15 Thanksgiving Table Games You Can Play Without Getting Up

If you have ever hosted Thanksgiving and watched everyone stare at their phones between the appetizers and the turkey, you already know why thanksgiving table games are officially a non-negotiable.

I started tucking a few games into the holiday a couple of years ago mostly out of desperation — my family has a talent for going from warm small talk to someone debating politics in under ten minutes — and honestly?

It saved the whole vibe. The secret is keeping everything at the table: no running to a different room, no clearing the dishes, no props you have to hunt down mid-meal.

Every single game on this list is 100% seated, low-mess, and playable right between courses while someone is still spooning out the cranberry sauce.

Some are printable sheets you can set at each place setting (hello, easy way to save on Thanksgiving decor budget — double duty!), some are verbal games the whole table plays together, and a few are those quiet, feel-good rounds that’ll actually make people tear up a little (in the best way).

Pull up a chair. You are not going anywhere.

1. Guess the Family Recipe

This one is pure gold for family Thanksgiving tables and it basically writes itself using the food already sitting right in front of you.

Before the meal, the host quietly asks one or two family members to whisper their secret ingredient or unusual technique for a dish they made — think the splash of bourbon in the sweet potatoes or the reason Grandma’s stuffing is inexplicably crispy on the bottom.

During the game, the host reads a clue out loud and everyone at the table tries to guess which dish and which cook it belongs to.

The person who guesses correctly scores a point; the cook whose secret survived the longest wins bragging rights for the entire year.

No materials needed beyond your memory and maybe a scribbled note the host jotted down beforehand. To keep things moving between courses, aim for three to five clues total — one per dish being passed around works perfectly.

You can make it trickier by giving only texture or color clues first (‘golden, slightly crunchy, with a hint of something warm and sweet’) before revealing the flavor. The guessing gets surprisingly competitive once people realize they have been eating mystery ingredients for years.

Why it works so well is the built-in storytelling: every correct guess launches a ‘wait, you put WHAT in that?!’ conversation that keeps the table talking for the next twenty minutes.

Host tip — prep your clues on your phone so you can read them naturally without shuffling papers. If you want to turn it into a friendly tournament, keep a tally on a napkin and crown a winner over dessert.

2. Thanksgiving Wishes (Majority Match)

Thanksgiving Wishes is a majority-match style game where everyone is trying to read the room rather than answer for themselves — and that twist makes it way more interesting than a standard trivia round. The host (or each player in turn) reads an ‘I wish…’

statement aloud, for example ‘I wish Thanksgiving dinner lasted…’ with four possible completions listed on the sheet: two more hours, all day, until midnight, or forever. Every player privately circles their pick, then everyone reveals at once.

The goal is not to answer honestly — it is to predict what the majority of the table will choose. Whoever matches the most people scores the point.

The printable sheet comes pre-loaded with twelve ‘I wish…’ statements covering food, traditions, family dynamics, and holiday moments, each with four multiple-choice completions. Players just need a pen or pencil (or even a finger to point if you are truly going prop-free).

Print one sheet per person and set it at each place setting before guests arrive — it doubles as a cute placemat conversation piece before the game even officially starts.

The sheet has a scoring tally box at the bottom so everyone can track their own points.

The magic of this format is that a wrong answer is never embarrassing — it is just hilarious evidence of how differently the people around your table think.

You will absolutely get at least one round where only one person picks the ‘weird’ option and has to defend it loudly while everyone laughs. Host variation: for a Friendsgiving crowd, swap in edgier ‘I wish…’ prompts about the holiday weekend, Black Friday, or leftovers.

Same sheet format, completely different energy.

3. I’m Bringing to Thanksgiving Memory Game

This is the Thanksgiving spin on the classic accumulating memory chain, and tbh it is one of those games that starts deceptively easy and ends with someone dramatically clutching their head trying to remember if ‘green bean casserole’ came before or after ‘a very questionable fruitcake.’

The first player starts with ‘I’m bringing to Thanksgiving…’ and names one item. The second player repeats that item and adds their own. The chain keeps growing around the table, and each player must recite the entire list in order before adding theirs.

Miss one item and you are out — last one standing wins.

Absolutely no materials needed for this one, which is exactly why it is perfect for sliding in between the salad course and the main event. It plays beautifully with four to twelve people seated at one table.

