Hi there!
It's that time of year again. School is back, practices and meetings are stacking up, and by 7pm you're wondering where the whole day went. That's exactly why we lean on games that need almost nothing: a bag of cups, a few balloons, maybe a paper plate. Pull them out after dinner and you can be laughing within two minutes.
So here's the new newsletter format. Three games we just filmed, three all-time favorites from the channel, and three picks for the kind of week you're actually having. Every game has the video so you can see it played, plus a link to grab the one or two things you'd need.
New This Week
Sticky Hands Coin Grab. Everyone stands around a table with a sticky hand toy, a coin sits in the middle, and the first person to slap it and drag it home wins. Loud, quick, and surprisingly competitive.
Watch it played →
Grab a pack of sticky hands on Amazon →
Ball and Duck Relay. Teams line up. The leader tosses the ball to the first player, who throws it back and ducks, then the next, and the next, until the whole line has gone. First team through wins. Swap in a frisbee to make it harder.
Watch it played →
Grab a playground ball on Amazon →
Guess That Drink. Blindfold on, poncho on, and someone splashes a mystery drink your way. First to name it wins the round. Soda, tea, pickle juice, you decide how mean to be. Even the people watching will love this one.
Watch it played →
Grab a pack of blindfolds on Amazon →
Most Played
These three have been watched more than 17 million times combined. If you've never tried them, start here.
Cup Head Challenge. Balance a cup on your head, then try to knock everyone else's off without losing yours. That's it. That's the whole game, and it never gets old.
Watch it played →
Grab a 50-pack of Solo cups on Amazon →
Stack and Run. Race to a hula hoop, stack your cups into a pyramid, run back, tag the next player. First team to finish every stack wins. Works with any size group.
Watch it played →
Grab a 6-pack of hula hoops on Amazon →
Balloon and Cup Challenge. Use nothing but the air from a balloon to move cups from one spot to another. Sounds easy. It is not easy.
Watch it played →
Grab a 100-pack of balloons on Amazon →
This Week's Picks: After-Dinner, Zero Prep
For the nights when you've got twenty minutes and the energy for exactly one trip to the pantry.
Musical Chairs with Paper Plates. One fewer plate than players. Plates pass overhead while the music plays. When it stops, whoever's empty-handed is out. No chairs to drag around the living room.
Watch it played →
Grab a 100-pack of paper plates on Amazon →
Paper Bag Grab. Set a paper bag on the floor. Pick it up using only your mouth, with only your feet touching the ground. Each round, trim the bag shorter. Watch the grown-ups get humbled.
Watch it played →
Grab a 100-pack of paper lunch bags on Amazon →
Capture the Clothespins. One blindfolded player stands in the middle covered in clothespins, swinging a pool noodle. Everyone else sneaks in to steal pins. Get swatted, drop your loot and start over. Most pins when the timer runs out wins.
Watch it played →
Grab a 100-pack of clothespins on Amazon →
Know someone who needs a game this week? A teacher, a youth leader, a parent staring down a rainy Saturday. Forward this email, or send them your personal link and they'll get our free book of 52 games the moment they sign up: {{rp_refer_url}}
Every one of these games lives at digthegames.com too, so bookmark it for the next time you need something fast.
Thanks for being part of this with us. If your family, class, or group has a game we should try, hit reply and tell me about it. I read every one.
Happy Wednesday!
Jonathan
Dig the Games