Step aside, Pictionary.
Whether youre hosting friends or family, youll need a way to pass the time until midnight.
Pick a few of these fun and easyNew Years partygames to celebrate the new beginnings of 2025.
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One person judges who has the best photo (and the best story) for each prompt.
Name That Tune
This ones for the music aficionados.
Find a playlist with 2024s top hits (or create your own).
Play a snippet of one song at a time, and have partygoers guess what song it is.
Bonus points for getting the artist correct.
Divide into teams, or play free for all.
Resolution Roulette
Tired of coming up with your own resolutions?
Ugly New Year’s Hat Contest
Try this tweak on the classic ugly sweater party.
Resolution White Elephant Exchange
White Elephantdoesnt have to be a Christmas game.
Ask everyone to bring a resolution-related gift.
Challenge your guests to try out their new resolution in 2025.
Charades
Enjoy this classic party game with a festive twist.
Write down all of the landmark events from 2024 on slips of paper.
It can be anything: pop culture, politics, personal milestones, or inside jokes.
Take turns drawing from a hat and acting out the situation.
2024 Pictionary
Not into acting or wordplay?
Guess Who
Write the names of newsmakers and pop-culture characters from 2024 on cards.
2025 Predictions Bingo
When your guests arrive, give them a blank bingo sheet.
Ask them to fill out the squares with their predictions for 2025.
Answers can be as creative or practical as they want.
Maybe theyre aiming for a promotion or have predictions about which celebrity relationships will fall apart.
Have them bring their cards back when you ring in 2025 together (or hold onto them yourself!)
to see whose predictions were the most accurate.
TheseBest Of cardsfrom Classy Cutter are the perfect way to prompt conversation.
Place them in a bowl and draw one card, then ask everyone to share their answer.
Two Resolutions and a Lie
How well do you know your friends?
Put your friendships to the test by playing this variation of Two Truths and a Lie.
Share two of your New Years resolutions (plus one youve made up) without saying which is which.
See which of the guests can guess the imposter.
Retro Fortune Tellers
Remember those old-school paper-fold fortune tellers we used to make?
Bring them back for your bash.
(Or go ahead and make your ownwe know you remember how to make them!)
New Year’s Trivia
How much do you remember from 2024?
Design your own trivia questions to test your guests knowledge on 2024 happenings.
Ask about pop culture, sports, music, and events, and award points for the right answer.
Play in teams or individually, and tally up the winners.
Let your guests pair off to dictate their resolutions.
Once everyone is done, have them share out loud.
you’re free to even give a prize to the most laughable.
With multiple versionsincluding a friendship editionthis game is perfect for friends, couples, parents, and more.
The premise is fairly simple: do what the card tells you or dare to drink.
Codenames
An oldie but a goodie.
Codenames is the best game to play when youreallyknow everyone in your circle.
It’s easy to explain, play, and enjoy all night long.
Rabble
Rabble: the party game that keeps you guessing.
The fun is infectious!
