Best Party Board Games for Adults

Adult Board Games for Parties

It's party time, and you need a good adult board game that will appeal to and keep the attention of the masses. This is not always a simple task, but hopefully, I can help.

My wife and I like to invite friends over on the weekends to play board games, so we've played just about every game you can think of and continue to have a great time doing it. There are, of course, certain games that are better with certain party crowds. Overall, your best bet with a large crowd is to get something that's simple to learn, interactive, and very funny.

Hilarious Party Board Games for Adults

Most of us have played Apples to Apples a time or two. It's a fun game that's still appropriate for kids.

While I still find Apples to Apples fun, the first two games I'll mention add an inappropriate twist to the original and make playing with adults a laugh fest.

Cards Against Humanity

The most popular board game for adults is probably Cards Against Humanity. The makers of the game describe it as a "game for horrible people," and out of all the games I'll mention, it's probably the most inappropriate.

It also makes it the most fun in the right type of environment and with the right type of people. It's a lot like Apples to Apples in that one player lays down a question card while everyone else tries to give the funniest answer that they have. It's perfect for your yearly white elephant party.

The Best Part?

The cards are hilariously inappropriate. The best way to describe this game at a party would be a night full of inappropriate jokes that you feel like you're making up along with your friends.

Final Thoughts

Cards Against Humanity is a guilty pleasure that will keep you coming back for more. Like any card game, you will eventually begin to see cards you've seen before. That being said the combination of questions and answers seems to vary enough that you won't tire of it quickly.

Telestrations After Dark Adult Party Game

Telestrations is honestly one of the games I enjoy playing at parties the most. This is especially true when you have a person here or there who is terrible at drawing anything. What comes out at the end of the game is typically hilarious on sometimes even inappropriate on its own.

However, this isn't your Grandma's Telestrations. This game takes the hilarity to another, albeit more inappropriate, level. If that's not what you're looking for, you may want to check some of our more family-friendly options below.

Great For Adult Parties

For an adult party where everyone is a similar age, this should be a hit. We enjoyed hours and hours of the type of uncomfortable entertainment that only gets funnier as the night gets darker.

Final Thoughts

This is a fun game, but it's a bit of a novelty. And if you've never played Telestrations before, you may enjoy the original more over time. As long as you keep your expectations realistic, it'll be more than worth the price to have it at your party.

Catch Phrase Uncensored

Before I begin, this is Hasbro, so don't expect R; expect more like PG-13. Depending on the group of adults you're with, that could be a good or a bad thing. That being said, my group of friends found this particular game hilarious.

It's the same electronic Catch Phrase game you're used to, but it's much better for parties. Choose between categories like Things and Stuff, World Wide What, You Never Know, Entertained, and Pick me.

A Bit Generational

This game probably isn't for those of you who may not know what a term like FUBAR, LMFAO, or other more modern acronyms or terms are. Or, if you've never heard of the Urban Dictionary, just stay away. However, if you stay up-to-date with more modern terms, you'll have a lot of fun.

Final Thoughts

For around $20, this was another great game for our group of friends that loves to play games. It has 5,000 adult words and phrases, so you don't have to worry about repeats.

That's What She Said

Looking for something for a ladies' night or bachelor party that's as inappropriate as you know your crew will make it? If that's the case, That's What She Said could be exactly what you're looking for this year.

The gameplay is pretty simple, and trust me, the game goes beyond "that's-what-she-said" humor. If it didn't, it would get old fairly quickly. Like other games, you line up cards to make things especially inappropriate. The concept isn't unique; however, this game does a good job of making the themes fit together well.

Final Thoughts

Think of it as a bit of Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity combined. If you love both of those, you'll certainly love this.

Pie Face Game

Released a couple of years back, Hasbro's Pie Face Game quickly sold out in all stores.

To get one, my wife and I went to Wal-Mart after seeing them in stock at our local store online.

As we arrived at the aisle, we saw five left, and as we went to grab them, the gentleman closest to the games grabbed all five! We didn't get one until after Christmas.

Luckily most in-stock problems have been solved for this year.

How to Play

This game is really easy to understand and basically can be played any way you want to. Grab some whipped cream for the Pie Face hand and have everyone get in a circle to take turns. The player whose turn it is spins the wheel and gets a number. That number is the same amount of times they have to turn the crank hand. For each turn, there's a chance that they'll get hit in the face with the whipped cream!

We had a blast playing this in small groups of friends as well as with our large family. It's definitely worth picking up. This year there's also a Pie Face Showdown Game that was released; however, I'd stick with the original.

Boxers or Briefs

Boxers or Briefs is another Apples to Apples type party game. While it is somewhat inappropriate, I'd give it a PG-13 rating as opposed to the R rating I'd give to Cards Against Humanity. In other words, you're probably ok playing this one with your mom, and it's still one of my friends' favorites.

One player rolls the dice and comes up with a color answer. Players try to answer that question as it pertains to the person who rolls the dice in a serious or funny way with cards they have in their hands.

The player who rolled the dice then picks which answer he thought was funny and which he thought was true. The winner of the game is the one who collects a certain amount of the true or funny tokens.

Overall

My friends and I have had endless hours of fun with this game. My in-laws even suggest we take it out when they come over for dinner. It's perfect for any party and appropriate for most.

Snake Oil Card Game

We just got this game, and I loved it so much I had to include it here. Snake Oil is a card game whose name truly does describe it the best.

How to Play

The person whose turn it is picks a customer card to determine what type of person they are. Then, based upon the cards in your hand, you choose two cards to put together to make a product that you then sell to the customer.

If you can imagine trying to sell an electric bra to a senior citizen or a ninja, then you pretty much get the point of this game.

As my family is willing to pretty much say or act anything out, this game gets pretty crazy in our household. The accents, the backstabbing, and the lying to sell your product is all in good fun with the right crowd!

Good for Kid or Adult Parties

This game can be played as innocently or unvirtuously as you desire. So, you can play it with kids or with a group of adults late at night. It's fantastic.

Telestrations

Playing the original Telestrations is like playing the sketchbook game version of the old classic game telephone. This makes it about a hundred times more fun.

When you play Telestrations, you have two groups of people. Those who can draw and those who clearly can't draw a stick figure. The mixture of the two makes for some hilarious moments as a wet dog turns into something completely inappropriate.

Whether we're playing with friends or with family, this is another one that's always good for a laugh. My Dad, who I showed briefly above, is in the group of people who simply can't draw. His drawings are always so terrible but so detailed that we all can't help but laugh!

He's typically a serious type of guy but when playing this game laughs harder than I've ever seen. If you've never played it before, I highly recommend it. It's perfect for groups of up to 8 players.