A Dinner Party in France
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 5:25PM If you're going to have a 60th birthday party in the south of France with your 50 closest friends, it's certainly a fabulous idea to have place settings that tell each other from where in the world you've all come.
Useful not only to know who speaks your language, but as an immediate icebreaker. "So... Francoise, from France are you? What are your favourite hors d'oeuvres?"
But what would be even more fun than that?
Put some trivia on the back!
And then, hold a quizz after dinner.
I can see their faces now as they read their cards, chuckle and share the facts with the nearby guests. Naturally, the 'did you knows' are catered to appeal to the person whose card they're on.
It's about as close as I'm going to get to designing a board game I reckon.
Although now I'm tempted to make my own little party games.
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Reader Comments (4)
Nat, what a great idea! Imagine the fun of discovering something unusual about someone..
Party game: everyone gets a name to "research" before the event. On the night, guests must match "little known fact" to the relevant person.
Variation: every guest must find out something about every other guest. Like Balderdash, winners are the one who can bluff the most (reveals really obscure things about his/herselves) and the one who gets the most matches.
What a great idea! I got instantly happy from your pictures! :-) Your weblog is awesome. Best wishes from the Netherlands, x Martine
Oh my goodness, Nat, DO IT! Make your own awesome boardgame! We made one together, my partner and I, and we LUFF it - it was super fun to make and hilarious to play!
Love the place cards ;D