19 Guessing Games You Can Play On The Lake (2024)

19 Guessing Games You Can Play On The Lake?

1. 20 Questions:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: One player thinks of a person, place, or thing. The other players take turns asking yes or no questions to guess what it is. They have 20 questions total.

2. I Spy:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: One player starts by saying “I spy with my little eye something…” followed by a description of something in the environment (e.g., something blue). The other players guess what it is.

3. Heads Up! (Requires a mobile device and app)

• Players: 2 or more (in teams or individually)
• How to Play: Players hold a phone to their forehead with a word or phrase on the screen facing outwards. Their teammates give clues without saying the word itself, and the player tries to guess it before the timer runs out.

4. Celebrity Name Game:

• Players: 2 or more (in teams or individually)
• How to Play: Divide players into teams. Take turns describing a celebrity (without saying their name) using clues like their profession, famous works, or physical features. The first team to guess the celebrity correctly scores a point.

5. Would You Rather?:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: Pose questions that start with “Would you rather…?” and offer two hypothetical situations. Players have to choose which situation they’d prefer and can explain their reasoning for fun.

6. Movie Titles:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: Give one-word clues related to a movie title. Players try to guess the movie based on the clues.

7. Category Charades:

• Players: 2 or more (in teams or individually)
• How to Play: Choose a category (e.g., animals, movies). One player acts out a word or phrase within that category without speaking. Their team tries to guess it within a time limit.

8. Never Have I Ever:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: Players take turns saying things they’ve “never have I ever” done. Anyone who has done it must take a sip of a drink (can be non-alcoholic) or put a finger down.

9. Synonym or Antonym?

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: One player says a word. Others take turns guessing whether the next word is a synonym (similar meaning) or antonym (opposite meaning).

10. Finish the Rhyme:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: One player says a word. Others take turns rhyming with that word, continuing the chain.

11. Password:

• Players: 2 or more (in teams)
• How to Play: Teams take turns giving one-word clues to help their teammate guess a secret word. There are limitations on what kind of clues can be given (e.g., no rhymes or definitions).

12. What Am I?

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: One player thinks of an object. They take turns giving clues about the object’s properties and function without saying what it is. Others try to guess the object.

13. Twenty Statements:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: Similar to 20 Questions, but players can ask any type of question (not just yes or no) to guess a person, place, or thing within 20 statements.

14. Who am I?:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: One player sticks a name of a famous person on their forehead without seeing it. They ask yes or no questions to guess the identity.

15. Describe and Draw:

• Players: 2 or more (in teams or individually)
• How to Play: One player sees a picture or word while others don’t. The player describes the picture or gives clues without saying the word itself. The others try to draw what they think it is based on the description. The team with the most accurate drawing wins.

16. Make Me Laugh:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: Players take turns telling jokes or doing funny things to make each other laugh. The last person to laugh wins.

17. Twenty Dollar Bill:

• Players: 2 or more
• How to Play: Players invent a story together, each adding one sentence at a time.