Adult Birthday Party Games

There are a wide variety of party games that work well for an adult birthday party. When choosing the games, consider the interests of the birthday star and his or her guests as well as the number of people who will attend. The guests may enjoy the following games:
Pictionary is a fun game for an adult birthday party. You can buy the board game, or you can just set it up yourself. Divide the party guests into two teams of an equal or near-equal amount. Make cards that represent different sayings, nouns or subjects. One person on the team picks a card and then has to draw it on a white board while the other members of the team try to guess what he or she is trying to draw. It is timed, and players keep track of how quickly the team figures out what the drawing is. The teams take turns and whatever team figures out the most right answers the quickest wins.
You can also play a friendly game of charades at an adult birthday party. It is similar to Pictionary, except instead of drawing you will try to portray the answer by acting it out. This classic game has been played for generations.
Scattergories is another fun party game. You roll a special die that comes up with a letter. The players get cards with different categories on it and they have to think of things that fit that category and start with the letter. They will have a variety of these to fill in while a timer is going down. Players get points based on how many items they get. There are different cards so that you can play multiple rounds.
If you have a small birthday party with not too many people, then you will have the option for many more games. For instance, you can play a popular game such as Trivial Pursuit. You can get the classic version or one that encompasses a certain era or subject. If you have too many people, you can divide the guests into teams.
Playing games is a great way to pass the time at an adult birthday party. There are many other games that you can play such as Bunco and Apples to Apples. Play a variety of games to keep everyone interested. Make sure that you have everything prepared so that the games will run smoothly.