The Thanksgiving theme is what makes it extra fun: encourage players to name actual dishes, traditions, relatives, or quirky holiday items rather than random objects.

‘I’m bringing Aunt Carol’s legendary three-bean salad and a pocket full of antacids’ is always going to land better than just ‘apples.’

The real joy of this game is watching the hyper-competitive guests absolutely refuse to be eliminated while the little cousins somehow outlast everyone else purely by repeating the list in a focused whisper.

If you want to make it slightly more forgiving for big mixed-age tables, allow one ‘phone-a-neighbor’ lifeline where a player can quietly ask the person next to them for a hint.

It keeps everyone in the game longer and keeps the laughs going well into the main course.

4. Thanksgiving This or That (Majority Match)

Here is the sibling game to Thanksgiving Wishes, and it is somehow even more argumentative in the best possible way. Thanksgiving This or That pairs up two holiday-themed options — stuffing vs. mashed potatoes, parade vs. football, pumpkin pie vs.

pecan pie — and every player has to secretly pick one. The twist, just like in Wishes, is that you are not voting for your personal favorite: you are trying to predict what the MAJORITY of the table will choose.

One point for every round where your pick matches the majority. Most points after all rounds wins.

The printable sheet has twenty head-to-head Thanksgiving matchups laid out in a clean two-column bracket style, with a bold ‘VS.’ between each pair.

Players circle their chosen side for each round, then everyone flips their sheets at the same time so reveals are simultaneous — this is important because it prevents people from changing their answer based on what they see others doing.

Each row has a small tally box at the right edge so players can mark their point if they matched the majority. The sheet also has a final score box at the bottom.

What makes This or That particularly great for a mixed crowd is that there are no wrong opinions — only unpopular ones, which everyone is delightfully surprised to discover about their closest family members. (‘You chose CANNED cranberry sauce over homemade?!’)

A fun variation for Friendsgiving: add a ‘Spicy Round’ at the end with two genuinely controversial options — you know the ones — and watch the table absolutely combust. Keep it fun and you will have conversation fodder for the rest of the evening.

5. Guess How Many Kernels

Classic guessing jar games exist for a reason: they are low-pressure, inclusive for every age at the table, and — if you lean into the drama — surprisingly suspenseful.

For the Thanksgiving version, the host fills a small clear jar, glass, or bowl with dried corn kernels (or candy corn if you want a sweeter vibe) and sets it at the center of the table before guests arrive.

Every guest writes their name and their guess on a small slip of paper folded up and tucked under their dinner plate or handed to the host.

Closest guess to the actual number without going over wins — Price Is Right rules make it just competitive enough to be fun.

The only ‘setup’ here is filling the jar and counting the kernels in advance, which you can do the night before while watching the parade preview specials. Write the real number somewhere only you can see — inside a folded napkin works perfectly.

Give each guest one guess per round; if you want to stretch it into a multi-round game, use a second jar with a different item (candy corn, mini marshmallows, whatever is on the dessert table) and play again after pie.

Keep the slips of paper secret until everyone has committed to a number so nobody is influenced by someone else’s extremely confident guess of ‘four hundred and twelve.’

This game works for every age and every energy level — your seven-year-old nephew will take it just as seriously as your statistically-minded uncle who is already calculating volume in his head.

The prize can be anything festive: first choice of pie flavor, the wishbone, or the last bread roll. Host tip — if you want extra laughs, after revealing the winner, read out a few of the wildest guesses.

Someone always guesses either twelve or ten thousand, and that person deserves to be celebrated.

6. Thanksgiving Would You Rather

Would You Rather is one of those games that sounds like a five-minute filler and somehow turns into a forty-five-minute heated debate that everyone quotes for years afterward.

The Thanksgiving edition keeps all the prompts rooted in the holiday — food, family dynamics, traditions, and the particular chaos of this specific day — so every question lands with the specific flavor of ‘oh no, I actually have to choose.’

Unlike the majority-match games above, this one is purely about YOUR answer and defending it: pick your option, reveal simultaneously, and spend thirty seconds arguing your case before moving on.

The printable sheet has twenty-four Would You Rather prompts organized in a clean numbered list format, each with Option A and Option B clearly labeled in bolded text. There is a small circle next to each option that guests fill in to mark their choice.

