In the era of computer battles, many wonderful games, for which you only need a notebook and a fountain pen, have somehow been undeservedly forgotten. But they perfectly develop imagination, logic, intelligence and much more. Yes, some of them have “digitized” and moved to the Internet. For example, " Sea battle", "Balda" or "Hangman".

I’ll share my favorite games: some will remember their own childhood, and others, perhaps, will find something new for themselves and their children interesting entertainment. There will definitely be time for games during the New Year holidays!

"12 Notes"

A favorite Christmas classic for the whole family! Cut 12 pieces of paper - notes. First they are numbered, then on the first one it is written where the second one is hidden, on the second one - where the third one is, and so on. Tasks can be done different levels complexity. For example, write in the third note that the fourth is not “in dad’s left shoe,” but “a black object with laces.” Within the walls of one apartment there is a whole space for imagination!

On the last twelfth note you need to indicate where to look for the prize. It may even be a simple candy, but when found after 12 stages of searching, it becomes nothing less than Candy! When all the notes and prizes are hidden in their places, the presenter can only tell the participants where note No. 1 is - and the action begins!

One day I overdid it with the difficulty of the tasks and they couldn’t find one of the notes. I suggested where the next one was, but everyone forgot about this one. And only recently, several years later, it was accidentally found, having miraculously survived repairs and rearrangements! Now this is a rarity :)

"Words"

A game of erudition for all family members. Participants are given a sheet of paper, which must be drawn into 6-10 columns. At the top of each is written a topic for which you will need to come up with words in the future. For example, “Names”, “Cities”, “Flowers”, “Animals”, “Plants”. You can complicate the game and come up with something more intricate: “Professions”, “Dishes”, “Constellations”, “Writers”.

Then take a magazine or newspaper and use the “poke method” to determine the letter with which all words in a given round should begin. You will also need a stopwatch: the time to complete the task is limited to thirty seconds or one to two minutes. The number of rounds is determined in advance, for example, there can be 10. In each round, the words will begin with a new random letter. At the end, points are calculated: the word was not invented - 0 points, the word matches several participants - 5 points each, a unique word - 10 points.

A variant of the game for super-erudites: write in the allotted time in each column as many words for the dropped letter as you can think of.

"Tanks"

Action game for two for preschoolers. You will need one notebook and two pens. On the spread of the notebook, one page is the first player's field, and the second is the opponent's field. Each person on his or her own field schematically draws 5-10 tanks in random order, no larger than a centimeter in size.

Then, by lot, one of the players makes the first move - “shot”. To do this, on his field anywhere (but looking at the opponent’s field and taking aim), he draws a small circle the size of a pea with a pen (you need to paint it “thickly”), then turns his page over to the opponent’s field and presses down the place of the shot with reverse side so that the ink spot is imprinted on this field. The page flips back, and the players look to see if this shot hit any of the tanks. Then the second player makes his shot - and so on until complete victory! This game develops the eye and spatial thinking.

"Bulls and Cows"

A challenging game for older children and adults. This is an intellectual battle of attentiveness and logic for two players. Everyone comes up with a four-digit number, such that the numbers in it are not repeated, and writes it on their piece of paper. For example, 1409. Players, taking turns making moves, must guess the opponent's number. To do this, one names any (also four-digit) number and writes it down for himself. The opponent writes this number under his own and compares the numbers: if there is an exact hit, it is a “bull”, if some numbers are the same, but not in the hidden places, it is “cows”.

For example, under the hidden 1409, a player writes the number 7495 proposed by his opponent. He sees that there is one exact match - a four in the second position, and one inaccurate match - a nine. The player tells the opponent: “One bull and one cow.” The opponent writes down this data next to his first move - 1B 1K. Then the second player makes a move.

The difficulty is that players do not know which numbers they guessed accurately, and which ones are present, but not in their place. With each move, they analyze the information received (the number of bulls and cows), rearrange the numbers, add others and gradually come to the correct answer. Whoever does this first wins.

Miniature Zen drawing book

For this “solo” entertainment that develops the imagination, you need a checkered notebook sheet. If it is not there, then you can draw a regular A4 sheet with a thin pencil into 5x5 millimeter squares. The whole trick is in this miniature size. Take a pen and draw a separate, complete design in each cell. It could be a house, a window, an eye, a person, a car, or anything.

Draw as best you can. The main thing is that in each cell there is a recognizable image, and not just scribbles, and that not a single one is repeated throughout the “canvas”. By the way, you can draw numbers, letters and geometric shapes. When they run out, there will still be a huge number of empty cells left on the sheet :) And this is where pure creativity begins.

The finished work (it may take three hours, a day, two or a week - as long as everything is a pleasure) can be hung in a frame on the wall. It looks very unusual and “saturated”, and after a long time it is interesting to look at it and guess what is depicted there after creative torment in the one hundred tenth or two hundredth cell.

"Knight's move"

This is a puzzle game for one person. Draw a 10x10 square of any size. In the upper left cell, put the number 1. Then make a move from this cell the way a chess knight moves (with the letter “g”) - and put the number 2 on the new cell. Then from 2, move the knight to any unoccupied cell, number 3, and so on .

Thus, try to fill the entire square, up to the number 100. This is not an easy task, and most likely you will have to draw more than one playing field.

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What games do you know with paper and pen? Share in the comments, let's play together!

Games with and on paper

At any holiday you can hold a comic win-win lottery.

Upon entry, all guests are given a card with a number.

When the time comes to hold the lottery, the presenter, without looking, pulls out prepared bags from a large “bag of gifts” (you can even get by with plastic bags) and calls any number (you can call them in order of priority, you can do it as you come to mind, you can even from pull out another bag, also without looking, cards with numbers one by one).

The texts can, of course, be learned by heart, but it is much easier to write them on separate cards and attach each card to a “winning”.

Win-win lottery.

1. If you suddenly have to get a bruise,

Hurry to attach our copper penny to him!

2. Start home renovations as soon as possible,

To paint the walls, get an automatic brush (brush).

3. There is a winning in your ticket,

Let me give you some vodka!

4. Reach out your hand, receive the bow.

5. Here are two gifts for you:

Postal envelope and stamp.

6. To make it easy to look at yourself,

I’ll probably give you this dressing table (mirror).

7. We want you through connections.

Donate your limousine (toy car).

8. Let me congratulate you from the bottom of my heart,

Hurry up to accept the crystal vase (glass).

9. So that the apartment is clean,

We will quickly give you a vacuum cleaner (broom).

10. There is no winning on your ticket,

As a consolation, I’ll give you beets to make a vinaigrette!

11. To be like me

Take some shaving foam!

12. To make it fun,

We will give you a song.

(you can invite those who want to perform karaoke or simply give a cassette with some songs).

13. To prevent teeth from hurting,

Get toothpaste with spruce (Cedar toothpaste, etc., with pine extract).

14. If you can’t live without sweets,

Grab a bag of sweets quickly.

15. To wait for praise,

Here's a piece of halva for you.

16. To avoid troubles,

Get a piece of bread.

17. There is no better win!

Cellophane bag.

18. To know everything about the news,

19. Don’t spend money on cosmetics,

Watercolor paints are enough for you.

20. Here's a couple of sweets for you,

Are you satisfied or not?

21. To be always beautiful (beautiful),

Get this soap.

22. Winning – a glass of wine.

Drink to the bottom quickly.

23. To sleep sweetly at night,

Take a pacifier to suck.

24. To have children,

Here are three candies for you.

25. For you, a lover of writing letters,

This notebook was intended!

26. Don't be shy about anyone

This perfume is almost from Coco (ammonia).

27. Don't be angry with us, my friend,

Take a box of matches.

28. The best toy for you,

Beanbag.

29. It’s really a miracle, it’s such a miracle:

Won a bottle of beer!

30. To lure money,

Please get a penny.

31. On the ticket by chance.

You got... tea, of course!

32. So that you will not be upset,

You deserve mustard!

33. Paper clips fell out for you,

So that the hugs of the husband (wife) are strong!

34. You are certainly not at a loss,

The win is a spool of thread!

35. Don’t you dare be angry with us,

A nail can come in handy too!

36. Don’t be sad, don’t grieve,

Kiss your neighbor.

37. To record things,

You will need a pen.

38. So that there is peace and harmony in life,

Get chocolate.

39. Don’t sit idle,

And take the scissors!

40. To cry rarely in life,

A birch branch for you.

41. We congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts,

You get pencils!

42. To avoid problems,

We bought you "LM".

43. We present you with an alarm clock,

We ask you not to be late.

44. So that healthy life was,

Here's a carton of milk for you.

45. So that peace reigns in the family,

Your amulet is a crocodile.

46. ​​Non-surgical bust correction -

Everyone knows cabbage.

In addition to the lottery, you can invite everyone to take part in other inactive games. They can be carried out when the company has already had its fill and is still reluctant to move.

Having had a good laugh at the “valuable prizes” awarded to them in the lottery, the guests will be happy to continue the fun.

And for me.

You will need: prepared phrases (you can come up with them yourself, or you can cut them out or copy them from newspapers, etc.), a small bag in which these notes are placed.

The bag is launched in a circle to the music. The one who happened to have this bag when the music was interrupted must pull out, without looking, a piece of paper and say the phrase: “And in my pants...”, then the inscription should be read. We get funny combinations, for example, “And in my pants... there is a sickle and a hammer”, “... a great conspirator”, etc.

Stories.

You will need: large leaf paper and pen.

The host gives one of the guests a paper and pen and explains the rules of the game. He asks any questions, a person who has at the moment there is a piece of paper, writes some answer, folds the piece of paper so that his answer is not visible, and passes the sheet of paper and pen to his neighbor, who must answer whatever he wants to the presenter’s next question, etc.

Presenter's questions:

What? Who? Where? When? Why? With whom? How many? For what? About what? What? What did you do?

The presenter then reads the text out loud. For example, (who?) my neighbor (where?) in the forest (what did he do?) jumped with a parachute, (why?) because he was hungry, etc.

Application.

The presenter randomly selects an object, for example a table.

Now the players must take turns saying how it can be used. You can't repeat yourself! Since the standard options (“you can sit at it,” “do your homework,” “have lunch,” etc.) quickly run out, participants have to be creative.

The one who could not answer leaves the game. The one remaining wins.

The application of an object does not have to be good or correct from the point of view of common sense, the main thing is that it is theoretically possible.

The game can be complicated; in this case, the leader sets not one, but two objects, and the participants must come up with options for how they can be used together.

A story in words.

The presenter randomly copies some words from the book (or suggests them himself) (there should be 10–12 of them). These words are written down.

The remaining players must compose a coherent story using all the words listed. The author of the most interesting story wins.

Story from photographs.

You will need: several photographs (they can be cut out from magazines and newspapers) that depict some kind of action (quarrel, kiss, working on the computer, etc.).

All participants are given a photo (they may be repeated, but it will be more interesting if each player has their own photo). Everyone must come up with a story from their photograph.

Such an “essay” can be written not from one, but from several photographs, and in the story both pictures must be somehow connected.

Rivers, cities...

You will need: sheets of paper, pens or pencils.

All participants are given leaflets. The presenter silently, silently, lists all the letters of the alphabet in order, and someone stops him.

The presenter names the letter at which he was interrupted. All players must fill out the board as quickly as possible, choosing words that begin with the hidden letter.

The table can consist of the following columns: rivers, cities, plants, animals, names, etc. For each word found that is not found by anyone else, the player receives one point. The highest scorer larger number points is declared the winner.

What a handwriting!

You will need: markers, sheets of paper.

Participants have a felt-tip pen attached to their leg. Whoever wrote the given text on a piece of paper more legibly won.

Outdoor games

Fanta.

You will need: an opaque bag and notes with concepts, for example, “adultery,” “stormy delight,” etc.

Each player takes turns pulling out a concept from the bag, he is given time to prepare (about a minute), and he must depict this concept without words.

Cucumber.

You will need: a large cucumber, an apple or another vegetable or fruit.

A presenter is selected. The rest of the participants stand in a circle, shoulder to shoulder, with their hands all behind their backs. The leader stands in the center of the circle. The apple is passed by the participants to each other as discreetly as possible, from hand to hand. The presenter’s task is to determine who has it. When the presenter looks in the other direction, the one who has the apple in his hands must quietly bite off a piece and pass the apple on. The players' task is to eat the whole apple.

