3 wishes, 3 truths, 3 important thingsTime:approx. 10-20 min.

Recommended age:from 12

Size of group:it doesn't matter

Time for preparation:none

Material:paper (cards) and pencils

Game descriptionEach person writes down 3 wishes. All of the cards are collected in and the group guesses who the wishes belong to.OptionEach person writes down 3 pieces of truth about themselves or writes down 3 things which are important to them. In addition, one point is written down which isn't true or is not important. At the end, the group guesses which notes are whose and which notes are untrue

Greeting RitualsTime:approx. 10-15 min.

Recommended age:all ages

Size of group:from 8 persons

Time for preparation:none

Material:nothing

Game descriptionYou can either write two copies of each note with the same way of greeting, mix them up and hand them out among the group members. The group members with matching cards must find each other. Once this has been done the cards are reshuffled and handed out again. Or you can go through the greetings rituals one after the other, or greet the nearest person when the music stops. The following types of greeting are possible: 1. Simply saying hello, 2. Shake hands (German), 3. Shake hands while stretched out and bow (South American), 4. Kiss on forehead (Russian), 5. Kisses on both cheeks (French) , 6. Bend over with the hands folded (Indian), 7. Rub noses together (Eskimos), 8. Hug each other (very friendly - Southern Europe), 9. Bend down at the knees, hands on the knees and bow (Japanese), 10. Say salam and move the right hand down from forehead to the naval (Oriental), 10. The spaceship Enterprise: Place the palms of the hands against each other with the fingers spread out into Vs (wrap the little finger and ring finger around each other and the index and middle fingers around each other), 11.Clap the palms together, touch fists and then snap the fingers (cool).

BACKWARD NAMESTime:maximal 15 min.

Recommended age:from 8

Size of group:not more than 15 persons

Time for preparation:none

Material:nothing

Game descriptionIn the introduction round everyone says their name backwards. The others try to name the person (if they do not know the name already) as quickly as possible. This can repeated with hobbies etc. By saying the names backwards, the others can usually remember their real names better when the backwards names sound funny or strange