No scoring needed — this one is purely conversational. Print one per person and set it at each place setting, or print just two or three sheets and have people call out their answers verbally as someone reads the prompts aloud. Both formats work beautifully.

The secret to running this game well as a host is pacing: give each prompt about thirty to forty-five seconds of reaction time before moving to the next one. Do not skip the follow-up question — ‘Okay but WHY did you pick that?’

is where the real magic happens. You will learn things about your family members that no amount of regular dinner conversation would ever surface. (Who knew your dad would genuinely rather eat only stuffing for a year than give up football? Now you know.)

Works with any crowd from eight to eighty.

7. Gratitude Question Jar

This is the game that feels the least like a game and somehow ends up being everyone’s favorite part of the evening.

Before the meal, the host fills a small jar, bowl, or even a folded napkin pile with slips of paper, each printed or handwritten with a different gratitude-themed question — things like ‘What is one thing that happened this year that you did not expect to be grateful for?’

or ‘Name a person at this table who made your year better and why.’ During the meal, pass the jar around the table; each person pulls a slip and answers the question honestly. No scoring, no winners — just a moment to be real.

You can absolutely run this with no prep at all by asking questions verbally, but having a physical jar adds a tangible ritual quality that makes it feel more intentional and special.

The printable version of this game gives you twenty-four questions pre-cut into strips so all you have to do is fold them up and drop them in any vessel on your table — a mason jar, a gravy boat you are not using, or that decorative gourd bowl you bought at HomeGoods.

The questions are written in warm, open-ended language so they work for ages eight and up without anyone feeling put on the spot.

The reason this one resonates so deeply at Thanksgiving specifically is that the holiday already has gratitude built into its DNA — this game just gives it a structure so it does not get buried under the noise of who wants more rolls.

A lovely variation: let each person keep their question strip as a small keepsake of the evening, or go around a second time and let people answer a question they wish they had pulled the first time.

Either way, plan for this to run longer than you expect because once people start talking, they do not want to stop.

8. Thanksgiving Placemat Games

Think of this as the ultimate all-ages Thanksgiving table solution: a single sheet that works as both a placemat and a mini activity book, so guests of every age have something to do from the moment they sit down through the last slice of pie.

The placemat includes a mix of fast word games, a trivia challenge, a fun drawing prompt, and a ‘fill in the feast’ puzzle — all Thanksgiving-themed and all completable solo or with a neighbor.

Kids at the main table love having something to focus on without needing separate entertainment, and adults end up competing on the word games more fiercely than anyone expects.

Print one sheet per person on regular letter-size paper — it does not need to be laminated or anything fancy. A pen or pencil per person is the only other requirement.

Lay them face-down at each place setting and flip them over once everyone is seated so the reveal feels like a little event.

The sheet is designed with enough content to keep someone busy through a full meal, but each individual activity is short enough that you can dip in and out between conversation and courses without losing your place.

No group coordination needed — everyone works at their own pace.

The real genius of the placemat format is that it creates a natural, low-pressure way for people to interact without the sometimes-awkward forced structure of a group game. Someone notices their neighbor is stuck on the word scramble and leans over to help.

Kids show grandparents their turkey drawing. It generates organic connection rather than manufactured competition. Host tip: announce that whoever finishes all sections first can win the ‘Placemat Champion’ title — it sounds silly but someone at every table will absolutely race to earn it.

9. Pass the Compliment

Okay, hear me out — I know ‘pass the compliment’ sounds like something your school counselor made you do in fifth grade, but when you play it at a table full of people who have known each other for decades, it gets genuinely moving very quickly.

The mechanic is simple: one person is ‘it’ and the table goes around the circle, each person offering one specific, genuine compliment about them.

Not ‘you are nice’ — something real and specific like ‘you always remember everyone’s coffee order without being asked’ or ‘you made the effort to come to every single one of my kids’ recitals this year.’

Once the round is complete, the next person becomes ‘it.’ Play as many rounds as time allows.

No materials needed at all — this is purely verbal.

The only ‘rule’ is the specificity requirement, which the host should explain before starting: generic compliments do not count, and the group can gently call them out (‘that is sweet but give us a REAL one!’).

This keeps the game from feeling hollow and is actually what makes it so powerful.

If you want to add a small paper element, you can pass a folded notecard around the table during dinner and ask guests to write one compliment on it for the person sitting to their left — then everyone reads their cards aloud at the end of the meal.