If the leader guesses who has it, that person becomes the leader, a new apple is taken, and the game begins again.

If the apple is eaten, and the host could not guess even once, then he performs some kind of forfeit (at the discretion of the other guests).

At random.

The host chooses a player, sits him on a chair, and blindfolds him (or her).

Then the host randomly points to one of the guests and asks each time: “This one?” until the player answers “yes.” This way the second player is selected.

Then they continue to ask the first one, showing an arbitrary number on their fingers: “How much?” (again until an affirmative answer is received).

Then, pointing to any parts of the second player’s body, they ask the question: “Here?”

In this way, they get the answer which of the guests, how many times and where exactly the first player should kiss.

Coin.

You will need: a coin.

They choose a leader who sits on a chair, closes his eyes and presses a coin between his lips.

The remaining players stand in a row and pass each other an object (for example, a glass). When the presenter says: “Stop!”, the one who has the transferred object in his hands must come up and pull the coin out of the leader’s lips with his lips, and then return to his place.

After this, the presenter opens his eyes and tries to guess who took his coin.

When the leader guesses, the one who pulled out the coin takes his place, and the game continues.

Bound by one chain.

You will need: several colored ribbons.

All participants stand next to the leader, who clutches the ribbons in his fist, holding them by the middle. Each player quickly grabs one end of the tape, and the leader releases them. A couple holding opposite ends of the same ribbon kisses.

Strip show.

You will need: chairs (according to the number of participants).

The chairs are placed in a circle. The participants stand behind them. The presenter turns on the music - all participants move in a circle in one direction, turns it off - they stop.

Everyone must take off some thing (item of clothing) and put it on the chair next to which he stopped. And so on up to a predetermined limit. Then the participants must dress in the same manner.

The lady sent it to you.

This is an old game. They play it together, but it can also be played with a larger number of participants.

The presenter says the following phrase: “The lady sent you a toilet, there are a hundred rubles in the toilet. Take whatever you want. Don't wear black and white. Don’t say “yes” or “no”. Will you go to the ball?

The player addressed by the presenter answers, and the game continues on its own.

The host asks the participants any questions, provoking them to answer “yes” or “no” or to choose something white or black for the ball (that is, something that is prohibited by the terms of the game). Those who fall into his traps are eliminated from the game.

Blind Man's Bluff.

You will need: a blindfold.

This game has been familiar to many since childhood, but it is still interesting to play even at an older age.

Remove unnecessary furniture from the room to avoid injury. The presenter is blindfolded, spun around, then everyone runs away. The presenter’s task is to catch one of the players and identify him by touch. If he guesses correctly, the player who was caught becomes the leader. If not, the game continues.

Bottle.

Option 1

You will need: an empty glass bottle. All guests sit in a circle, the bottle is placed on its side and spun by one of the players. When it stops, that player must kiss whoever the neck of the bottle points to.

Option 2

You will need: an empty glass bottle, notes. Write tasks in advance on small pieces of paper, for example: “Kiss three times”, “Make a compliment”, “Wish you health”, “Dance together”, etc. The notes are rolled up into tubes and placed inside the bottle. One of the players spins the bottle. When it stops, the player to whom the neck is pointed takes a note out of the bottle. The first participant must complete the task indicated in this note.

Competitions

In any company you can offer to hold some kind of competition. This can be either a thematic competition or just a practical joke.

Advertising competition.

Nowadays, there is probably no person who does not watch TV and read newspapers. But everywhere we come across advertising. There is nothing simpler - offer to hold a so-called advertising competition.

Several participants are called. The more of them there are at the very beginning, the better. The presenter tells the rules.

Each participant, in turn (to avoid confusion, line up the players in a line) must name some advertising slogan (of any company, organization, etc., for example, “Sprite - don’t let yourself dry out,” or “Always Coca-Cola ", or "Furniture salon "Victoria" - your victory over inconvenience." Any product can be advertised: products ("Bounty - a heavenly delight"), drinks ("Tea "Conversation" - created to give warmth"), cleaning products and washing powders(“Pure is pure Tide”). This could be political (“Vote with your heart”) or social (“Call your parents”) advertising.

You need to name the slogan quickly, without wasting time on thinking. The player who is lost in thought is eliminated from the game. This continues until there is only one winner left. You can somehow symbolically reward him, for example, prepare a small poster on which you can beautifully paste clippings of the most famous slogans or company names. In the middle of the poster you can leave a space for a photograph and write next to it: “ Great connoisseur advertising."

Beauty contest.

To conduct this competition, you can recruit participants in advance, or you can find them directly at the party. There are two options for conducting this competition.

Option 1

Participants choose original, funny costumes and attributes and answer questions from the competition organizers.

Option 2

Women are encouraged to portray men, and men – women. Of course, everything depends on the imagination of the participants.

Men can build themselves a size seven bust (no worse than Verka Serduchka’s), put on makeup, tie all sorts of bows, miniskirts look especially erotic on hairy male legs...

Women can glue on themselves a huge mustache, a beard (made of thread), put potatoes in their trousers, you understand that it’s in the front, not the back...

Questions for participants

What do you value most in members of the opposite sex?

What would you wish for all people on Earth?

What is your favorite thing to do?

If you were to play Shapoklyak (Quasimodo) in a movie, how would you portray her/him?

Please draw your favorite fruit.

Please imagine that you are a printer (copier). Depict the following actions: you are standing idle, typing, reporting that you are out of paper, chewing on paper...

You can continue the list of questions yourself, the main thing is that they are frivolous, original, and the answers to them suggest something funny.

Competition "Hit the Target"

Anything can be used as a target: a mannequin, someone's photograph, a drawing of a naked woman, just a piece of paper. The main thing is to remember to draw a center on the target, the so-called bull’s-eye, which you should hit.

Participants are called.

They must take turns shooting prepared projectiles at the target.

You can use anything as a projectile, but it is desirable that it leaves fairly noticeable marks. These can be overripe fruits, vegetables or berries (cherries, tomatoes, strawberries). The first participant to hit the bull's eye receives a prize. As a prize, you can use the same products as for shells, but only of good quality.

Competition "Who is faster"

Several participants are selected (it is better if there are not too many of them). They must compete with each other to see who gets to the finish line faster. To complicate the task, they wear either very loose shoes (ideally, they should be five sizes larger than what the participant is wearing), or a bag that restricts movement. Make sure in advance that no one gets hurt during the game: move furniture away from sharp corners, lay a soft carpet on the floor...

Competition-game “Rope”

Two presenters are selected. They take in their hands a bright ribbon, a rope (you can get by with a jump rope) so that everyone has the end of this rope in their hands, and pull it together at the level of, for example, their heads. Rhythmic music is turned on, and the rest of the guests line up in a chain. Everyone must pass under this rope without touching it. The presenters lower the tape slightly after each player. The one of the participants who still touches the tape is eliminated. The last one left wins. You can give him a prize (at least give him the rope itself as a souvenir).

Competition "Clothing"

Option 1

You will need: a large box, various items of clothing (the funnier the better; you can use caps, “family” panties and bras) large sizes, sleeping cap (if you find it), huge jabot, etc.

The presenter invites everyone present, without looking, to take something out of the box and put it on themselves (with the condition not to take it off, say, for the next half hour). Guests stand in a circle and, to the music, begin to pass this box to each other. At the presenter’s signal (or when the music ends), the one in whose hands the box remains must pull something out of it and put it on.

Option 2

You will need: two boxes of things.

Guests are divided into two teams, in each of which a “victim” is chosen, and at the leader’s signal, all team members must put as many things from the box on their “victim” as possible. The winner is either the team that puts on all the items first, or the team that manages to put on the most items before the end of the music (or some other signal).

Competition "Drawings"

You will need: several sheets of paper and colored pencils (or markers).

All guests are given a sheet of paper and a set of pencils and are asked to draw some concept, for example “love story”, “honeymoon”, etc.

Then you can organize a competition: each “artist” presents his “work of art”, and the rest must guess what he depicted.

Competition "Whose chain is longer"

All those present are divided into two teams (you can create both mixed teams and strictly divided into men and women). At the leader’s signal, the players must take turns taking off something from themselves and putting it on the floor, creating a line. The team with the longest chain of clothes wins.

Competition "Burst the Ball"

Participants are divided into pairs, and each pair is given an inflatable balloon. The task of each pair is to pierce their ball as quickly as possible without the help of hands, as well as piercing and cutting objects. To do this, couples stand facing each other, and the ball is squeezed between them. The balls burst with counter movements of the bodies; for added fun, you can put on music, for example from the film “Emmanuelle”.

Competition “Pass it to someone else”

You will need: two long inflatable balloons.

Those present are divided into two teams. Each team is given a ball; it must be held between the legs and passed to each other without the help of hands, so to speak, “from foot to foot.” The team that passes this ball to each other faster to the last player wins.

Competition "Aquarius"

You will need: two glasses and a straw for each participant.

Two glasses are placed on a hard surface in front of each player - empty and filled with some liquid (water, vodka, wine, etc.). Each person is given a straw (or a straw for cocktails). The task of the competitors is to use this straw to pour the contents from one glass to another as quickly as possible, preferably without losing a drop of precious liquid. The one who does it earlier and better wins.

Competition "Unlock the Lock"

You will need: two large padlocks, two sets of keys.

Two people are called and given a set of keys. They must open each of their locks quickly. You can open not a padlock, but, for example, a closet door (you can hide a prize in the closet).

Competition "Ring"

You will need: matches (according to the number of participants), two rings.

The players are divided into two teams. They stand up, alternating according to the “man - woman” principle. Everything is inserted into the mouth with a match. The first players have a ring on their match. At the signal from the leader, each player must pass the ring to the next one (from match to match) without using his hands. The team that manages to do this faster wins.

Competition "Men's Victories"

You will need: uninflated balloons, felt-tip pens.

Each of the participants (and only men participate in this competition) is given one ball. You need to inflate them and draw as many figures as possible on the inflated ball, symbolizing victories over women. All this must be done in limited quantity time (for example, one minute). The player with the most drawings wins.

Competition "Looking Far"

You will need: binoculars (field glasses are best), a pair of fins.

Players take turns wearing fins and walking along a predetermined route, looking through binoculars from the reverse side (vice versa).

The one who completes the task better than his rivals will receive a prize.

Competition "Fork"

You will need: forks (one for each participant), thread.

Each participant is tied to a fork belt (to increase the difficulty, it is better to tie it from behind). The difficulty of completing the task depends on how long the thread is. In any case, all players must have their forks tied at the same level. To the accompaniment of cheerful music, the players (whoever is faster) should face each other and hook their forks. The pair that completes the task first wins.

Competition "For two"

You will need: several cucumbers or bananas (as many pairs as you have).

Each pair is given a banana (or cucumber). The task of each pair is to eat their product as quickly as possible, biting it off from different ends at the same time. You cannot hold it with your hands!

Competition "Miss Erotica"

You will need: bananas (one for each participant).

This is a competition for girls. An erotic melody is turned on, girls are called, each of whom is given a banana. The girl who eats her banana more erotically than the others wins (mostly judged by men). The banana can be replaced with a small cup of whipped cream.

In very relaxed groups, you can decorate the top of each banana with whipped cream (I hope there is no need to explain what this symbolizes).

The winner can be awarded the Miss Erotica medal.

Competition "Interesting situation"

You will need: several inflated balloons (the larger they are, the better).

This game is for men. Each of them has one large inflated balloon attached to their stomach. This can be done using tape.

Several boxes of matches are scattered in front of the participants.

Players are offered to feel like a pregnant woman: collect as many matches as possible, while trying to prevent the balloon from bursting. The one who still bursts is eliminated from the game.

Contest "Deposits"

You will need: a pack of banknotes (can be real, can be drawn).

Several pairs are called. Each man is given a wad of money and asked to “open deposits” by putting a banknote in each secluded place (pocket, etc.) for his partner. The game is against time. After the specified period has expired (for example, one minute), the presenter counts how many “contributions” each player has made. The one with the most “contributions” wins.

