20 Christmas Games for Adults That Guarantee Laughs

Large groups and picky players can make choosing a game tricky, but this printable pack makes it easy.

With 10 different Christmas game options included, all you need to do is hit print and you’re ready for instant fun!

This Left Right Christmas Game turns any gift exchange into a hilarious pass-the-present frenzy everyone will want to replay.

Just print the story, edit it to fit your crew, and get ready for nonstop giggles as gifts bounce around the room!

A gift exchange is a great way for a larger group to keep Christmas budgets from skyrocketing.

Add an element of excitement to the exchange with this Christmas dice game, where nobody knows what gift they’ll end up with.

Pictionary is a great game for slightly bigger gatherings, since teams can be any size.

This printable game set has loads of Christmas-based clues, perfect for any holiday party.

Scattergories has been a classic family game for years, due to its fast pace and unique gameplay.

This printable gives it a Christmas twist, for some easy holiday fun.

It’s a Christmas catastrophe; the secret ingredient for the reindeer food is locked away, and the only elf who knows where to find it is laid up with a head injury!

Whole families can play this fun Christmas special escape room-style game.

Bring everyone together for a round of Family Feud this Christmas.

This printable version includes 54 different categories, giving you more than enough fun to keep the whole family playing.

Here’s a fun printable game that everyone can get in on, as long as nobody reads the answers first.

Print out the emoji song clues, and then everyone can try to guess which Christmas songs each one is hinting at.

Charades is a timeless favorite everyone already knows how to play.

In this version, every clue is a Christmas movie.

The plastic wrap game is a super simple option that can be tailored to guests of any age or demographic.

Wrap up a bunch of small trinkets in layers and layers of plastic wrap, and then the fun begins.

Most families have some sort of tradition centered around Christmas movies.

Extend that out beyond movie night with this fun printable Christmas movie trivia game.

While some families outside the U.K. are already familiar with Christmas crackers, they may not know the tradition behind them.

It’s more of a game, with two people each hoping for the bigger side of the cracker once it’s ripped in half.

Here’s a game and gift rolled into one! Create small drawstring bags in red and green.

Each bag doubles as a tic-tac-toe board, and the bells inside serve as the game pieces.

Here’s a fun printable guessing game for single players or teams.

Print out the list of Christmas carol opposites, and players try to guess them all.

The stacking cups Christmas tree game combines Christmas fun with classic fairground action.

Make a Christmas tree out of stacked green plastic cups, and then let players toss a pom pom “snowball” trying to knock all the cups down.

Christmas mystery bags is a fun game that guests of all ages can play.

Put a number of Christmas-themed mystery items in bags labeled with the printables included, then each person feels each item and guesses what’s in the bag.

This printable activity is the perfect excuse for everyone to have their phones out, for once.

The photo challenge is a bit like a scavenger hunt, but everyone takes pictures of the items once they are found.

Minute to Win it games are perfect for parties, with their focus on quick setup, play, and takedown.

These Christmas-themed ones are just the thing for a fun Christmas party.

Since everyone has their phone on them anyway, modern games that encourage phone use are on the rise.

Like this printable “What’s on your phone” game, which is essentially a scavenger hunt through what you already have on your phone.

No more using Lucky’s Dad’s rules, this pass the parcel version is all about Christmas!

There are options for only the last recipient to get a gift, or for everyone who gets handed the parcel.