Office Party Games

All work and no play....can not only make Jack a dull boy, but anyone's life can become boring and monotonous with tedious work hours. Research shows that over working can in fact lead to decrease in productivity. Event organizers are encashing this fact and squeezing huge bucks from the companies in the name of providing entertainment and some fun activities to corporates and their hard working employees. 

But what if you do not want to or cannot afford such an extravagant affair and want to arrange a  quick party at office to spend a fun filled and interactive evening with your colleagues without spending much? Yes, you can definitely put up a lively and enjoyable evening and spruce it up with some innovative and enjoyable games. 

I have tried to list few fun games and party ideas which can turn your boring workplace into a playful workplace. These games and activities can be organized in your office premises with minimal props and using the stuffs easily available at your workspace. 

You are most welcome to contribute to this list, the games which you played in your office gatherings and had fin. Who knows your ideas might help and inspire others to organize at their offices.

1. Treasure Hunt : 

 This is one challenging game which we enjoyed as kids. It's not late, you can arrange this treasure hunt in your office too. Write down some clever hints and hide them in the least expected spots in and around office premises. Enjoy the fun while your colleagues run around in search of the treasure. 

2. Guess Who ?

No points for guessing the rules of the game! You can just announce the hints one by one and the players have to guess the personality. The earlier they guess, the more points they get. It can be played as individuals or in teams. Bring out your creativity in describing your co-worker and make it a funnier one.

 3. Silly Employee Awards

It is one of the best opportunities to recognize and reward your employees. But please reserve those serious awards of achievements and hard-work for annual meets. If you want to laugh your heart out and enjoy the evening, give away some silliest awards to each of them. Some examples I can think of now are - the best desk decorator, the hurry-burry chap, makeup queen, sleepy head, target-bitten, heavy drinker (coffee/tea) and the rest you know more about your colleagues. Include everyone in the list. Make it more enjoyable with the condition that every recipient has to give a funny thank you speech. Double fun!

4. Photoshop it!

Take out a group photo of your colleagues and do a little bit of tweaking with it by replacing the face and body of each with others. Ask the team to identify each or find a faulty one. Make it as funny as possible. 

5. Song translation game
A fun game for all the music lovers in your office, no translation tool required. You just have to brush up your Bollywood knowledge! I have a list of Bollywood songs which are translated in English. The challenge is to guess the original song. The English translation of Hindi songs . Some examples are

1. Sometimes in my heart, there comes a thought, as if you were made only for me...

(Kabhie kabhie mere dil mein, khayal aata hai, ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere lite...)

2. I was passing by, I was eating bhelpuri, if you felt hot, what can I do...

(Mein to raste se jaa raha tha, mein to bhel puri kha raha tha, tujhko mirchi lagi to mein kya Karun...)

3. One hot teacup and somebody to serve it...

(Ek garam chai ki pyali ho, koi use pilane wali ho...) 

Check out the rest of the songs here

6. Tambola or Housie

After all the fun and frolic you can end the day with a game of Tambola or Bingo or Housie. I have put a list of  different number callings. You can ask for the complete access if you want. I have also formed a Bollywood based Tambola for all those movie buffs. You can check that too.

 7. Bollywood Games

 Am sure you will have a lot of colleagues who have an extra affinity towards movies and Bollywood in general. Give them an edge by conducting some Bollywood related games. You can find a whole list of some 50 games here. Some examples are given below:

1 Bring in some variations in the usual Antakshari and Dumb Sharads. Instead of identification of movies, let the participant enact a song or a signature dance step.

2. Mix two audio songs and play. The team identifying first wins the point.

3. Ask the team members the profession of the hero/heroine in some famous movies.

4. Mute a scene from any popular movie and the ask the teams to come up with a funny dialogue instead

5. Give a crossword of movie names

6. Fill in the blanks - Create a list of movies with missing letters S_N_H I_ KI_G(SINGH IS KING), B_R_I(BARFI), S_OL__  (ha ha I myself forgot!)

7. Ask the audience to identify the Dialogues.(pick not so famous ones

8. Identify the family tree of these stars - Parineeti Chopra, Varun Dhawan, Zayed Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt etc.

  

Tuned in for the next part of Office Party Games.

Check out the following for other party games :

Theme Parties - (Bollywood Night, Rainbow, Floral, Casino Night, Sports Day, Arabian Nights, Mirch Masala,Valentine's Day)
Couple Games  |  Party Games for Kids  |   1 Minute Games  |  Group Games  |  Song Translation Game(English to Hindi)  |  Party Games for Individuals

Lost in Translation - Bollywood Party Games

No serious business here folks! Am just continuing the series of party games. Out of the different party games, theme parties and various versions of Tambola, the most searched and viewed party games on my blog are the ones related to Bollywood.

Yes, we are obsessed with Bollywood, no doubt. May be that's the reason which inspired me to form a Bollywood based Tambola even where each number calling is a movie name or a song containing that number. 

The game which am talking about today, is a simple game of translation. The English translation of the song is given and you have to identify the actual song. Check out some of these funny translations and enjoy this game in your next party or gathering.

You can display the song on a projector for a group game or get the songs printed on a paper for individual participants.

Check out some of the interesting songs...

1. Sometimes in my heart, there comes a thought, as if you were made only for me...

(Kabhie kabhie mere dil mein, khayal aata hai, ki jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere lite...)

2. I was passing by, I was eating bhelpuri, if you felt hot, what can I do...

(Mein to raste se jaa raha tha, mein to bhel puri kha raha tha, tujhko mirchi lagi to mein kya Karun...)

