Looking for some fun games that aren’t just for kids? Pop Insider Editor-in-Chief Marissa DiBartolo stopped by KTLA in Los Angeles to show off some goofy games for grown-ups. For more on the products featured in this segment, check out the notes below.
AWKWARD HUGS (HASBRO)
- The game of connections, questions, & consequences!
- Two players are locked in a hug by the included hug belts, and another player asks questions like “Would you swim with sharks?” or “Are you a binge watcher?“
- Both huggers must answer the same way or they’ll get a hilarious consequence card such as slow dancing, or standing like a flamingo.
- Match three questions correctly to unlock the hug.
- Age: 16+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available August 1
BEARD BALL (BUFFALO GAMES)
- The game of skill, style, and sticky whiskers.
- Split into two or more teams. When it’s your team’s turn, draw a card and following the instructions while another team wears the beard! Play with friends to see how many points you can score by tossing the ball into the beard.
- Points and number of throws are indicated on each play card.
- Two to four players.
- Game includes: 50 beard ball stunt cards, five beard balls, three stylish beards, one pair of glasses, one bearded die, one game board, instructions.
- Age: 14+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: Amazon, Target
UTTER NONSENSE (PLAYMONSTER)
- The hilarious accent game.
- Utter Nonsense contains 50 accent cards and 450 phrase cards that players combine and act out. Sometimes phrases pair well with the accent, but for the most part they don’t—and that’s Utter Nonsense.
- You don’t have to be good at accents and the combinations don’t need to make sense. In fact, players are encouraged to improvise and make the phrases their own.
- With each successive round, watch as even your most mild-mannered friends and family become improv masters.
- There’s a naughty edition and a family edition.
- Age: 8+ for family edition, 17+ for naughty edition.
- MSRP: $24.99
- Available: Amazon, Target
WHAT DO YOU MEME? (WHAT DO YOU MEME?)
- The adult party game everyone’s talking about, brought to you by the Fuckjerry team.
- Compete with friends and family to create the funniest memes.
- 435 cards (360 caption cards and 75 photo cards).
- Printed on premium playing cards (thick with gloss finish); includes easel and bonus rules, shrink-wrapped in a custom box.
- Match one of your cards with the meme to create the funniest meme of all!
- Three or more players.
- Age: 17+
- MSRP: $29.99
- Available: Amazon, Target, Walmart, whatdoyoumeme.com, specialty stores
WHO’S THE DUDE? (IDENTITY GAMES)
- Players can play charades with “The Dude,” a life size inflatable man-doll, while the other players try to guess within the time limit what you and the Dude are doing.
- Using the charade cards, player act out scenes from a movie, a sport, or a profession.
- The game includes 440 charade cards, 50 score sheets, and different ways to play.
- Age: 16+
- MSRP: $24.99
- Available: Target
HANDIMONIUM THE TINY HANDS GAME (MATTEL)
- How much thought do you give to how useful your hands are? This hilarious game lets you challenge your friends to simple tasks that become outrageously difficult when players must perform them wearing tiny hands.
- Start by flipping the first instruction card (good luck with that!) Can you fill a cup with household objects? Can you act out charades clues? You’ll find out how tricky seemingly simple actions can be when you’re working with hands that aren’t your own—tiny hands. And when you succeed: High Five!
- Game comes with two sets of tiny hands (plus some bonus paws and tentacles) and challenge cards.
- Age: 13+
- MSRP: $19.99
- Available: Amazon, Walmart