Banknotes can be placed in any place: pockets, cuffs, lapels, shoes; You can roll them into tubes and put them in your ears.

Competition "On Nails"

You will need: apples, ropes, and boards with nails.

A board is placed in front of each player, from which the points of nails stick out (like yogis). Each participant has an apple attached to their belt using a rope. The apple should hang at the level of, for example, the knees, the main thing is that everyone has the same level.

Now the participants must plant their apple on the nails as quickly as possible.

Competition "Cards"

You will need: two cards from the playing deck.

Guests are divided into two teams, arranged according to the “man - woman” principle, each team is given a playing card. Players must quickly pass this card to each other from mouth to mouth (without touching the card with their hands).

The first team to pass a card from the first player to the last wins.

Competition "Hairdressing"

You will need: a lot of colored hair ties.

Women compete. Every woman chooses a man for whom she should create a super hairstyle. To do this, participants use hair ties to give men many tufts. The game is against time. After the specified period has passed (for example, a minute or time while music is playing, etc.), the competition ends, and the woman who managed to create the most tufts is considered the winner.

Competition "Shoe store"

You will need: several boots and shoes, a large box.

Everyone who wants to play is divided into two teams, and a captain is selected for each team. While the captains go into the next room, a large box is brought out, the prepared shoes are put there, then each member of the team takes off one of the shoes (it doesn’t matter whether it’s right or left), and all these shoes are also put into the box. Then the teams sit down on chairs and the captains come in. The captains' task is to get their team into shoes as quickly as possible.

Competition "Knights"

You will need: several pairs of boxing gloves, wrapped candies (according to the number of participants).

Men are called up who want to fight for the glory of their Beautiful Lady. Everyone wears boxing gloves. Then everyone is given a piece of candy. At the presenter’s signal, the contestants must, whoever is fastest, unwrap the candy and feed it to their Lady.

Tennis competition

You will need: tennis balls.

Several pairs are called, each pair is given a tennis ball. Girls should roll this ball through their partner's pants (for example, put it in the left pant leg, roll it up and pull it out through the right pant leg. Boys should then do the same through the girls' blouse.

The first couple to complete the task wins.

Competition "Reckoning"

You will need: large wallets made by yourself, the same banknotes, and tape.

Several couples are called, one wallet is attached to the girls' bellies with tape (with the slot facing up), the men are given a bill (it should, like a fig leaf, cover that very place).

At the signal from the leader, the men must hit their companion with a bill in her wallet. The fastest and most agile wins.

Competition "Family Budget"

You will need: empty cans(can be from canned food), small money - coins (preferably of the same denomination).

Men have jars attached to their stomachs (neck up), ladies stand at a certain distance from them. They are given the same number of coins (for example, ten). The ladies must throw coins into their partner's jar. The most accurate one wins.

Competition "Take the prize"

You will need: prize, blindfold, chair.

All volunteers are called in turn. A chair is placed in the center of the room and a prize is placed on it. A volunteer approaches a chair, stands with his back to it, moves away a certain number of steps, is blindfolded, and rotated around its axis.

Then he must randomly choose a direction and take exactly the same number of steps forward as he took away from the chair.

The one who manages to get back to the chair with the prize wins.

Competition "Brave Little Tailor"

You will need: two spoons, two long ropes (for example, a roll of clothesline).

Participants are divided into two teams and choose a captain. The captain must tie up his team as quickly as possible.

To do this, one end of the rope is tied to a spoon and with its help the entire team lined up in a line is tied.

For men, the rope is passed through the legs, for women - through the sleeves. The team tied first wins.

Guessing competition

Option 1 Guests are divided into two teams. The first team thinks of any word or concept and calls one member of the opposing team out the door. There they tell him this word (concept). The player must, using gestures and facial expressions, but without words, convey to his team what they have wished for him. The team that guesses the most wins.

Option 2

One of the participants thinks of a concept and tries to depict it without words. The rest must guess. The one who guesses is the next to show his word.

Competition "In Paradise"

You will need: an apple.

The players sit at the table (in a circle). The presenter takes an apple, places it on one of the players so that he squeezes it between his shoulder and, for example, his ear or chin. Having held it, he must pass the apple to his neighbor at the table, and none of them has the right to touch the apple with their hands. You can hold a competition by dividing everyone present into two teams and giving each an apple. The one who reaches the finish line first wins.

Competition "Clothespins"

You will need: clothespins.

They play in pairs. The men are blindfolded, and in the meantime clothespins are placed on their partners (they are attached to the dress, hair, ears, etc.). Men are told that within a certain time (for example, a minute) they must remove all the clothespins from their lady with their eyes closed (you can tell how many exactly). The first one wins.

As a practical joke, you can say that the lady has one or two more clothespins attached to her than she actually has. Men will get away with it, looking for the missing clothespins in the secluded corners of their girlfriends’ bodies...

Competition "Don't Spill!"

You will need: glasses, children's toy cars, strings.

All cars have strings attached to them (the longer the better). A glass full to the brim is placed on the roof (you can pour either regular soda or something hot).

Men should, as quickly and carefully as possible, holding the free end of the rope, pull the drink towards them, trying not to spill it.

The one who succeeds before the rest wins.

Competition "Ringed"

You will need: colored rubber bands (several dozen of each color).

Using colored hair ties, you can hold a competition in which men participate. Everyone receives rubber bands of a certain color.

The participants’ task is to “ring” as many women present as possible in a few musical minutes. Rubber “rings” are put on ladies’ legs, above the feet. And then they count the number of “ringed” by each participant. The fastest one wins a prize.

Competition "Best Drawing"

You will need: thick sheets of paper, markers, strings.

Felt pens are suspended at a height of 1.5–1.6 m from the floor. A participant approaches each of them with his own sheet of paper. The task of the competitors is to draw some kind of figure on the “canvas” (everyone is given one task), for example, a little man, moving not with a felt-tip pen, but with the sheet itself.

The winner is chosen by the audience.

Competition "Eat Me"

You will need: bananas.

All participants are given a banana in their pocket. At the leader’s signal, the players must, whoever is faster, take a banana out of their pocket, peel it and eat it.

Competition "Words"

You will need: a bag, cut cards with letters (on each card there is a letter of the alphabet, except J, Ъ, ы, b).

The presenter, without looking, takes a letter from the bag. Depending on the theme of the holiday (wedding, anniversary, presentation, etc.), guests are invited to name words starting with this letter that characterize something or someone (bride and groom, hero of the day, company, New Year tree, etc.) having attitude towards the topic of the meeting.

The one who says the last word wins.

Competition "Dances with Wolves"

You will need: sheets of paper of the same size, chairs.

Couples are called. The men sit on chairs and sheets of paper are placed on their laps.

Girls should, sitting on their partners' laps, crumple this sheet of paper as much as possible to the music.

The girl who crumpled her piece of paper the most wins (you can also nominate a second winner - the girl who did it more erotically than the others).

Competition "Burning Balls"

You will need: inflated balloons.

All participants have several balloons tied to their feet (the same number for each competitor). To the accompaniment of fast music, at the signal of the presenter, players must pop all the balls of their opponents. The one whose balls have all burst is eliminated from the game. The most persistent wins.

Competition "Warm-up"

You will need: several balloons.

When you need to warm up, play this game. All those present are divided into two teams, a line is drawn on the floor, and the teams stand on either side of it. Balloons are placed on the line. At the signal from the leader, you must use your feet to push all the balls from your field into the territory of the opposing team.

Strip Club Competition

You will need: an ordinary household elastic band, cut into equal parts and sewn into rings (the resulting rings should be easy to put on and take off from a person).

All girls are called. They wear the same number of elastic bands around their waists. To the erotic melody, girls must remove these rubber bands one by one through their legs. The one who manages to do it the most sexy wins.

Competition "Eggs"

You will need: plastic bags, strings, raw eggs.

Men are called to fight. They hang plastic bags in front of them containing eggs (the quantity is chosen arbitrarily, but it should be the same for everyone). Men must, by hitting their opponents' eggs with these eggs, kill them, while trying not to break their own. The one whose eggs don't break the longest wins.

Competition "Harem"

At the signal from the leader, all women in the hall are dragged by men (two or three competitors) to their territory.

The one who has more women in his “harem” wins.

Competition "Drink Me!"

Option 1

You will need: glasses, straws.

A competition is announced to see who can suck the drink through the straw the fastest. The worst thing is to drink like this tomato juice(especially thick).

Option 2

You will need: bottles, nipples. A competition is announced to see who can suck the drink through the pacifier the fastest. The worst thing is to suck on thin semolina.

Reasons to get together

Birthdays

Remember the words from the children's song: “Unfortunately, birthdays only come once a year!” This means that it must be celebrated in such a way that later it will not be excruciatingly painful for the melancholy and boredom that reigns during the holiday; in general, every birthday should be remembered!

Congratulation games

Postcard.

First, as usual, the hero of the occasion is congratulated. To do this, you can prepare a congratulation template in advance, in which all adjectives are omitted. The text is written in beautiful postcard, empty space is left for missing words.

On this ____________________ and ____________________ day, when so many ____________________ and ____________________ friends have gathered in this ____________________ and ____________________ hall, at this ____________________ table, we want ____________________ to congratulate our ____________________ and ____________________ birthday boy! We want ____________________ to wish him (her) ____________________ days of life, ____________________ health, ____________________ friends and ____________________ love!

May he (she) be the most ____________________ on earth, may ____________________ success and ____________________ luck accompany him in life!

Happy birthday!

Your ____________________ friends.

The text of the congratulations may be different, at your discretion. The one who prepared this congratulation at the holiday itself asks all the other guests to help him with the text. Guests should name any adjectives that come to mind, the host writes them down one by one, gradually filling in all the empty spaces.

When the congratulation is ready, the presenter solemnly reads it out. The texts are very diverse, depending on the adjectives proposed at random, for example: deep, first, good, expensive, lazy, full, precious, correct, affectionate, harmful, powerful, honest, happy, rich, expensive, small, best, whole, ticklish.

This is the text we will get in the end:

On this deep and first day, when so many lazy and overweight friends have gathered in this good and expensive hall, at this precious table, we want to properly congratulate our affectionate and mischievous birthday boy! We want to powerfully wish him (her) honest days of life, happy health, rich friends and expensive love!

Let him (she) be the smallest on earth, let the best success and good luck accompany him in life!

Happy birthday!

Your ticklish friends.

Wishes.

For this congratulation you will need a fairly long rope, thread and a needle, a dark blindfold, scissors, and paper.

The rope is pulled in the room at the chest level of the birthday boy. Then all the guests present cut out from paper what they would like to wish to the hero of the occasion. It can be anything: a car, a baby doll, money, a computer, etc. The main thing is that there should be a lot of wishes, and it is better that they are not repeated. Then all these figures cut out of paper are attached with a needle and thread to a rope stretched in advance, the birthday boy is blindfolded, and he must reach the rope and cut off one of the wishes at random (choosing a figure by touch is not allowed). What the birthday boy chose for himself at random will definitely appear to him this year.

Congratulations in verse.

Take a blank sheet of paper (preferably a long one) and pass it around the circle of guests. Each of the guests is invited to write a line of a poem (in turn).

This greeting has two options.

Option 1. The first of the guests writes a line so that its last word is written on a separate line, then the sheet is folded so that the main text is not visible, but only the rhyme is visible, and the sheet is passed further around the circle. The next guest must write his line in rhyme, and so that this text can also be closed, and the last word can be seen.

Happy birthday.

Congratulations,

Happiness, joy.

We have a lot of gifts.

Good love.

Then the sheet is unfolded and the entire poem is read aloud to the birthday person.

Option 2. The first line is given (the presenter can suggest it) and written on a piece of paper.

The first of the guests writes his line in rhyme, closes the entire text (folds the piece of paper) and writes another line for the next “poet”. The piece of paper is passed further around the circle. The next guest must write his line in rhyme, fold the piece of paper and offer his second line to his neighbor.

It turns out something like this:

Our dear Sveta!

Always be, winter and summer,

The red sun is brighter,

We'll all have more fun...

Undress the birthday boy.

In advance, secretly from the hero of the occasion, a figure of a man is made from cardboard in full height. It is desirable that this mannequin be as similar as possible to the birthday boy/girl.

