tag is fun too: everyone is "it" to start. when you tag someone, they have to play the rest of the game with one hand on their knee. when they are tagged again, they put both hands on their knees and freeze (they're out). The game ends when only one person is left. then start all over again. :)