15 Diwali Games That Are Perfect To Make The Festival Party Extra Special

With the festive season knocking on your doors, it is no doubt, the best time of the year! While Diwali is considered to be the grand finale of it all, Diwali parties are something that most grown-ups look forward to. From the ‘mandatory’ card games and Diwali games in office, Diwali parties have come a long way focussing on entertainment and enjoyment down to the core. Diwali games have evolved over the years as people have become more adventurous and willing to experiment with new sources of enjoyment.

We have compiled a list of such amazing games that you can play with your guests to make your Diwali parties fun and happening! Read on.

1. Rangoli-in-a-minute!

This is one of the Diwali party games game that has your guests don their creative hats to craft a Rangoli in a stipulated time of 1 minute. Elaboration is not required for this game as one has to be quick and creative. Apart from the colors available in the marker, you could even use flower petals in case you feel colors will make the place messy. The game can be played in singles or in pairs and the best design wins!

2. Light the candles

What is Diwali without any candles? In this game, each pair/individual is required to light up as many candles as they can in a specific timeframe. The one who has lit up the greatest number of candles wins the game! It is one of the best Diwali games ideas.

3. Blow the candles

This is a game with a twist where one has to blow off a lit candle, however, s/he is required to do that while being blindfolded. Others can choose to do their part alongside – to guide or to confuse the person blowing the candle off! This best serves the purpose of Diwali games for big group.

4. Bomb-tastic Tambola!

Tambola is always fun. Give it a Diwali twist by printing/drawing crackers, bombs, or anaars on little sheets with numbers written on them. Viola! Your Diwali tambola tickets are ready! Add more to the excitement by changing the names of lines and houses to ‘ladi’ (a string of crackers) and bomb, respectively.

5. Find your ‘happy’ in ‘diwali diyas’!

It is one of the traditional Diwali games, in this game, around 25 diyas are immersed in water covered in rose petals, however, only 11 diyas bear the alpahbets forming ‘Happy Diwali’ written on their bottom – one alphabet on one diya. Guests are required to find all the diyas bearing the alphabet and complete the words ‘happy diwali’ in a given time frame.

6. Musically ‘Diwali’ chairs

This is a twisted form of the evergreen ‘musical chairs’ where the names of crackers are pasted (hidden) under chairs. The same names are written on chits and kept in a bowl and the number of chairs is kept equal to the number of participants. While the players dance around the chairs when the music plays and stop to sit on the chairs closest to them as the music stops, the DJ picks up a chit and announces the name of the cracker. The person(s) sitting on the chair that carries the same name is out of the competition and the chair is removed as well. Musical chairs always make it to the list of fun Diwali games.

7. Statue Dance

Another evergreen Diwali party game that goes well for all the parties, be it festive or regular. Bring in lots of dance and excitement by having this game for your guests, testing their timing, patience, and dancing abilities! The rule is to freeze instantly and act like a statue once the music stops.

8. Social-ly Humour-ous Diwali!

Yes, we are talking about one of the most popular satirical adult games ‘Social Humour’. The game is ideal for 4-20 players, adults only, and is sure to wreak a huge amount of excitement on the whole party! It is one of the best Diwali games for adults.

9. Pictionary

Warning! This charades-inspired word guessing game can cause a laugh riot if participants are not art-inclined! You could play using the board game or use your own words to be drawn onto a board for others to guess. Want to make this game even more interesting? Use Bollywood song names to be depicted through drawings! This can be included in the interactive Diwali games that everyone can try.

10. Dumb-Charades

My personal favorite, this age-old game is guaranteed to make your evening fun-filled. You can play in pairs, teams, or individually, the effect is the same! Another way to add more excitement to this game is by only enacting the names of festive songs. It is one of the best Diwali interactive games.

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11. Never Have I Ever!

Diwali parties are incomplete without drinks and when you’ve gotta drink one shot every time you reveal that you haven’t done a ‘called out’ thing, it is even more exciting! Not just for you, but for your friends too! It is one of the best Diwali games for kitty party.

12. Guess Who

Another popular game where it is all about guessing the name of the person whose name is written on the card picked up by one of the participants. You could use the board game to play or invent your own game rules/names. To add a little twist to the game, you could write the names of your common friends or family members while the others do the guessing! This one is one of the best Diwali card games you must try this season.

13. Most-Likely Diwali-ish!

This game gives you a new level of understanding with your friends as you get to hear their opinions about you, well, humorous ones of course! Captions such as ‘who is more likely to laugh at the wrong moment?’, ‘who is more likely to watch porn as soon as they wake up’, ‘who is more likely to go under the knife’, or ‘who is more likely to die of something stupid?’ are just some of the questions that you can ask in this wild-wild game! It is one of the best Diwali kitty games.

14. Ads and Jingles

Whether you are a movie buff or not, you cannot escape ads! On TV, YouTube or radio, ads are everywhere! And what better way to utilize ‘ad knowledge’ than putting it to use in a game?! In this game, while one person enacts the ad tagline/jingle, the other has to guess within the time frame. This one can serve the purpose of fun Diwali games with social distancing.

15. Cards Against Humanity

Ending the list with this hard-to-miss party game, it is sure to give everyone their most laughable memories for years ahead! In this card game, you are required to complete a fill-in-the-blank statement printed on some cards with words/statements printed on the remaining cards. And in this matching game, the results are hilarious! Fan of Diwali card games? This is a must try.

These were some of the most popular Diwali games for those gorgeous Diwali nights that we all look forward to. Diwali nights are synonymous with fun, booze, cards, festivities, getting-together, and lots of laughter. So, introduce these games to introduce these elements into your parties! Happy Partying Everyone!

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