The reason this works so beautifully at Thanksgiving specifically is that the holiday already primes people emotionally for gratitude — this game just redirects that gratitude toward the actual humans at the table rather than abstract blessings.

It almost always ends with at least one person getting a little teary (in a good way) and at least one person laughing nervously because they are not used to being complimented directly. Both reactions are perfect.

Host tip: start the round with someone who handles compliments well — it sets the tone and makes shyer guests more comfortable when their turn comes.

10. Friendsgiving Confessions Cards

This one is exclusively for the Friendsgiving crowd — or for the family table that has hit the ‘we are all adults and we can handle honesty’ era of their relationship.

Friendsgiving Confessions Cards work like a group-reveal game: each card poses a mildly incriminating Thanksgiving or holiday confession statement, and players hold up their card to signal whether it applies to them or secretly write their answer and reveal simultaneously.

Confessions like ‘I have secretly re-gifted a Thanksgiving dish as my own’ or ‘I always eat before the meal officially starts’ land with the right crowd because everyone recognizes themselves in them.

The printable sheet has twenty-four confession prompts pre-printed in a clean cut-apart card format — six cards per row, four rows per sheet.

Each card has the confession statement in large legible text and two smaller response boxes labeled ‘Guilty’ and ‘Not Guilty’ that players can circle or check.

Cut them apart before the party and either stack them face-down as a draw pile in the center of the table or deal five cards to each guest at the start. The host reads confessions aloud and players reveal simultaneously for maximum reaction value.

Or, for a quieter version, everyone reads their own hand and confesses voluntarily throughout the meal.

What makes this format especially perfect for a Friendsgiving setting — as opposed to a traditional family Thanksgiving — is the slightly edgier energy a friend group brings.

The confessions are written with just enough specificity to feel relatable without crossing into genuinely embarrassing territory, which means even the reserved guest at the table will end up owning at least two of them.

Variation: after the reveal round, vote on who at the table is ‘Most Likely’ based on the confessions — it turns into a hilarious roast that everyone actually enjoys.

11. Unpopular Opinion Poll

Every Thanksgiving table has at least one person who thinks cranberry sauce is disgusting, one person who insists football is boring, and someone who privately believes the pie is the only reason to show up.

This game brings all of those opinions into the open in the most chaotic, entertaining way possible.

The host reads a Thanksgiving-related statement out loud — ‘The turkey is the least interesting thing on the table’ or ‘Thanksgiving would be better if it lasted two full days’ — and every player simultaneously raises their hand if they agree.

The ‘most unpopular’ opinion (the one least hands go up for) scores the reader a point. The goal is to say the most controversial true thing you actually believe.

No materials needed, though a host can jot down ten to fifteen starting prompts on their phone beforehand to kick things off — after the first two rounds, guests naturally start volunteering their own unpopular opinions for the table to vote on, and the game runs itself.

The only rule is that opinions must be sincere: no trolling for laughs with something you do not mean. Sincere unpopular opinions are infinitely funnier and more revealing than fake ones.

Keep rounds short — read, vote, react, move on — so the game stays energetic and does not stall into debate.

What Unpopular Opinion Poll does brilliantly is surface the real diversity of perspective around your table in a context where it is all fun rather than fraught.

You will genuinely be surprised: the person who seems most traditionally Thanksgiving-enthusiastic might secretly think store-bought pie is superior to homemade (they are right, tbh), and the person who always complains might admit they actually love the holiday more than anyone.

Host tip: play this one after a glass or two of wine has been poured — inhibitions are lower and the opinions get beautifully honest.

12. Turkey Occupation Guess Who

This one is so cute it almost hurts.

Turkey Occupation Guess Who gives every player a sheet showing a grid of illustrated turkeys, each one dressed in a different occupation costume — a turkey in a lab coat, one in a chef’s hat, one in a hard hat, one in a graduation gown, and so on.

One player secretly circles their ‘mystery turkey’ on their sheet without showing anyone. The other players ask yes-or-no questions to narrow it down: ‘Does your turkey wear a hat?’ ‘Does your turkey work outdoors?’ ‘Does your turkey have something in their hands?’

The first player to correctly guess the mystery turkey wins the round, then roles rotate.

The printable sheet has a 4×5 grid of twenty uniquely illustrated turkey characters, each labeled with their occupation in small text below the image — but the occupation labels are covered with small blank boxes that players use as elimination markers (they X out turkeys as they are ruled out).

