How to Make Your Own House Game

Decide on the central theme of your new house game. This is the idea around which the game will revolve. Do you prefer a game of trivia, mystery, life, money, racing or gambling? The game&'s theme should focus on something you and your guests find interesting or entertaining.

Create the rules of your new house game. You and the players must clearly understand what is allowed and prohibited. Write them down so you can revisit them in a few days and make any necessary changes. It is a good idea to have another person review them as well. Consider writing the rules on a large piece of poster board and use a thumbtack to secure it to a wall for a quick review during the game.

Develop the game board for your new game, if one is necessary. Depending on the game, this could be a dry-erase board, a chalk board, a poker table or a game board you create using poster board or cardboard. Since supplies may be limited, draft your game board on a piece of paper. Once you have created the actual game board, transfer your drawing onto the material you have chosen to use.

Choose your game pieces. They can be a wide variety of objects, such as different colored dry-erase markers, pieces of chalk, coins, marbles, small toys or even noodles in different shapes.

Decide on any other items you will need for your house game, such as dice, a spinner, money, tokens, or a deck of playing cards. Use your imagination when choosing these items. If money is one of the items, use construction paper to create different denominations.

Play a pilot game of your new house game. This is the time that players will discover confusing or overcomplicated rules. Unnoticed mistakes in the creation of your new game can be party poopers. Ask friends and family to help you with the "beta test" and to give you honest feedback so that you can make improvements.