Clothes cut out of paper are put on the mannequin. Then the host conducts a game: all guests are asked questions related to the hero of the day (for example, when was he born, where, favorite dish, favorite color, etc.). For each correct answer, some clothing is removed from the mannequin. In the end, the mannequin remains either completely naked or covered in intimate places with leaves with wishes (the leaves can be replaced with greeting cards).

Find a greeting.

They write a congratulation on a piece of paper in advance (preferably in verse, but not necessarily), cut it into separate lines (or phrases) and place these pieces of paper in the folds of clothing (if the birthday boy is a man, then they hide it in the girls’ clothes, and vice versa). The hero of the occasion must, amid the shouts of the guests “cold - hot,” find all the lines as quickly as possible (you can turn on some fast, rhythmic music). Then the text is folded and read aloud.

Portrait The hero of the occasion is seated so that everyone can see him. A blank piece of Whatman paper is placed next to it. Each of the guests in turn must blindfolded approach the sheet, take a pencil (or felt-tip pen) and draw some part of the birthday person’s body. Then the next participant comes up. When the portrait is finished, they put a cool congratulatory inscription on it and give it to the hero of the day.

Kisses.

Take the baby doll and run it around the guests in a circle. Each of the guests should congratulate the birthday boy, and then, declaring: “I kiss (name of the hero of the day) on (part of the body),” kiss the baby doll in the place he named. You can't repeat yourself! Of course, decent body parts quickly run out, and nothing limits the flight of imagination further...

When the doll has passed a full circle, the presenter announces: “And now everyone must kiss the birthday boy himself where he just named!”

You can try to pay off the birthday boy (if you don’t want to kiss him).

New Year

Every year everyone in the world (both children and adults) is ready to believe in a fairy tale, in a miracle. This happens in winter, when the house is filled with the smell of pine needles, snow crunches under the windows and even the stars seem to burn brighter...

Fortune telling

For Christmas time or New Year girls can do real fortune telling. Usually, with the help of fortune telling, they want to find out the name and appearance of the betrothed, or how the future family will live, or to answer the questions that torment a person. Choose any of the fortune telling below and try to look into the future. Maybe something will work out for you...

Subtle fortune telling.

Everyone present in the room takes off something. In the old days, this was usually a ring, but you can give any piece of jewelry: an earring, bracelet, beads, brooch, hairpin, etc. All these things are placed on a plate or large dish, which is covered with an opaque scarf or any other fabric. Then the fortuneteller makes a prediction (once upon a time songs were sung as predictions, but you can simply say your wishes; of course, predictions must be good, although in the old days there were divine songs that even predicted early death...), takes out any item without looking and asks who it belongs to. Accordingly, the future was predicted for the owner of the item taken out.

If you don't believe in fortune telling in principle, you can turn everything into a show. To do this, you can sing pre-selected verses from famous pop songs as follow-up notes and then address them directly to the owner of the removed jewelry.

For example, the verse is sung:

“Bananas, coconuts.

Orange paradise.

You just have to want it

Maybe the stars

You just have to want it

Collect from the sky..."

Then they take out some thing without looking, ask who it belongs to, and “translate” the prediction: “An unforgettable vacation awaits you this summer!”

Fortune telling with mirrors.

Girls usually tell fortunes about their grooms. The device is placed on the table, two mirrors are placed opposite each other behind it, so that a small corridor appears to be formed between them, and two candles are placed on each side. The girl turns off the light in the room, sits down at the table, lights candles and says: “Mummer, betrothed, come have dinner with me.” Then she sits and looks in the mirror for a long time. When she sees her betrothed's face, she must throw the prepared scarf over the mirror.

Fortune telling with a ring.

Pour water into a glass. Take a wedding ring for fortune telling and tie a thread to it. The fortuneteller holds the end of the thread in his hands and asks a question, and then brings the ring on the thread to the glass so that it does not touch the water and watches. If the ring moves over the water in a circle to the left, then this means “yes”, to the right - “no”.

Fortune telling for children.

You can tell fortunes on any day, not only on Christmastide. A person who wants to know how many children and what gender he will have holds out his left hand palm up. The fortuneteller takes a needle and thread and holds it above his palm. If the needle moves in a circle, the first child will be a girl; if from left to right or top to bottom, the first child will be a boy. When the needle freezes, take it to the side and then bring it again. This way you can find out the gender of all other children and their estimated number. Fortune telling stops when the needle held to the palm does not move.

Fortune telling with a glass of water.

This fortune telling allows you to get answers to all questions, but only during Christmas week.

The question should be such that it can be answered “yes” or “no”.

The fortuneteller takes a glass, pours seven tablespoons of water into it (measure exactly, this is important!), asks a question (for example, will I get married this year?) and goes to bed. After that you can’t talk to anyone anymore!

In the morning, when they wake up, they check (again carefully!) how much water is in the glass. If the water has decreased, then the answer is negative, and if it has increased, the answer is positive.

Fortune telling with chicken.

If almost all previous fortune-telling is designed for one person, then this fortune-telling will amuse the whole company.

They are telling fortunes for the New Year. Any grain is scattered on the floor in the room, and then a chicken is brought into the room. If the chicken immediately begins to peck the grain, it means that the year will be nourishing and fruitful.

And if she is quietly doing some other business, wait for a hungry year, our ancestors believed.

Fortune telling with a Christmas tree.

At night, clean sheets of paper (of the same size) are laid out around the tree. Each sheet corresponds to a month of the year (accordingly, you need to put twelve sheets). In the morning they check: which piece of paper has more fallen spruce needles on it, that month will be richer and happier.

In general, they look to see how many needles have fallen off. If there is a lot, then the year as a whole will be fruitful and rich.

Fortune telling with rods.

In the evening everyone leaves the house and sticks rods into the snow. In the morning they look: those whose twigs remain standing will have a successful year; Anyone whose twig has fallen should be careful.

Fortune telling with a log.

The girls, without looking, pull out a log from the woodpile. If a girl pulls out a knotty log, it means she will be married to a rich man, if a smooth one, it means she will marry a poor one.

There was another interpretation of this fortune telling. If a girl pulls out a smooth log, it means her husband will be smooth and affectionate.

If he pulls out a knotty one, it means that the husband’s character will be quarrelsome.

Fortune telling by names.

The girls go out into the street and ask the names of the first passers-by they come across. According to legend, whatever the guy’s name is, that’s what the husband’s name will be. If a woman comes across first, it means that the future mother-in-law will have that name.

Fortune telling by shoe.

“Once on Epiphany evening the girls wondered: they took a shoe off their foot and threw it outside the gate...” We are all familiar with these lines from childhood. Indeed, such fortune telling also existed. The girl went outside, took off her shoe and threw it away. Where he points with his toe is where the girl will live after marriage.

Fortune telling with an onion.

Take an onion and cut it into 12 equal parts (according to the number of months in the year). Then each part is sprinkled with salt and left overnight. In the morning they look at which part of the salt is wet - that month will be rainy. If the salt remained dry, it means there will be no rain for a month.

Fortune telling by wax.

Place the candle fragments into a large spoon and hold the spoon over the fire until all the wax has melted. Then the melted wax is quickly poured into the prepared bowl with cold water. The future is judged by the resulting figure.

Fortune telling by shadow.

Take a large sheet of paper, crumple it up, put it on a plate and set it on fire. The plate with ashes is held so that the shadow of the resulting lump falls on the wall. The future is judged by the resulting figure.

Fortune-telling pranks

These fortune telling require preliminary preparation.

Fortune telling by cards.

This fortune telling can be done both on New Year's holidays and at any time of the year. Leaves with predictions are prepared in advance (it is advisable that these are not just cut-up notebook leaves, but cards, for example). The text of the predictions can be anything. The prediction itself may already contain a joke, or as a joke, the same phrase is written at the end of each prediction.

For example, a card may contain the following text: “Good luck awaits you in the New Year, glory will knock on your doors. Open the doors to Glory - he good man" Another option is to write different predictions on all the cards and end everything the same way. For example, “In the summer, new acquaintances and amazing sex await you,” “You will receive many orders from production and amazing sex awaits you.” The funny thing is that all these predictions are read out loud by the “recipients”, and on the third or fourth wish for “amazing sex” everyone begins to fall into hysterics, of course from laughter.

Fortune telling with balloons.

So, you have already decided on the list of invitees. Buy several more balloons than the number of expected guests. Write your predictions on pieces of paper. They can contain any text, for example: “Start coming up with a name” (obviously we're talking about about the birth of a child) or “Start saving money - and then you will have a wonderful vacation at the resort.” You can come up with the text yourself or consult with friends and family. It is still advisable to know as much as possible about this draw in advance. fewer people, otherwise they won’t be so interested.

Fortune telling by keychains.

Nowadays a wide variety of keychains are sold. Buy everything you can find, wrap it in gift paper and put it in one capacious bag (you can sew it yourself or use a regular bag).

At the holiday, each of the guests will have to pull out one keychain without looking, unfold it, and you will tell them what awaits the guest in the New Year.

For example, a keychain in the shape of a doll - expect a new addition to the family, an organizer - success in business awaits you, a cigarette - take care of your health, a flashlight - you will be as perspicacious as ever.

Fortune telling for the betrothed.

It is better not to reveal the secret of this fortune telling to anyone. In the company you talk about how you know how (really know how!) to predict the name of your betrothed. It can even be read on your hand. Choose a “victim” for yourself, take her hand in yours, whisper something (for mystery), then burn a few matches, roll up your sleeve to your elbow, take a handful of burnt matches and rub them into your hand. Lo and behold, the name actually appears on your hand!

Let's reveal a secret: you first write the name on your hand with soap. When you rub burnt matches, your hand turns black, but the letters written with soap remain white! Of course, in order to tell fortunes to the next person, you will first need to wash your hands. Then write the following name on dry skin. And so on until you have told fortunes to everyone who wants them, and you will have plenty of them!

Fortune telling with wishes.

For this fortune telling you will need a long rope, thread with a needle, a dark blindfold, scissors, and paper.

The rope is stretched in the room at chest level. Then all the guests present cut out from paper what they would like to wish each other in the New Year (such figures can be prepared in advance by one of those present, for example the organizer of the holiday). It can be anything: a car, a baby doll, money, a computer, etc. The main thing is that there should be a lot of wishes and they should not be repeated. Then all these figures cut out of paper are attached with a needle and thread to a rope stretched in advance, each of the guests is blindfolded in turn, and he must reach the rope and randomly cut off one of the wishes for himself (choosing a figure by touch is not allowed). What a person chose for himself at random will definitely appear to him this year.

Fortune telling on a sheet of paper.

Everyone who wants to tell fortunes is given a piece of paper and a pen. The letters are written in a column on the piece of paper:

In the second column they write:

Opposite each abbreviation in the first column, all participants write one line from the song (any), in the second column, opposite each abbreviation, they write a proverb.

When everyone has filled out their pieces of paper (it is advisable that there are not too many fortune tellers, otherwise you can get confused), the presenter deciphers the abbreviations:

GDS – one year before the wedding;

MDS – a month before the wedding;

VAT – a week before the wedding;

DDS – day before the wedding;

DS – wedding day;

DPS – the day after the wedding;

NPS – week after the wedding;

MPS – month after the wedding;

GPS – one year after the wedding;

DD - the motto of friendship;

DL – the motto of love;

DP is the motto of the bed;

JJ is the motto of life.

Most often, quite funny combinations are obtained, for example: the bed motto is “Measure twice, cut once,” the wedding day is “I got drunk,” etc.

Fortune telling with matches.

You can play a prank on one of the guests by inviting him to tell fortunes for his betrothed.

The main thing is to choose a non-offensive person so that the joke does not turn into a quarrel.

They ask the fortuneteller to take an arbitrary number of matches out of the box, break off the heads of sulfur and insert the pieces into his mouth, ears, or wherever he wants. Then they bring the “victim” to the mirror and ask: “Well, who needs you?”

Fortune telling with a cigarette.