3. One hot teacup and somebody to serve it...

(Ek garam chai ki pyali ho, koi use pilane wali ho...)

4. This friendship, we shall never break, we could give up our lives for the companionship's sake...

(He dosti ham nahi chodenge, chodenge dam magar tera saath na chodenge...)

5. Use your heart to light your smoke dear, the heart is full of fire..

(Beedi jalaile jigar se piya, jigar ma badi aag hai...)

You can get the access to the complete set of songs here.

Here is another Translation Game of Hindi Songs but into a suitable Medical term. Sounds strange?? checkout...Sorry Medicos ;)

1. Jiya Jale Jaan Jale, Raat Bhar Dhuan Chale - Fever
2. Tadap Tadap Ke Is Dil Se Aah Nikalti Rahi - Heart Attack
3. Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki, Na Jaane Tum Kab Aoge - Constipation 
4. Bidi Jalayle Jigar Se Piya Jigar Ma Badi Aag Hai - Acidity
5. Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai, Yaara Main Kya Karu - Cataract
6. Tuje Yaad Na Meri Aayi Kisi Se Ab Kya Kehna - Alzheimer's
7. Tip Tip Barsa Pani, Pani Ne Aag Lagayi - Urinary Infection
8. Dil Dhadak-Dhadak Ke Keh Raha Hai - Hypertension
9. Haay-Re-Haay Neend Nahi Aaye - Insomnia
10. Batana Bhi Nahi Aata, Chupana Bhi Nahi Aata - Piles
11. Lagi Aaj Saawan Ki Phir Wo Zadi Hai - Loose Motion

Don't forget to check out
Bollywood Based Tambola
Bollywood Based Party Games
Bollywood Night Theme Party

Theme Parties - (Bollywood Night, Rainbow, Floral, Casino Night, Sports Day, Valentine Day, Arabian Nights, Mirch Masala)

More Party Games

Couple Games  |   Party Games for Individuals  |  Party Games for Kids  |   1 Minute Games  |  General Party Games  |  Tambola | Song Translation Game  |  Group Games

Theme Party - Bollywood Night

Gear up for a fun filled, energetic and rocking party. Theme Bollywood Night calls for nothing less than that.  Movies, music, masti, dance, glamour, stars, hangama are all going to be part of the entertainment , thus making the night a special one. (You can even plan a theme of Classic 60's, where the entire set up and dressing would be in classic style of 60's and 70's)

A lot of preparations need to be done to make this theme party a grand and successful one. Let us check these things one by one.

Decoration: Glamorous, colorful and glittery are the synonyms for bollywood. The sizzling and glittering decor can turn a simple party hall into an extravagant movie set. Deck up the party hall with sparkling wall hangings, candles, flowers and rich and silky cushions. 

Take the photos of actors and actresses and hang them in the form of shining stars. Cover the walls with the posters of latest and hit movies. Colorful and glittering fabric can be used in a creative drape to cover the walls, windows and ceiling and any empty space. Multi colored lights add up to the ambiance. 

The entrance and the venue can be decorated in any of the following way...

Dress code : As the theme is Bollywood, each and every one is a star today. They can choose to come in any glamorous outfit. But giving a dress code brings the party alive. You can even ask the couples to come dressed as bollywood's hit pairs like Shahrukh Khan - Kajol, Aamir Khan - Juhi Chawla, Saif Ali Khan - Kareena, Madhuri Dikshit - Anil Kapoor and so on. Another fun way is they can wear masks of these stars as they enter and let other guests guess who they are in real. Once done, they can remove off their masks. This is one real exciting way to welcome your guests. 

Single males can choose the characters like Munna bhai - Circuit (Sanjay Dutt - Arshad Warsi from Munaabhai MBBS), Jai - Veeru (Amitabh - Dharmedra in Sholay) etc.

Games : Entertainment-Entertainment-Entertainment is the mantra for the evening. You can plan umpteen number of games to entertain the guests. 


1. Bring in some variations in the usual Antakshari and Dumb Sharads. Instead of identification of movies, let the participant enact a song or a signature dance step of a famous song.
2. Mix two audio songs and play. The team identifying first wins the point.
3. Mute a scene from any popular movie and the ask the teams to come up with a funny dialogue instead
4. Give the English translation of the Hindi songs. Some examples are here
5. Give a crossword of movie names
6. I have created Bollywood based Tambola of movie names and songs which have numbers in them. You can ask for the access here
7. Fill in the blanks - Create a list of movies with missing letters
S_N_H I_ KI_G |  B_R_I  |  S_OL__  |  
8. Ask the audience to identify the Dialogues.(pick not so famous ones)
9. Identify the family tree of these stars - Parneeti Chopra, Varun Dhawan, Zayed Khan, Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt etc.
10. Blur the photos of film personalities and project it on the screen.
11. Ask the nicknames of some famous bollywood stars ( Govinda - Chi Chi, Hrithik Roshan - Duggu, Bipasha Basu - Bonnie, Priyanka - Piggy Chops/Mithu, Kareena Kapoor - Bebo, Ajay Devgan - Raju, Shilpa Shetty - Manya, Akshay Kumar - Akki, Sonam Kapoor - Giraffe)

Find the rest of the 50 games here

Have you checked these Themes yet?  Casino Night | Christmas |  Floral |  Rainbow | Mirch Masala | Sports Day | Arabian Nights  |  Valentine's Day  | Election Theme  |Independence Day Theme

More Party Games

Couple Games  |   Party Games for Individuals  |  Party Games for Kids  |   1 Minute Games  |  General Party Games  |  Tambola | Song Translation Game  |  Group Games