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Fun Games to Play with Friends

Getting a group of friends together to play a game is a great way to have fun. No matter the weather, time of year or cause for celebration (if there is one at all), a game guarantees a good time. Games can liven up a cold winter day, provide a nice excuse to have some fun in the sun and create great memories of competition and excitement.

Monopoly
- Trade and rent properties in Monopoly.
  
  Invented in 1935, more than 275 million Monopoly sets have been sold around the world, according to Hasbro, and this real estate game is great to play with friends. Using the standard edition of the game, up to eight players can take part, purchasing, trading and profiting from real estate ventures. Players can battle to earn the most coveted properties, Park Place and Boardwalk, charging astronomical rent those who land on their space. The game can last for several hours, making it a fun evening for a group of friends to enjoy with snacks and drinks.
Poker
- Poker can be played just for fun.
  
  For card lovers, there are few games so fun as poker. Though many players in Vegas bet big money, friends can enjoy the game by simply betting with tokens, which can be valued at anything from a few cents to a couple of bucks--or nothing at all. Though many variations of the game exist, Texas Hold 'Em continues to be one of the most popular versions, in which players try to get a certain card combination by combining their hand, several laid on the table and those drawn from a deck after trading in unwanted cards. Poker can be played by groups large and small, with games lasting for several hours.
Scavenger Hunt
- Conduct a digital photo scavenger hunt.
  
  For large groups of friends, organizing a scavenger hunt can be tons of fun. Participants will be divided into groups and given a list of objects to retrieve from a set location, which can range from a house to an entire city. For an added challenge, give the groups a large area to comb for creative objects, like a menu from a special restaurant. Or, have players photograph items on their list, like a certain breed of dog or a car with an out-of-state plate. At the end of a set period time, teams will reconvene to compare their findings, with the team having checked off the highest number of items on its list declared the winner.
Charades
- Players use their bodies to act out a prompt during charades.
  
  Charades is a fun, fast-paced game requiring no specialized equipment. Divide players into teams, and hand out pieces of paper and pencils for scorekeeping and to write suggestions on. Use a watch to keep track of time for each round. Players then write ideas--ranging from common phrases to celebrities and movie titles--and place the slips of paper in a container, which is then traded with the opposing teams. Next, the player taking a turn will draw a slip and try to act out what it says for his team using gestures and actions but no words. His fellow teammates will try and guess what the player is doing, and the team with the most correct guesses wins.

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