Offer to tell someone's hand. Having chosen one of those interested, declare that you know new way fortune telling along the lines of the hand using cigarette ash. Take the right hand of the person you are going to tell fortunes to, and gently shake off the ashes from a lit cigarette into his palm (it won’t hurt, but if you are very afraid, you can pour the already cooled ashes onto your palm). Then ask your “guinea pig” to make as many circles (clockwise) with the thumb of his left hand on his ash-covered palm as he is full years old. When the procedure is completed, with a thoughtful look, having examined the palm of the “victim”, declare: “Hmm yes... Well, I have to tell you... You are a bad ashtray!”

Fortune telling in your pocket.

Write or print out all kinds of predictions in advance (the texts of the predictions can be taken from the Book of Changes, from any other books, you can even use poetic lines), place them discreetly in the pockets of the guests, and shortly before the chiming clock (or immediately after it) invite everyone to find them at your place these predictions and read them out.

The second version of this fortune telling: when all these pieces of paper are put together, for example, in an old big hat and the guests take turns pulling them out according to the prediction. You can even play the old fashioned game and, if you have a parrot, teach it to pull out pieces of paper. Then each guest will receive a prediction from a “learned bird.”

Masquerade ball

Have you already chosen the appropriate fortune telling? Then you urgently need to organize a gala reception on the occasion of the New Year, where you can show off your knowledge.

You can organize a masquerade ball yourself, but you will have to prepare for it in advance.

First, make a guest list. Send it to everyone you want to see at this New Year's holiday, invitations (at least a couple of months in advance), specifying that this will be a masquerade, so costumes and masks are a must.

Don't forget about your suit. Don't put off sewing it for too long.

After receiving answers from those invited (surely everyone won’t be able to come for a variety of reasons), start working on the menu.

It has already become a tradition to prepare salads “Olivier” and “Herring under a fur coat” for the New Year. You can support the tradition, or you can set the table in a special way.

By the way, decide where the feast will take place in advance. If you and your friends prefer restaurant food, discuss the menu with everyone invited and decide how much it will cost you. The money issue should be resolved in any case, no matter where the holiday takes place - in a cafe, restaurant, in the open air or in your apartment. Please note that the dimensions of the latter may simply not correspond to the chosen event.

Now many schools and kindergartens make their living by renting out premises for such large-scale events. It costs less than a cafe.

So, the issue of the venue has been resolved. Let's now fully understand the menu. You can prepare everything yourself (however, then your only desire will be to lie down somewhere in a quiet cozy place and sleep peacefully throughout New Year's Eve), you can hire an assistant (most often at your own peril and risk, since you do not know her culinary abilities), or you can equally distribute all the work between the invitees (make sure that the work is actually divided equally, because cooking something incredibly complex dishes are not equivalent to cutting bread for the table).

Start decorating the banquet hall. The easiest way to do this is if you celebrate the holiday in your own apartment, there you can do everything gradually, without rushing. If you choose a restaurant, you will not have any hassle at all; decorating the hall for the New Year is considered a matter of honor for the administrator.

If your option is a canteen (school or kindergarten), you will have to work hard.

Prepare all kinds of posters in advance, for example: “2004 is the year of the Monkey”, “Long live the New Year!”, “In the year of the Ox we wish women more bulls, men more horns!”, “So that this year we are attacked by crazy money and we We couldn’t fight them off!”, “May the New Year bring good luck!”, “May we have everything in the New Year and not have to pay anything for it!” etc.

You can hang Christmas balls, garlands, tinsel, and rain on the walls and chandeliers. Traditionally, the main decoration of the New Year is the Christmas tree. spruce branches you can make beautiful wreaths, put pine or spruce branches in vases, both floor and tabletop. On glass and mirrors you can draw snowflakes, Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, and a bag of gifts. Moreover, it is better to draw figures with gouache, and snowflakes can be drawn with tooth powder diluted with water.

Snowflakes can be cut out in advance from paper - white, silver, gold and even colored - and also decorate the walls with them.

You can arrange buffet table or a real feast. But remember: since you decide to do without a traditional TV during the holiday, be sure to make sure that you and your guests do not get bored. Hold a win-win lottery and all kinds of competitions. Prepare some interesting toasts.

And don't forget that you are throwing a costume party! In the old days, all those invited to the masquerade were already wearing masks, and the dancing lasted until midnight. At exactly midnight, all guests took off their masks.

You can arrange something like this. If you gather a lot of strangers or people who don’t know each other well, you can even hold a competition.

New Year's games

Recognition competition.

A large box is placed in a prominent place in the hall, with pieces of paper and pens lying nearby. Guests can come to this box and write down all the masks they recognize (for example, Fox - Alenka from apartment five, etc.). Each guest must sign their message. After midnight, when the masks are removed, you can start summing up the results. The guest who guesses the largest number of masks receives a prize.

Other competitions.

You can hold a competition for the best men's and women's costume, best couple, choose the king and queen of the evening.

Win-win lottery

2. Mini calculator (abacus).

3. Vacuum cleaner (broom).

4. Electric meat grinder (knife).

5. Painting by an unknown artist (postcard).

6. Postal transfer (envelope).

7. Currency (drawn dollar).

8. Automatic wall painting machine (brush).

9. Dishwasher (sponge for washing dishes).

10. Vase of original shape (bottle).

11. Persian carpet (handkerchief).

12. Antique hanger (nail).

13. Diet food (chewing gum).

14. Remedy for anger (Dobry juice pack).

15. Anti-fatigue pills (chocolate).

16. Dropping drug extra pounds(jump rope).

17. Crystal chandelier (light bulb).

18. Photographic film from the century before last (sketchbook).

19. Luck caught by the tail (lottery ticket).

20. Stylish boots (slippers).

Ladies and gentlemen

All gentlemen are invited to choose a lady of their heart (this can be done based on the personal wishes of each or by lot, so that no one is offended). The knight must show his lady all sorts of attention, trying to do it as unnoticeably as possible (say veiled toasts in her honor, cast his vote for her when choosing the queen of the holiday, etc.). The role of the lady is to recognize her knight (or knights). In the general noise and commotion, this is not so easy to do.

After the game, you can reward the most tactful knight and the most insightful lady.

Funny posters

If you are celebrating some event at work and you know that your bosses have a positive attitude towards jokes and practical jokes, you can make and attach a poster with such content to the wall.

Poster about the boss.

1. The boss is always right.

2. The boss is not sleeping, the boss is resting.

3. The boss doesn’t eat, the boss is restoring his strength.

4. The chef doesn’t drink, the chef tastes.

5. The boss doesn’t flirt, the boss trains staff.

6. Those who come with their own convictions come out with the boss’s convictions.

7. Those whose beliefs coincide with those of their boss make a career.

8. The boss does not shout, the boss convincingly expresses his point of view.

9. The boss is not scratching his head, the boss is thinking about the decision.

10. The boss does not grimace; the boss smiles without enthusiasm.

11. The boss is not a coward, the boss acts prudently.

12. The boss is not ignorant; the boss prefers creative practice to sterile theory.

13. The boss does not take bribes, the boss accepts signs of gratitude.

14. The boss does not like gossip; the boss carefully studies the opinions of employees.

15. The boss doesn’t mumble, the boss shares his thoughts.

16. The boss doesn’t lie, the boss is a diplomat.

17. The boss is not stubborn, the boss is consistent.

18. The boss is not a bore, the boss explains the task in detail.

19. The boss does not like sycophants; the boss gives bonuses to loyal employees.

20. The boss does not tolerate cliques, the boss respects a well-coordinated team.

21. The boss does not cheat on his wife; the boss goes on a business trip.

22. The boss is not late, the boss is delayed by important matters.

23. If you want to live and work in peace, do not be ahead of your boss in development.

24. If the boss is wrong, see point 1.

For entertaining reading, you can also use the following text:

About the dignity of being a guest, having the dignity of being at festivities.

Before appearing, a multinational guest must be:

- I wash carefully, without skipping any places, I shave carefully, so as not to cause any damage to the ladies’ tenderness with vile stubble;

- half hungry and just a little drunk.

When you come to visit, familiarize yourself with the layout of the house in advance, with ease, especially noting the location of the closets, and put the information aside in that part of the mind that is less prone to guilt than others.

Consume food in moderation so that your heavy belly does not interfere with your dancing. Drink the potion as much as your legs can hold; If they refuse, drink while sitting.

Do not offer it to someone who is lying down, so as not to choke, even if he asks. Glory to those who choked, for this death has been honorable since ancient times in Rus'.

If you don’t know what to do, rely on your wife - she is the guardian of the state’s vigil.

Place the drunk ones carefully so as not to damage them and not interfere with the dancing. Fold separately, observing the floor, otherwise when you awaken, you will not be embarrassed.

Having sensed trouble, do not panic, but quickly follow to the designated place, do not hesitate along the way and use all your strength to maintain the belly that villainously betrayed you in the fortress.

Being without a wife, or even, God willing, single, look at the ladies’ charms not with open greed, but on the sly - they notice this too, don’t hesitate. In this manner, you will respect them, and you will not be considered impudent. Use your hands, being very careful and only having received a clear sign that it is allowed, otherwise you will wear your embarrassment on your face for a long time.

Without singing there is no joy in Rus', but it begins at the master’s sign. Don’t get into a rage and listen to your neighbor - by braying alone, you become like Valaam’s donkey, and with your musicality and sweet voice, on the contrary, you will earn many praises from the guests. Remember, a lady’s heart is malleable to music.

Children show interest in paper quite early. After familiarizing yourself with it for some time, show your child that paper is interesting not only to crumple and tear, but also to glue. Before you start creating anything, prepare workplace and material. It is advisable to make all the preparations in advance: watching the mother cut out everything necessary for the game for too long, the child may lose interest in this activity. And don’t try to do everything for your child. The baby tries - he learns. Praise your little one for the slightest achievements. Your praise develops the child's self-confidence and the desire to do something more. What can you offer to budding creators?

Games with paper after a year

Tactile sensations

It's no secret that paper comes in a wide variety of forms - smooth, rough, thin, thick, etc. Take a one-year-old child’s hand in yours and run it across a newspaper, glossy magazine, napkin, cardboard, velvet paper. He will probably enjoy meeting you different surfaces. This simple game will enrich the baby’s understanding of the world, develop sensory sensations, which contributes to the rapid formation of speech.

Kolobok

Invite your child to play Kolobok. To do this, you will have to crumple a piece of paper and roll it into a ball. A one-year-old child will have to help, but a two-year-old child will cope with this task quite well. Roll the “koloboks” along the floor with your hand, make a whole family of them - dad (the biggest), mom (smaller) and baby (the smallest). This is how we develop our pen skills and study the concepts of magnitude.

Find a surprise

The game “Find the surprise” will be interesting for both a child who has just turned one year old and older children. Wrap a small object in paper. Take a bear, a dog or a bunny and tell the little one on behalf of the toy: “Hello, Timoshka! I brought you a surprise. Do you want to see what's here?" Give your child the opportunity to unwrap the package and rejoice with him at the discovery.

After two years, this game can be complicated. Now you need to not only open the gift, but also guess from the description what it is. For example: “This surprise is round, rubber, it can roll and jump. What is this? Well done - that's a ball."

Lunch for dolls

Let's prepare lunch for the toys. Place dolls and animals, place plates and cups in front of them. Let the baby tear off small pieces from a whole sheet of paper with his fingers. Place the resulting candies or pies into plates and treat your guests. With older children, you can count the torn parts and compare who has the most candies and who has the least.

Games with paper after 1.5 years

Path

Any paper is suitable for this game: pages from a magazine, notebooks, toilet paper. Together with your child, build a path by laying sheets next to each other. For example, from the sofa to the table, from the chair to the TV. The road can be not only straight, but also winding, with sharp turns, and of different widths - sometimes narrower, sometimes wider. The baby must walk on it with his feet. His task is not to go beyond its limits. At the other end of the path, place a prize that the child will receive if he successfully reaches it.

Visiting grandma

Play out any fairy tale, slightly modifying it. For example, Little Red Riding Hood should walk along the path and come to visit her grandmother. But her path is not so simple. On the way there are holes (circles drawn on a piece of paper) that you need to jump over, stones (we draw stones on paper), a tunnel (a road under a chair), a river (a small pot of water that you need to step over without getting your feet wet or a drawn ). In this way we develop the baby’s coordination of movements.

