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Family Games for a Mixed-Age Table

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Use one screen the whole table can see. Younger players do better when the game is a picture, a flag or a silly sentence, not a secret role they have to lie about for twenty minutes.

The games themselves do not ask for alcohol. This page does not link to the adults-only hosting notes.

Play these

5 for this setting

Guess The Flag

1–2 on the phone, more shouting · About 6 minutes

Easy mode, 30 seconds, one person taps while others shout the country. Ten questions is a full round.

Pictionary

2–8 · 15 minutes for one turn each

Family pack only. Party and Pro include jokes and abstract words that are a poor fit for young children.

Chain Story Chaos

3–8 · 10–15 minutes

Comedy or Random, and an adult reads the finished story before it is voted on, in case a sentence needs skipping.

Would You Rather?

The table · One card a minute

Read the card yourself first. The deck is written to be family-friendly from about age 10, but you still choose which cards to play.

Higher Lower

1–2 · 5–10 minutes

Good for older children who like a number. Explain it is music, sport, films and records, not animals.

Leave these for another setting

Mafia

Elimination and a night script. The guide on that page is marked 13+. Skip it with younger children.

Guess the Google

Written for 13 and up, about awkward adult situations. Not the family default.

The Lying Game

An interrogation, even of a missing cake, is tense for a young child who is the liar.

Mixed-age table

One Easy Flag round, then Family-pack Pictionary, then a short Chain Story if the children want to type. Would You Rather only for cards you have glanced at. Higher or Lower is the quiet option for two older players.

Frequently Asked Questions

Family. It is everyday objects. Party and Pro are the adult packs.
No. Flag, Family-pack Pictionary, Chain Story and Would You Rather are the ones for a mixed-age table. Mafia is marked 13+ and Guess the Google is written for teenagers and adults.
Cast or mirror the one phone or laptop. Other phones do not join that round.

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