Want to plan a fun night with friends and family but you’re all stuck in different places, cities, or even countries? Finding it hard to schedule time with your loved ones because you just can’t go out and meet them? Don’t worry, that’s what the internet is for.
Nowadays, you can easily contact your loved ones, plan virtual events, and have a great night in with your friends and family through the internet. So if you’re looking for a great way to gather your loved ones for a fun night of activities and quality time, why not plan out your own virtual game night?
Everyone loves games that they can all play together. Not only are they a great source of bonding, they make for the best entertainment for any party, even virtual ones. So put your creative cap on and start planning your own virtual game night. Here are a few great tips to help get you started.
1. Look up a bunch of fun online games to play
The first step to planning your own virtual game night is, of course, to select the games. Remember that the games you select will set the tone for how fun your party will be. So it goes without saying that your choice has to be fun for everyone.
If you’re looking to play traditional board games, you can easily find online versions of Monopoly and Clue that are fun to play with the whole family. But if you’re looking for games that include a lot of people and doesn’t require anyone to have any particular skills, here’s a great list of online games for you to try out:
- Skribble.io – as an easier digital version of Pictionary, Skribble is a great game that requires you to make others guess a word based on your own drawings. It doesn’t require any previous art skills, you can be as outrageous as you want, and everyone can join in.
- Psych – this mobile app game allows you to interact with your gaming group by making you give fun, creative answers to questions about each other. The best part? Your answers are anonymous until the end, and the answers with the most likes win the round. This game is a great way to let your creative juices flow, throw around some inside jokes, and even reveal some funny secrets.
Set up your game list according to the audience you will be entertaining, and get ready for a night of fun and laughter.
2. Provide custom zoom backgrounds for everyone
It might be a bummer that you can’t spruce up your online space the same way you could decorate your physical space for an in-person game night. But don’t worry. There’s always something you can do to make your virtual environment brighter and more suited to a night of fun.
One great idea is to make custom Zoom backgrounds for your game night attendees and send them out along with your invites. You can use online design tools like PosterMyWall to create your own Zoom backgrounds and customize each according to your preferences. For instance, you can add a host/hostess label to your background, and add Player no.# labels to the backgrounds of each of your attendees. This will be a great way to add excitement to your game night and help make it a proper event for people to look forward to.
3. Set up an online escape room
Escape rooms are all the rage these days. They basically require you to go through a bunch of brain teasers and riddles to work your way out of a room, and are a great way to stimulate your mind and have fun with your loved ones. And of course, they can be replicated online just as easily for your game night festivities.
Set up your own online escape room by dividing your attendees into two teams, sending them off to two separate Zoom breakout rooms, and getting them to finish up a bunch of puzzles in a certain amount of time to escape. To make it more fun and catered to your family and friends, you can create puzzles and teasers based off of your loved ones’ lives and hobbies. This will not only be a great pastime, but will also allow your attendees to bond more.
4. Send out custom game night invites
Once you’ve planned everything out, the next step in your game night planning is to invite the right people. Remember that a fun invite has the power to make or break your party, because it sets the tone for the event before it even begins.
Create your own custom game night invites and send them out to your guest list through email. You can use online design tools like PosterMyWall to get free access to a wide range of game night poster templates and customize them according to your needs. For an ideal invite, come up with a fun name for your event and add it to the top of the poster. Throw in some fun game night related illustrations and visuals. Don’t forget to add all necessary RSVP and contact details. You can add your Zoom link by embedding it into your poster or add it separately to your invite. Let people know what they need to bring with them to this virtual party, and your invite is set to go. Email it to everyone you want to invite, and post it on your social media to add to the hype.
Final thoughts
It can be tough to plan out events when everyone you know and love is so far away. But the internet definitely helps make things easier. And if you plan it out well, your virtual party may just have people coming back for more.
Use these great tips to plan out your own online game night and get ready for a night of virtual fun.