Merry clearing

Place a blank sheet of paper in front of your child. Lubricate it with glue. Give your child colored paper, show how it can be torn into pieces and applied to a sheet. Let the pieces be very diverse - small, uneven, and long stripes. Allow the baby to decorate the “clearing” at his own discretion.

Did your little one get carried away and tear up a whole pile of paper? Amazing! Don't rush to remove everything at once - consider these parts. Compare them - which is the biggest, which is the smallest. What does this piece look like? For a fish, a horse, a bear? You can add eyes, ears and other details, it will be even more fun.

Rain and snow

Make rain and snow from the torn pieces. Throw them up and enjoy the flight of snowflakes. “When does it snow here? That's right, in winter. Our fingers decided to go for a walk. And there's a lot of snow outside. Let's walk with our toes so as not to step on snowflakes and get our “feet” wet. We walk with our index and middle fingers, step over the “snow,” raising our toes high. We count the snowflakes along the way: “One, two, three...”

Flight into space

“When will I put all this away now?” - Mom thinks in horror, looking at what is left of the paper. And the baby himself will clean up - or rather, play while cleaning. Take plastic bottle. You will have it as a rocket that will fly into space. Offer to put “passengers” in it. Let the baby stuff the torn pieces into the neck of the bottle. You can first crumple them into balls.

Snow Wars

You can play great games at home winter games. Winter is one of the favorite times of the year for children. And it’s not surprising: you can play snowballs, sled, skate, and ski. For “Snow Wars” at home, prepare some newspaper paper and crumple it into lumps. Make 10-20 shells for each participant in the game. Now arrange fortifications of chairs at some distance from each other. Leaning out from behind the chair, fire snowballs at the “enemy.” The one who hits wins.

The most accurate

Organizing a shooting competition at home is very easy. For this game you need to crumple up paper balls and try to get them into a basket or box. The smallest throwers need to place the box basket close to themselves and gradually increase the distance. Give each participant some apparatus different colors(red for mom, yellow for dad, blue for baby). After the end of such a match, count who was the winner - who threw the most balls into the basket.

Tear paper applique

On a piece of paper, draw a ball, a fish, a car, or print it out black and white pictures. Prepare material for decorating the picture. Place napkins or colored paper in front of your child. Apply glue to the design. Let your child tear off and glue pieces of paper onto the drawing. They can be selected by color. For example, we make the wheels black, and the transport itself red.

Subject picture made of paper

You can invite the child to glue the figures that the mother cut out in advance. These pictures should be large and familiar to the baby. You can group them by topic: for example, today we glue all the animals, tomorrow – transport or fruit. To make the applique interesting, come up with a plot. Draw a road in the middle, a river on the right, grass on the left, houses. We take the cars and stick them on the “city”. “Where do we put the car? On the road? Yes, cars drive on the roads. Another one, and another. What is the first car we drive? She probably wants to go visit her grandmother. The road is over, the car will not go any further. There is a mountain ahead. What will help us get over the mountain? Airplane, helicopter, airship. And then the sea. What will we sail on now? On the ship."

In the same way we play the game “Fruits and vegetables”. We will occupy half of the sheet for the garden - here we draw the contours of the trees, half for the vegetable garden - we draw several beds. What grows on a tree? What's growing in the garden? We take the prepared pictures of apples and cucumbers and “plant them.” And here is the house. Who lives in it? That's right, Masha (we label Masha). There is a booth near the house. Who should be placed in the booth - a cat, a dog, a mouse? Well done! This dog Sharik guards the house and lives in his booth.

Games with paper after 2.5 years

Guess with your fingers

This game is a continuation of the game "Smooth and Rough". If you introduced your child to paper that has different textures, now you can make it more complex. If not, don’t despair, you can always start. Let the child touch and move his fingers over velvet, glossy paper, cardboard, tell the baby what kind of paper it is, name its properties. After the baby remembers the sensations, you can play this game with him. Cover your baby's eyes or ask him to close his eyes. With eyes closed, it is easier for a child to focus on the sensations of his hands. Take his finger and tell him it's an airplane. We flew and landed. Ask your child what clearing he landed on? Or put various papers into a “magic” bag. Invite your baby to take out one sheet of paper at a time that mom is talking about.

Fringe for a scarf

Closer to three years, introduce your child to scissors and show them how to hold them correctly. It is recommended to buy safety scissors with rounded ends for children. After your child learns to open and close scissors, invite him to play the game “Fringe for a Scarf.” Cut out several strips of paper to resemble the shape of a scarf. Decorate them. Together, make small cuts along the edges.

Paths

When the child learns to use scissors a little, offer him the game “Tracks”. Cut along the crumbs in a straight line - from one edge of the sheet of paper to the other. Let these be your paths along which the fish swims from one shore to the other. We gradually complicate the task - we cut along a wavy line, a zigzag line (pre-drawn), we cut out geometric shapes or the contours of an object. Or we just give the baby a piece of paper and he shreds it to his heart's content.

Rolling up rolls

An interesting activity for kids is rolling paper into a roll. Although it is not as simple as it seems at first glance. Did you roll it up? Now imagine - this is a spyglass with which we look at the stars, and binoculars, and a pipe, and rolls with which we will feed the doll Katya, and snails.

Bend

It’s also fun to fold paper. Show your baby how to bend the sheet anywhere, run your finger along the fold. Invite your child to bend the sheet along the lines that you draw in advance. Thus, you can get an envelope for letters (and the little postman will deliver letters to toys), geometric shapes. And for a pleasant end to such games, dad will be able to make a paper boat, an airplane, a frog to the delight of his son.

Classics

Lay out a square of sheets of colored paper (three vertically and three diagonally). At mom’s command we jump to black, red, blue, pink, brown. This is how fun it is to not only develop muscles, but also strengthen colors.

Volumetric applique made from napkins

Purchase colorful napkins in advance. Prepare templates of pictures that your child will decorate. Tear pieces from the napkins and crumple them into lumps. For a summer tree, take a green napkin; if it is autumn, use a yellow or red one. Apply glue and fill the picture with crumpled lumps. You can also make lamb wool, fish scales, a snowman or a snowy city. Volume application is ready!

Applications from geometric shapes

Cut out geometric shapes and place them in front of the baby. Give your baby a blank sheet of paper and let him decorate the “tablecloth.” At first, the child can stick figures on a piece of paper the way he wants. Next time, play the game “Repeat” with him. Mom makes a drawing on her sheet of paper, and the baby must repeat after her. During the game, name all the figures to the baby, pronounce the colors. From geometric shapes you can glue balls or apples, beads for mom or koloboks on the road (large and small circles). A little later you can make applications from several parts. We will add a window and a pipe to the house, a carrot and eyes to the snowman, wheels to the car, a flower in the middle, etc.

Play with your child, enjoy this process - and you will see that your baby’s imagination is limitless and his masterpieces will surprise not only you!

10 games on paper February 19th, 2014

In our childhood there were a lot of different games, most of them we simply kept in our heads, the rules were passed on to each other during the game. For many of these games, all that was needed was a couple of pencils or pens and a piece of paper.

Games on paper can easily be called the most intelligent and educational. And now they have been forgotten quite undeservedly. It is worth teaching children to play these games, and they can always be occupied on a long journey or in rainy weather at home and in the country.

1. Tic-tac-toe

This is the most famous of these games. You don’t always need paper for it, just a foggy window glass in a minibus or a couple of twigs and sand under your feet is enough...
A playing field of 3 by 3 cells is drawn (9 cells in total). Players take turns making moves, placing a cross or a zero in an empty cell. The goal of the game is to build a line of 3 crosses or toes horizontally, vertically or diagonally. It is extremely difficult to win in this game; basically the game comes down to a draw and more than one game is played.
But there are still certain combinations of moves that lead to victory.))
When you get tired of playing on a small field, you can increase the field or not limit it at all. On such a field, players take turns making moves until someone manages to build a line of five symbols horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

2. Sea battle

This is one of the most favorite games of our childhood.))
I think everyone remembers the rules. And for those who don’t remember, let us remind you. This game is for two.
The goal of the game is to sink all enemy ships. The ships are located on 2 square fields measuring 10 by 10 cells. You place ships on your field and the enemy attacks them. And on another field the enemy places his ships. Each player has an equal number of ships - 10:
Single-deck (1 square in size) 4 pieces
Double deck (2 cells in size) 3 pieces
Three-deck (3 cells in size) 2 pieces
Four-deck (4 squares in size) 1 piece
When placing ships on the field, you need to take into account that there must be at least one empty cell between them; you cannot place ships close together.
During his turn, the player selects a cell on the opponent’s field and “shoots”, calling its coordinates “a1”, for example. At the same time, he marks his move on his additional field. If you sank an enemy ship, then the opponent must say “killed”, if you wounded the ship (that is, you hit a ship that has more than one deck), then the opponent must say “wounded”. If you hit an enemy ship, you continue to “shoot.”
The game ends when all of one player's ships are sunk.

3. Tanks

To play, you need an A4 piece of paper, folded in half (you can take any notebook sheet). Two players draw 10 tanks, each on their own half of the sheet. Having finished the alignment of forces, the players begin to “fire” at each other in this way: a shot is drawn on their half of the field, then the sheet is folded in the middle and the shot, visible through the light, is marked on the second half of the field. If a shot hits a tank, it is considered “knocked out” and another additional shot is needed to destroy it. If the player hits the tank directly, then one shot is enough.
Each successful shot entitles the player to the next shot. To make the game more difficult, you can introduce a ban on the next shot at a tank that has just been knocked out.

4. Palms

This game can be played even with young children who are already familiar with numbers.
It will help you learn to quickly navigate numbers and concentrate.
To play, you will need two sheets of squared paper; on each sheet, the player traces his palm. Now, in the space limited by the picture, numbers from 1 to... Here you need to agree in advance. Then the game begins. One player names an arbitrary number, the other at this time tries to find this number on his palm, and the first, meanwhile, quickly puts crosses in the cells on his sheet, starting from the top left cell. The winner is the one who fills all the cells of his field with crosses faster.

5. Points and segments.

The conditions of this game on paper are simple: put several dots on a piece of paper (at least 8, and preferably at least 15). Two players play, alternately connecting any two points with a segment. It is impossible to capture the 3rd point, and each point can be the end of only one segment. The segments must not intersect. The one who cannot make a move loses.

In the pictures you can see the correct connection of the dots.

and wrong

6. Points

We played this game at the institute during boring lectures. It develops tactical and strategic thinking.
The playing field is an ordinary sheet of checkered paper; if you have a lot of time and patience, you can play on an entire notebook spread. The playing field can be outlined with a line and the rules prohibit placing dots on this border. Each player should have a pen or pencil of their own color. Players take turns placing dots in random places at the intersection of cells.
The goal of the game is to capture as many paper possessions as possible. A territory is considered captured if it is surrounded by dots of its own color. The points should be located one cell apart from each other horizontally, vertically or diagonally. The captured territory is painted over with its own color or a fortress wall is drawn around it (thick line). If you managed to encircle the enemy’s territory or points with dots, they are yours. After such a capture, the player is given the right to make an extraordinary move. In some variants of the game, you can only capture those territories where there are already enemy fortifications. In others, any land is available to you, including free ones. Choose what you like best. At the end of the game, the size of the captured lands is calculated and the winner is declared. Most often, there is no need to specifically count anything - the result is obvious.
You can also play with younger children. In this case, you should make the playing field very small - a quarter of a notebook page or even less, and use paper with large cells.

7. Numbers

Did you play this game on a checkered notebook at school or college? Half our dorm was playing.))) I held out for a long time, but then I plunged into it headlong, but the hour home on the train flew by unnoticed.
It was called differently: numbers, numbers, seeds, 19, but the meaning did not change. You write down numbers from 1 to 19 in a row, on a line up to 9, and then start the next line, with 1 number in each cell. Then you cross out the paired numbers or those that add up to 10. One condition is that the pairs must be next to or across the crossed out numbers horizontally or vertically. And after you have crossed out all the possible pairs, you rewrite the remaining numbers at the end. The goal is to completely cross out all the numbers.