Each player gets one sheet. The mechanics mirror the classic Guess Who board game but need nothing beyond the printed page and a pencil to cross out eliminated turkeys as the game progresses.

For larger tables, split into pairs and run multiple simultaneous games, then have the winners from each pair face off.

Turkey Occupation Guess Who works especially well as a between-courses game because rounds take only three to five minutes once players get the hang of the question strategy.

It is also one of the games kids and adults genuinely enjoy equally — the occupation costumes on the turkeys are funny enough that adults crack up at the illustrations while kids take the deduction game completely seriously and win more often than you would expect.

Print extras because someone will want to play again immediately after the first round.

13. Thanksgiving Story One Sentence

This collaborative storytelling game is the one where the table collectively writes the world’s most chaotic Thanksgiving narrative and everyone is both the author and the audience simultaneously.

The host gives the opening line — something like ‘It was the Thanksgiving that no one would ever forget, mostly because of what happened to the turkey’ — and then the story passes around the table, one sentence at a time, with each player adding exactly one sentence before handing the narrative to the next person.

The only rule: your sentence must connect to the previous one in some way, even if that connection is deeply ridiculous. There is no winner; the prize is the story itself.

Zero props needed beyond a willingness to be a little silly. The game works best with five or more players so the story gets genuinely unpredictable before it circles back to you — with two or three people it resolves too quickly.

Encourage wild genre shifts: someone can introduce a mystery element, someone else can pivot to sci-fi, someone can bring it back to the dinner table just when everyone thought the story had left Thanksgiving entirely.

The host should write down or voice-memo the story as it unfolds so it can be read back at the end, which is genuinely one of the funniest moments of the whole evening.

What makes Thanksgiving Story One Sentence perfect for this holiday specifically is the blend of creativity and pure chaos that mirrors the energy of the day itself — you started with a plan, three plot twists happened, and somehow it all came together beautifully at the end.

It is also a quietly brilliant icebreaker because even the quietest person at the table usually surprises everyone with their one sentence.

Host tip: play this one between the main course and dessert when energy starts to dip — the creative silliness is a perfect reset before pie.

14. What Are You Thankful For Guessing

This is the warm, feel-good closer that every Thanksgiving table needs — and it has a sneaky competitive edge that makes it more addictive than you expect.

Each person at the table writes down three things they are genuinely thankful for this year on a small slip of paper, folds it up, and drops it in a bowl or jar at the center of the table.

The host pulls slips one at a time, reads the three items aloud without saying whose they are, and the table tries to guess which person wrote it. One point if you guess correctly; one point to the writer if nobody figures it out.

It sounds simple and then someone writes something unexpectedly personal and the whole table goes quiet in the best possible way.

All you need is paper and a pen for each person, plus any vessel to collect the slips — your gravy boat, a salad bowl, a large mug, literally anything works.

The slips can be torn from a napkin if you are truly keeping it prop-free.

Encourage people to write things that are specific enough to give the table a fighting chance of guessing — ‘my health’ is too generic, but ‘the fact that my dog finally learned to stop stealing food off the counter’ is delightfully guessable.

Give guests two to three minutes to write before collecting so they do not feel rushed.

The beauty of this game is that it creates a natural gratitude ritual that does not feel forced or awkward because the guessing mechanic gives everyone something to focus on.

The emotional weight of hearing someone’s real thankfulness lands gently because it arrives inside a game structure. It almost always generates follow-up conversation — ‘Wait, who wrote the one about the dog?

Tell me the whole story’ — which means the game keeps paying off in conversation long after the slips are gone.

And if you are looking for more ways to make your Thanksgiving season memorable without spending a fortune, check out these smart ways to save on Thanksgiving that free up your budget for moments like this instead of stuff.

15. Pass the Gourd Relay

Before you scroll past thinking ‘relay? I thought we were staying seated!’ — this one is specifically designed for the table.

The relay works by passing a small decorative gourd (or any small rounded object already on the table — a dinner roll in a pinch, though things could get chaotic) from player to player, but with a twist: you cannot use your hands.

Players must pass the gourd using only their elbows, tucking it between elbow and rib and nudging it to the next person. The team that passes it all the way around the table and back without dropping it wins the round.

