How to Plan a Couples' Game Night
A game night with friends can be as relaxed or as crazy as you want it to be. Planning a game night for couples is a way to get friends together for a variation in entertainment nights. Whether you play traditional board games or the latest DVD or pop culture trivia games, your group will surely have a blast.
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Instructions
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Find people who like to play games. Invite one couple or five, whatever your home can handle, using evite.com or a creative email.
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Dig out some games, choosing a few you think your group would enjoy. Encourage your friends to bring their favorite games for some variety.
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Set up a table large enough to accommodate the guests, the game and any extra pieces. Make sure to have comfortable chairs and plenty of pens and pads of paper.
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Provide a dinner beforehand or offer snacks throughout the night. Snacks should be easy to eat while playing and not messy. Decide prior to sending invitations whether you offer alcohol or soda and notify the guests. You are the host; you get to decide the rules of the night.
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Explain any game rules before playing. New groups should start with games with few rules and work their way towards more complex games once comfortable with each other.
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Play games suitable for groups, such as Apples to Apples, Catchphrase, Cranium, Trivial Pursuit, Clue, Pictionary, Scrabble, Scene-It, Outburst, Taboo and Monopoly. Also be open to games that don't come from a box, such as gin rummy or charades.
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Invite guests back for another game night or decide to meet at another house next time.
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Tips & Warnings
Decorate according to your game choices and use music to set the mood for relaxation or wild fun.
If your group is too large, break into smaller groups and play multiple games, or compete in teams.
Split up couples or play guys vs. girls to make the games more challenging. If your group is shy, start off with a team competition or an easy game to allow everyone to get to know each other.
Couples don't have to consist of spouses or significant others; two friends work just as well.
Do not be afraid to abandon a game if people aren't having fun; switch to another rather than leave everyone bored and frustrated.
