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| Top 5 Party Games |  The goal of party games is to have a good time. A social aim is emphasized over strategy and tactics; and the success of a game is measured more by how much you laugh than how well you do. You should have these games in stitches.
1. Time's Up!
Players compete over three rounds of increasing difficulty to identify the same set of celebrities. It is not as easy as it sounds, but it is hilarious. This game won a Mensa Best Mind Games Award in 2000, but it doesn't require a lot of brain power - just a willingness to look a little silly and have a good time.
2. Apples to Apples
Unusual matches of adjectives and nouns make this game wonderfully fun, as long as you don't take yourself too seriously. This was named Games magazine's Party Game of the Year for 2000. A Junior version is also available. Who knew two decks of cards - nouns and adjectives- could be this much fun?
3. Balderdash / Beyond Balderdash
Making up definitions for unusual words is the basis for this game. It expanding on the original Balderdash, categories in the Beyond Balderdash edition include words, people, initials, dates, and movie plots. In a result the best bluffer wins. Consider if you can't find a copy of Beyond Balderdash, the original is still a fantastic game.
 4. Barbarossa
Using clay to create a sculpture which other players can identify is challenging enough. The truth that you don't want them to get it right too quickly or too slowly adds another layer of challenge.
5. Fib or Not?
Players take turns telling stories in various categories (e.g. "an embarrassing moment"). Therefore, if you can convince other players that your true stories are false and vice versa, you're well on the way
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