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For hosts, organisers and anyone in charge of a room that has stopped talking. · 13 tools

Every one of these solves the same problem: a group of people, some of whom do not know each other, and a lull. The tools split into questions that get people talking and games that give them something to do. Which you need depends mostly on how well the group already knows one another — questions work with strangers, games work better once people have relaxed.

Getting people talking

Open-ended questions for a table of people who have not met. Ask everyone the same question rather than a different one each — it is easier to join in with.

Party games

For when the group has warmed up and wants something with a bit more structure than conversation.

Settling things fairly

Deciding who goes first, splitting into teams, or drawing a winner — without anyone feeling the host picked favourites.

Gift exchanges and get-togethers

For organised occasions rather than spontaneous ones — a Secret Santa draw and a way to decide what everyone is eating.

Getting the most out of these

The prompts here are written to be family-friendly, which makes them safe for a mixed group but milder than the versions of these games some people expect. Read a prompt before acting on it, and say at the start that anyone can pass — a generator has no idea who is in the room or what anyone is comfortable with, and a game where refusing is normal is a better game.

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