8. Gallows

A little inhumane game, but still. As children, we combined the yard game of Cossacks-Robbers with “gallows!”
The point of this game is to guess the word by letter in a certain number of moves.
One player thinks of a word (simple and short to begin with). Writes its first and last letters, and instead of the missing letters we put dashes. The second player's task is to guess the hidden word. He names the letter. If this letter is in the word, write it in its place. If not, then write the letter to the side so as not to repeat it, and begin to draw the “gallows” - vertical line. With the next error - horizontal (it turns out something like the letter g). Then the rope, the loop, the man’s head, torso, arms and legs are completed. During these several attempts, the player must guess the word. If it doesn't work out, you lose. If he has time, it’s his turn to think of a word.

9. Balda

Another game with words. Here you can play with two, three or even one.
A square playing field with 5x5 cells, for example, is drawn on a sheet of paper. In the middle row we write a word of five letters. Players take turns making moves. In one move, a letter is written into an empty cell in such a way that a new word is formed each time. Words can be read in any direction except diagonal. For each word the player receives as many points as there are letters in the word. Words are written on the side of the field so that other players do not repeat them. The game ends when all the cells are filled with letters or none of the players can come up with a new word. After this, the number of points is calculated. The one with the most wins.

10. Dots and squares

Game for two players. You will need a sheet of paper, preferably in a checkered pattern, and a couple of pens of different colors.
A playing field with a size of 3*3 squares or more (up to 9*9) is drawn on a sheet of paper, depending on the level of the players.
The essence of the game: players take turns drawing lines one cell long, trying to create 1 by 1 squares inside the field. If your line ends up in a square, place your sign in it and get the right to an additional move. The moves continue until you place a line that does not close any square. The game ends when the entire field is filled. After this, the number of squares that each player has closed is counted and the winner is announced.
For all its simplicity, the game has a twist. Here you can calculate your moves ahead and try to put your opponent at a disadvantage by forcing him to make an awkward move.

What games did you play? Share with us the “paper” games of your childhood!

And it was again voiced to us by an anonymous person, but I hope that they just forgot to log in. But let's hear it anyway:

Games on paper (using a piece of paper and a pencil). For one, for two, for company. It’s interesting to read and learn (find out the secrets, if there are such games) to play them.

I’m sure that even though these days are computerized and gadget-driven times, there are always situations when you have nothing but friends and a piece of paper :-) So remember or write it down! There will be both well-known games here, and I hope that there will be new ones for someone. At one time, when, as you understand, there were no computers and mobile phones, I played almost everything!

1. Bulls and cows

The first player thinks of a four-digit number, so that all the digits of the number are different. The goal of the second player is to win this number. Each move, the guesser names a number, also four-digit and with different numbers. If a digit from the named number is in the guessed number, then this situation is called a cow. If a digit from the named number is in the guessed number and is in the same place, then this situation is called a bull.

For example, the first player thought of 6109, and the second player called 0123. Then the first player should say: one bull and one cow (1b,1k).

Each partner has his own say. They take turns. The one who guesses the opponent's number first wins.

“Executioner” is another popular puzzle game created specifically for two players. For this game you will need blank paper and a pen.

The first player thinks of a word. It must be an existing word, and the player must be confident that the other player knows the word and is familiar with its spelling. It depicts a series of blank spaces needed to write a word. Then he draws the following diagram, which depicts a gallows with a noose.

The game begins when the second player suggests a letter that can be included in this word. If he guesses correctly, the first player writes it in the correct blank space. If there is no such letter in the word, he writes this letter to the side and begins to finish drawing the gallows, adding a circle representing a head to the loop. The opponent continues to guess the letters until he guesses the entire word. For each wrong answer, the first player adds one body part to the gallows.

If the torso is drawn before the opponent can guess the word, the first player wins. If the opponent guesses the word correctly before the entire torso is drawn, he wins, and then it is his turn to think of the word.

3. Tic-tac-toe on an endless field

The expansion of the playing field allows you to free yourself from the predetermination of the result in Tic Tac Toe.

On an endless field (a sheet of paper will do just fine), the players take turns placing their sign (a cross or a zero). The game ends when one of the players wins or if the field runs out.

The winner is the one who manages to line up five of his signs along one line, straight or diagonal.

If you play computer games, then you can easily guess which of them the creators devoted a lot of time to this extended version of tic-tac-toe.

4. Labyrinth

The field can be square or pyramid shaped. If desired, you can come up with more bizarre shapes.

On the playing field, participants take turns placing lines one square long - vertically or horizontally.

The one of the participants who closed the square (placed the fourth line that makes it up) puts his sign (a cross or a zero) in this square and walks again.

The players' task is to place as many of their signs as possible; the one who has more of these signs after completely filling the field wins.

The more complex and larger the field, the more interesting and unpredictable the game.

5. Sea battle

The goal of this game is to destroy enemy objects (ships). Two people play. The events of the game take place on 2 square fields measuring 10x10. One of the fields is yours, the other is your opponent's. On it you place your own objects (ships) and the enemy attacks them. The enemy places his objects (ships) on another field.
Your armed forces, like those of the enemy, contain the following objects (ships):

1 deck (size 1 square) — 4 pieces
2-deck (2 cells in size) — 3 pieces
3-deck (3 cells in size) — 2 pieces
4-deck (4 squares in size) — 1 piece.

Objects (ships) cannot be placed closely, that is, between two adjacent objects (ships) there must be at least one free cell(note that the enemy also cannot place objects (ships) close together).

When all preparations are completed and the objects (ships) are placed, it is time to begin the battle.

The player whose objects (ships) are located on the left field has the first move. You select a square on the enemy’s field and “shoot” at this square. If you sank an enemy ship, then the opponent must say “-killed”-, if you wounded the ship (that is, you hit a ship with more than one deck), then the opponent must say “-wounded”-. If you hit an opponent’s ship, you continue “shooting.”
The game ends when one of its participants loses all ships.

6. Points

Dots is a game of wits for two or four people. However, it is best to play with just two people. For this game you will need blank paper and as many pens as there are players. The object of the game is to connect the drawn lines into squares, the player who creates the most squares wins the game.

To begin, create a field on a blank piece of paper, draw horizontal and vertical lines of small dots at equal distances from each other. A very fast game would consist of ten along and ten points across. You can make the field as large or small as you like, depending on the level of the game and the number of players.

Once the board is created, each player takes turns making a move, drawing one line at a time connecting two points. Points can be connected horizontally or vertically, but sometimes diagonally. Once a player completes a square, he places his initials inside the square and gets his next turn, and so on until he manages to create a square with one extra line.

There are two possible strategies in this game: first, you can stop your opponents from creating squares. Secondly, you can shape the field so that you can create a large number of squares using one additional line.

7. Football

To play football you need a checkered piece of paper that will serve as a field. Two people play. The gate is six squares in size. The game begins at the central point of the field (sheet). The first move is played by lot.

A move is a broken line consisting of three segments, each of which is a diagonal or side of a cell.

You cannot cross the lines or touch them. If the player cannot make the next move, then the opponent shoots a penalty: a straight line of six cells (vertically, horizontally or diagonally).

If after a free kick the ball stops on an already drawn line, or the player cannot make a move, then another free kick is taken.

They play until the first goal.

8. Chain

The task is to come up with a chain of metagrams for a given pair of words that turns one of these words into another. Each subsequent word is obtained from the previous one by replacing exactly one letter. The winner is the one whose chain is shorter. This game was invented by Lewis Carroll, author of the book “Alice in Wonderland.” So, the GOAT turns into a WOLF, FOX, LEOPARD and other animals.

In 17 moves, NIGHT changes to DAY.

In 11 moves, the RIVER turns into the SEA.

In 13 minutes you can make a BULL from the DOUGH.

Traveling through time will take 19 turns: MIG will turn into an HOUR, then into a YEAR, then a CENTURY will arise and finally an ERA will appear.

The first player writes a letter, the next one adds a letter in front or behind the letter written, etc. The loser is the one whose substitution results in a whole word. Letters should not be substituted anyhow, when adding another letter, you must have in mind a specific word in which the combination of letters you wrote occurs. If the one who must make the next move cannot come up with a single word with the combination of letters that formed before his move, he must give up. In this case, the player who wrote the last letter must say what word he meant; if he cannot name the word, then he loses; if he named it, the one who gave up loses. The one who loses the first time gets the letter B, the second time - A, etc., until the word Balda is formed. The one who becomes the first Balda loses completely.

Naturally, you can play not only on paper, but also orally.

10. Football 8x12

A field of 12x8 cells is drawn. The dots in the middle of the short sides are the gates. The first move is exactly from the center of the field. They take turns placing a line on one square (along a line or diagonally). If the move ends at a sketched point (that is, through which you have already walked - for example, the center of the field), then the right to another line is given, and so on, until the move ends at an empty point. The sides are considered to be sketched points (that is, the ball is “bounced” from the sides). The goal is to score the ball into the goal.
An additional rule that we came up with in class is that putting the ball into a position from which you cannot get out is an illegal move (for example, a move into the corner). If this is the only move a player can make, then it is his loss.

Each field is played for one goal (if desired, for more, but practice has shown that it is still better to play for one goal). The convenience of this game compared to standard football is that it takes up little space and you can use a partially written piece of paper for it.

11. Labyrinth with objects

Two people are playing. Players draw two 10x10 fields. For convenience, you can assign designations to the cells: a, b, c, ..., i, k - horizontally and 1, 2, 3, ..., 9, 10 - vertically. (Helps with communication during the game). On one field, draw your own labyrinth through which your opponent will walk. The second, still empty, field is the opponent’s labyrinth, through which the player himself walks. It marks the objects of the enemy’s labyrinth explored during the game. The goal is to take the treasure out of someone else's labyrinth faster than your opponent takes the treasure out of yours.
Here you have the opportunity to simultaneously prove yourself both as an adventurer and as a “dungeon master.”

Labyrinth requirements:

Between the cells there may be walls, which, in fact, form a labyrinth. In addition, the entire perimeter of the labyrinth is also surrounded by a wall called the “maze wall.”

The labyrinth should contain:

1 Crossbow
1 Crutch
1 Trap
4 Pits
4 exits from pits (each pit uniquely corresponds to one exit)
3 False treasures
1 A real treasure
4 exits from the maze on each side.
In addition, each participant at the beginning of the game has 3 grenades.

Example map:

Gameplay.

Players tell each other the coordinates of the points from which they would like to start the game.
Players take turns. During a turn, a player can move one cell to the right, left, up or down, if the cell he is in and the one he wants to move to are not separated by a wall. If such a wall is still present, the player is informed about this and he remains on his cell until the next move. If this wall is a maze wall, this is reported separately. However, by prior agreement, you can not make a distinction between the internal walls and the walls of the labyrinth and exclude the concept of “maze wall”, but this can greatly delay the game. By spending one grenade, the player can eliminate any wall (including the wall of the labyrinth) until the end of the game. You don't need to discover it first to do this. For example, having intuitively felt that there is a wall on the right, the player may not waste a turn going to the right and making sure that it is there. He can immediately use a grenade, and then there will definitely be no wall there. But it may be that it was not there, then the grenade is still considered spent. Throwing a grenade is considered a move. You cannot throw a grenade and move in the same turn.

After the player has moved to a new cell, the enemy informs him what is on the new cell (and only one object can be on one cell).
These could be (with examples of notation):

A) crossbow("A"). After visiting this cell, the player begins to “limp” and the enemy can perform +1 action during his turn (which has already arrived) (move, throw a grenade, bump into a wall). The crossbow fires once, but its effect lasts until the end of the game.

b) crutch(“Y”) Visiting this cell allows the player himself, starting from the next turn, to perform 1 more action per turn. This is not a cure for the effects of a crossbow, but an independent object. The crutch works once, but its effect lasts until the end of the game.

The actions of the crutch and the crossbow stack. That is, visiting both of these cells gives the same result as not visiting either of them. If you find a crutch, and your opponent has a crossbow, then you can do three actions per turn (not four!).

V) trap(“K”). Allow three moves. Those. While you are getting out of the trap (more correctly, a trap), the enemy makes four moves, after which you can move again. Having an opponent with a crutch allows him to make eight moves. If you fall into a trap and were previously wounded by a crossbow, the enemy makes only four moves (permanently skipping moves does not work, because you still do not move). The trap is triggered every time a player visits a cell with it.

