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Games for Women's Retreats

Women's retreats are a popular way for women to relieve stress, refocus and make new friends. These retreats are often themed events with workshops and classes specifically designed to cater to the spiritual, fitness and romantic needs of the women participating. To help break the ice amongst strangers, most retreats offer or suggest lighthearted games for the women to play together as a group.

Scrabble
- Scrabble is often used as an icebreaker activity at these retreats because it is a familiar game to many, and its rules are easy to follow. It is competitive without being overly aggressive, and it is mentally stimulating without being either exhausting or time consuming. Larger groups can even create tournaments that span the entire duration of the retreat itself.
M&Ms Game
- Take a bag of M&Ms and designate a question for each color. For example, the green M&Ms can be "What is your favorite book?" or the yellow M&Ms can be "What was your worst job?" The bag is passed around to each participant who pulls out an M&M and answers its corresponding question. Depending on the group, this game can be played for a few rounds or until the bag is empty.
Favorite T-shirt
- To play this game, each woman brings her favorite t-shirt for a show-and-tell with the group. Every woman in the group gets a turn to show their favorite t-shirt to the rest of the group and explain why it is personally significant to them.

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