It can happen to anyone: a friend of a friend joins for the evening and suddenly Catan is not an option.
What are your goto games in those situations?
These are my go to games for larger groups:
- Codenames: A modern classic! Works best with 6 or 8 people.
- Decrypto: For a more gamey version of Codenames.
- Wavelength: Fun party game that spikes interesting conversations
- Concept: Don’t play to win, just play to have fun guessing
I really like 7 Wonders, for 3-7 players and one round is also not too long with about 20 minutes ^^
Quest, which is an evolution of Avalon. It’s a quicker game, because the voting phase has been eliminated. Instead, if the evil team win, the good team have a final chance to find the bad people. If you do play this game, I highly recomment playing with the “Director’s Cut” rules. It can take 4-10 players.
Libertalia can go up to 6 players, and it’s one of my favourites. I slightly prefer the new Winds of Galecrest version from Stonemaier Games, but any version of this game is fine.
Another game I’m on the lookout for is Feed The Kraken, which seems to be an improved version of Secret Hitler, but with a pirate ship.
If you want to end up hating your friends - The Resistance. I love it but it definitely is not for everyone.
For us:
- Bang!: spaghetti western with secret teams, up to 7 players
- Fuji flush: easy card game, up to 8 players
- Exploding Kittens: silly cards where drawing may make you lose, up to 10 players (with the expansion)
- Secret Hitler: a kind of werewolf where you have to create governments and pass laws, up to 10 players