G) You've fallen into a hole No. 1, 2, 3 or 4. (“1,2,3,4”) – instantaneous movement (with the same move) to the cell “Exit from pit No. 1, 2, 3 or 4” (“I,II,III ,IV"), respectively. The exit coordinates are not communicated to the player. He continues the game from the cage with the exit from the pit and determines his location by indirect signs. If a player gets to the “exit from the pit” cell without falling into the pit itself, but simply “came across it,” he is informed about this. Now, having fallen into a hole with this number, he will know where he will appear.

d) You found a treasure. False (“O”) or true (“X”) can only be found out by leaving the maze.
To exit the maze, you can use any of the exits, which are available one on each side, or break through a new one using a grenade. (However, we can agree that grenades are not taken from the walls of the labyrinth, although they are wasted in the process).

A player who exits the maze on his turn (accidentally or intentionally) is told that he has exited the maze. If at the same time he has a treasure in his hands, it is reported what kind of treasure it is: false or real.

You can only carry one treasure at a time. In this case, the actions of a crossbow, crutch, or trap are not canceled. You can’t throw the treasure wherever you want, but you can exchange one for another. It is not necessary to take the treasure. If you find yourself on a cell with treasure and decide to take it, you need to inform your opponent about this.

The maze must be designed in such a way that you can visit each cell and exit the maze without using grenades, starting the game from any point. You cannot build traps: when a player, having fallen into a hole, comes out of it into a confined space, from which he cannot get out without using grenades. The trap can be placed anywhere.
After leaving the maze, the player can only enter the exit from which he left. However, the option of re-entering through any exit also has a right to exist. In this case, it is possible to fence off areas that can only be reached through a certain entrance to the maze, if the starting point is located outside them.

12. Nonsense

And even the seemingly stupid game “Nonsense” carries within itself deep meaning, if you play it with the whole family. Each player receives a piece of paper and writes at the top the answer to the question “Who?” (Winnie the Pooh, cat Behemoth, neighbor Uncle Vasya, etc.). Then the answer is folded in such a way that it cannot be read, and the sheets of paper are passed around. The next question is “With whom?” Then follow: “When?”, “Where?”, “What did you do?”, “What came of it?” When all the answers are written, the pieces of paper are unfolded and read. "So what's the point of all this?" - you ask. If the whole family laughs at the resulting nonsense, if parents and children are interested and having fun together - isn’t this the most important, most important meaning of any family games?

13. Virus war

"-War of Viruses"-. Game for two ( more is possible, but an even number of players is desirable, otherwise one quickly becomes a victim), on a field 10*10 ( again, more is possible, then it’s even more interesting), “viruses” - means crosses, circles and other evil spirits (each player has his own color or shape). Three “viruses” are placed per turn. Viruses begin to reproduce from opposite corner cells of the field. You can display a “virus” only next to your other “live virus”. If the enemy’s “virus” is nearby, you can eat it by painting the cell in your color. The enemy cannot “overeat” this cell a second time. Such formations are called “fortresses”. If the “fortress” touches at least one living virus of its color, then from it you can further create new “viruses” in any place or there is an enemy. The goal of the game is the complete destruction of enemy forces. If both sides manage to hide their live viruses behind a fortress of eaten enemy viruses, the game ends in a draw.

"-Bedbugs"-. Variation “-virus warriors”-. Can be played by 2 to 6 players, but optimally 4 players. They play on a notebook sheet, each player must have their own color. The game begins with drawing the “main bug” - a cross surrounded by a frame and the “headquarters” - the environment of the “main bug” - made up of 8 crosses in the corners of the sheet. Then you can make 5 “moves” per turn, and not 3 as in the “virus war”. The game is played to destroy the “main bugs”. But the most interesting thing in this version of the game is that the players, who play by default, each for themselves, have the right to enter into alliances and break them as the situation or personal preferences change. Often a good “political” intrigue in this variant brings more dividends than the combination class of the game. Possible addition: a player who has built a square of 8 bugs can place a new “main bug” in the center, and the old one is painted over in the player’s color. Such a revolution allows you to save your army from defeat if the enemy gets close to the old “main” one.

"-War"-. A very complex variation of “virus warriors”. Can be played by 2 to 6 players, but optimally 4 players. They play on a notebook sheet, each player must have their own color. The game starts from “generals”, which are designated by the letter G and are located in the corners of the sheet. For each move, the player can place:
4 infantry (designated by the letters P) -
2 knights that are placed with a letter as in chess (and are designated by the letter K) -
2 tanks that move through one cell (can also be diagonal) (indicated by the letters T) -
1 plane that moves through 4 cells horizontally, vertically or diagonally (indicated by the letters C).
During any move, you can abandon one type of troops and make an extra move of another type. For example, you can immediately go 3 more times by plane in one turn, giving up all the infantry, all the horses and all the tanks, respectively.
Unlike the “war of viruses”, new fighters can be deployed only next to living fighters (or next to a “live” fortress) of the corresponding type, provided that they have live connection with the general! That is, troops without control do not fight. Communication can be made through another type of military. They play, of course, to destroy the generals.

14. Pyramid

Two players play. They take turns writing words in the form of a pyramid according to the crossword rule, in addition, repeat identical words forbidden. They start with a three-letter word; under the word you can write a word of the same length or one letter longer. Under each word you can only write a word of the same length once; the next word must be one letter longer. After the opponent’s move, the player carefully analyzes the resulting game word pyramid and tries to form a word of at least three letters, taking for it the first letter from an arbitrary level of the pyramid, the second from the next level below it, etc. one letter from each next level. This word must also be a common noun in initial form and not an abbreviation (not an abbreviation like traffic police). The player who finds such a word adds as many points to his score as there are letters in this word. Then the next round begins, and so on, until a player scores 12 points. He becomes the winner.

An example of one round of this game with words: the 1st player writes the word HATCH, the 2nd writes the word MIG under it. The 1st player needs to find a 4-letter word, he writes the word SHAWL. Both players try to select words from already used letters in order to not give their opponent a chance to win the round. Here the 2nd player looks carefully to see if it is possible to form some word, but all sorts of nonsense comes out like KISH, LIL, YUM, etc. Then the 2nd player writes the 4-letter word SHILO (or he could write a 5-letter one):
LUKE
MOMENT
SHAWL
AWL

The 1st player analyzes the pyramid... - He sees the words GAI, IL and YUG, which, according to the conditions of this word game, do not fit, and does not notice the word KILO! The pyramid has another level:
LUKE
MOMENT
SHAWL
AWL
DROP

The 2nd player sees the words LIK and SPIKE, then notices the word KILO... - And suddenly he finds a beautiful 5-letter word LILY! It adds 5 points to the 2nd player's score.

Such games on paper with words develop attentiveness and the ability to combine words.

Two players draw 7-10 tanks each. or “starships?”, each on its own half of a double notebook sheet (preferably not in a box, but in a line or empty A4). Having placed the army, the players begin to fire at each other as follows: a shot is drawn on their half of the field, then the sheet is folded exactly in the middle, and the shot, visible in the open, is marked on the second half of the field. If it hit a tank, it was knocked out (the second? knocking out? is fatal), and if it hit it exactly, the tank was immediately destroyed.
Each successful shot gives the right to the next one - in some versions of the game, you cannot fire the next shot at the same tank.
After preliminary shooting, the game very quickly moves into the “blitz-krieg” stage, or rather, a rapid denouement. The winner, naturally, is the one who shoots the opposing army first.

16. Barriers

A simple tactical game, the essence of which is the positional struggle for space. On an 8x8 field (i.e. the size of a chessboard), players, one after another, draw small lines that overlap any 2 cells in a row: i.e. for example player 1 draws a vertical line occupying e2 and e3.
Player 2 does the same, but his line cannot cross or touch any existing “barricades”. As the field fills up, there is less and less free space, and at the end a sober calculation is required to finish the game. A player who can no longer place his line because... everything is already blocked, losing.

A simple and quite fun game, built on the same principles as Coin Parade, but completely different in form.
On a small field (it can be a square or rectangle of any size, it doesn’t really matter) players place about 15-20 points in a variety of places, although more or less evenly.
Then the first player draws a round but free-form rim that passes through at least 1 point. The maximum in the classic version is unlimited, although I would recommend giving a maximum of 4 points in the rim.
Next player draws his rim, the only limitation? it cannot intersect with those already drawn. The rims can be drawn inside the rims, or, conversely, surround existing ones, the main thing is that they do not intersect. After a while, there is very little space left, and the one who draws the last rim loses.
A variation of this game is the rule of drawing rims that cover only 1 or 2 points, no more.

19. Dots and squares

The author of this game, popularizer of mathematics and science Martin Garner, considered it ?a pearl logic games? . Without sharing his opinion, however, it is quite possible to call the game one of the best tactical games, interesting at any age.
Playing field? rows of dots from 3x3 to 9x9. It’s better to start with a small field and, having felt the taste, increase the size. The rules are very simple: players connect two dots with a line, and when the player can close the square, he puts his sign in it (for example, the first letter of his name).
By closing a square, the player gains the right to an additional move until he draws a line that does not close anything. At the end of the game, it is counted who has closed the most squares, and the winner is determined.
Despite its apparent simplicity, the game provides a good space for combinatorial play, especially on fields of 5x5 and larger. The essence of winning tactics? force the field with half-closed structures, sacrifice, it is necessary, a few squares in favor of the opponent, and then, when there is practically nowhere to bet, force him to make an unfavorable move (not covering anything)? and then close most of the squares in one series.

The simplest word game, based on the tic-tac-toe principle, only with letters.
On a 3x3 field (then try other sizes), two players bet on any one letter each, and the one who, by the end of the game (when all the fields are filled in) manages to write more well-known 3-letter words diagonally, vertically or horizontally, wins.
The game is useful for children who are learning to write. For adults there is quite little competitive value, but players with a sense of humor will have a lot of fun. For children, you can play the option: who will be the first to create a word, and not who will have more words.

21. Racing

A more complex and lengthy game, built on the same principle as other paper coordination games: moving a vertical pen along a sheet of paper with a light click.
On a sheet (single or double) drawn race track(Race), in the form of two curving, uneven circles, repeating each other’s outlines, 2-3-4 cells wide (depending on the number of participants). Then, in an arbitrary place of the resulting ring, a start/finish line is drawn, from which the racing cars start.
In short, neat strokes, the racers move around the ring, overcoming bends and special obstacles, flying into the ditch, entering the field again, and as a result, one of them comes to the finish line first and reaps the laurels.
Each time the driver's line touches or crosses the track boundary, a cross is placed at the intersection and the driver skips the next turn, turning his car around so it can continue the race. Each car has 5 such intersections in stock. (5 hit points), and the sixth encounter becomes fatal.
Besides this, could there be any obstacles on the route? for example, high-danger zones: by flying into such a zone, the car receives more damage and loses two life points. Or special obstacles that protrude from the edges and make the passage narrower, or on the contrary, stand in the middle and force cars to squeeze through
It is also possible to enter touch points, or rather, small circles, which the car must hit when passing by (i.e., through which the line must pass). The picture shows all the listed complications of the track at once, and it is clear that the race is still far from over.
You can invent and introduce your own rules, new obstacles, and if there are 4 or more participants, you can even arrange a racing series, making several tracks, and in between them allowing players to purchase equipment for the amount of points depending on the place taken. For example, buy additional life points or attack spikes, and remove 1 life point from the car you are overtaking.

22. Golf

Players start from two spots next to each other at the bottom of a double piece of paper standing vertically (see picture).
Everyone plays with a pen of their own color, and what is everyone's task? in a minimum number of strokes (lines from the pen sliding along the sheet) get the ball into the hole. The hole is at the opposite end of the field, i.e. on top of the sheet. And a person with good coordination needed a maximum of 4-5 hits to drive the line into the hole.
But in advanced versions of Golf, the path to it is not so simple, because long straight lines are protected by hills that act as a buffer and do not allow the player. When hitting a hill, the enemy performs a rollback i.e. shoots the line of the offender in any direction, and he is forced to continue his series of blows from the place where this line came. Or perhaps 1 or 2 extra moves are added to the track of the one who hits the hill.