Drops reset to the start. Seated the entire time, absolutely hilarious, no cleanup required.

The only material you need is one small gourd or similarly round decorative object — if you have gourds already on your Thanksgiving table as decor, they have just earned their keep.

For larger tables, run two gourds in opposite directions simultaneously so more people are involved at once and the relay creates a satisfying collision moment in the middle.

Time each round using the stopwatch on someone’s phone and try to beat your previous time — this turns it into a genuine athletic event that people take way too seriously, which is exactly the point.

Pass the Gourd Relay is the game that proves you absolutely do not need to leave your chair to get completely unhinged competitive energy going at a Thanksgiving table.

The physical constraint of no-hands passing means that even athletic, coordinated people struggle hilariously, which levels the playing field beautifully between kids and grandparents and everyone in between.

Play it right before the main course while everyone is still energetic, or use it as a post-pie energy burst. Either timing works perfectly, and either way you will have a table of people absolutely losing it over a gourd.

(And honestly, this costs nothing extra — which pairs beautifully with the rest of your budget-friendly Thanksgiving hosting tips.)

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best thanksgiving table games for mixed ages?

The best thanksgiving table games for mixed-age groups are ones that require no reading skills for younger players and no physical agility for older guests — games like Guess How Many Kernels, I’m Bringing to Thanksgiving Memory Game, and Pass the Gourd Relay work brilliantly from age 6 to 90+.

Printable options like Thanksgiving Placemat Games are also excellent because each person works at their own pace without slowing the group down.

How many games should I plan for Thanksgiving dinner?

For a typical three-to-four hour Thanksgiving meal, plan for three to five games total. Choose one to play while waiting for the meal, one or two during the meal between courses, and one after dessert while everyone is digesting.

Quick verbal games like Thanksgiving Story One Sentence or Unpopular Opinion Poll are great for filling five-minute gaps, while printable games like Thanksgiving This or That or Turkey Occupation Guess Who are perfect for longer stretches.

Do I need to buy anything special to play these thanksgiving table games?

Most of these thanksgiving table games require zero purchases. The verbal and memory games need nothing at all. The printable games need only a home printer and one pen per guest — and even that cost is minimal.

The only game that uses a physical object is Pass the Gourd Relay, which uses a decorative gourd you may already have as table decor.

The Guess How Many Kernels game needs a jar and dried corn, but both are available at any grocery store for under three dollars.

How do I keep thanksgiving table games from feeling forced or awkward?

The key is low stakes and opt-in energy: start with a game that has no wrong answers (like Thanksgiving Would You Rather or Unpopular Opinion Poll) so even reluctant players feel comfortable joining.

Avoid putting anyone on the spot solo first — group reveal games where everyone answers simultaneously remove the performance anxiety. Also, play the first game before the meal officially starts, when energy is still high and no one is too full to focus.

Are there good thanksgiving table games for a Friendsgiving with adults only?

Absolutely — Friendsgiving Confessions Cards, Unpopular Opinion Poll, and the Thanksgiving Would You Rather printable are all perfect for an adults-only or young-adult Friendsgiving. They lean a little more irreverent and get funnier with a loosened-up crowd.

Thanksgiving Story One Sentence also thrives in a friend group because the comedy gets wilder faster. Pair any of these with the Gratitude Question Jar later in the evening for a nice emotional counterbalance to all the chaos.

Can these games work at a big Thanksgiving table with 15 or more people?

Yes, with a small adjustment for the biggest tables. Verbal group games like Guess the Family Recipe, Thanksgiving Story One Sentence, and Unpopular Opinion Poll scale beautifully to 20+ people with no changes needed.

For paired games like Turkey Occupation Guess Who, split into two groups of eight to ten and run simultaneously. Printable games work at any size because everyone has their own sheet.

The one game to manage carefully at large tables is the memory chain game — with 15+ players the chain gets very long, which is either thrillingly difficult or frustratingly slow depending on your crowd.

There you have it — 15 thanksgiving table games that deliver exactly what they promise: zero chair-leaving, zero setup drama, and maximum conversation between courses.

Whether you are hosting a quiet family Thanksgiving or a rowdy Friendsgiving for twenty, there is something on this list that will make your table louder, warmer, and a whole lot more memorable than just staring at your phones between the rolls and the pie.

Print the sheets, tuck them at place settings, and let the games do the hosting work for you.

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