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{{Short description|Games played for entertainment at social gatherings}}
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'''Party games''' are [[game]]s that are played at social gatherings to facilitate [[Social interaction|interaction]] and provide [[entertainment]] and [[recreation]]. Categories include (explicit) [[icebreaker (facilitation)|icebreaker]], [[Parlour game|parlour]] (indoor), picnic (outdoor), and large group games.<ref name="Adults">Frankel, Lillian; Frankel, Godfrey; and Anderson, Doug (2007). ''Party Games for Adults'', p.7. Sterling. {{ISBN|9781402746864}}.</ref><ref name="Barry">Sheila Anne Barry (1987). ''The World's Best Party Games'', p.3. Sterling. {{ISBN|9780806964843}}.</ref> Other types include pairing off (partnered) games, and parlour races.<ref name="Barry"/> Different games will generate different atmospheres so the party game may merely be intended as an icebreakers, or the sole purpose for or structure of the party. As such, party games aim to include players of various skill levels and player-elimination is rare.<ref>Meyer, Ben (2009). "Fort Ancient: Ohio", ''Proceedings of the 3rd European Conference on Game Based Learning'', p.259. Academic Conferences. {{ISBN|9781906638474}}.</ref> Party games are intended to be played socially, and are designed to be easy for new players to learn.<ref>McGonigal, Jane (2011). ''Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World'', unpaginated. Penguin. {{ISBN|9781101475492}}.</ref>