Tips and Tricks to run a successful party.

[BoomToTheMoonAlice]

Does anyone have any they'd like to share? If not just tell me about a good party you went to. No drugs or alcohol references plz. This is where my bread and butter comes from so REAL suggestions are very much appreciated. Before we hit a dancefloor, I like to get my guests comfortable with each other with fun icebreakers. If you have new people joining the nightcrew then these are great ways for them to show off their personality and make some quick connections.

I just picked up WITHOUT FAIL and I know this will be a massive hit. You can see it lets introverts and extroverts play together.

Previously, I've run BEAT THAT! and used UNO and MONOPOLY DEAL in nightclubs. CATAN can also be fun but is more of a cafe / bar game and is more of a couples thing. If you've got a bunch of people and their girlfriends/boyfriends, it's fun to see them try and wheel and deal with other couples. We allow people to trade and broker deals between turns.

ONE NIGHT ULTIMATE WEREWOLF is my go-to game for a large group of people. If you've got 10 to 15 people sitting around, this is an amazing game.

If you are looking for a more indepth version, you can try LOVE LETTER. If you have just English speakers, then you could do SPYFALL.

I also have a USB double dance mat and a mini projector that I always fold up and travel with. These things don't cost much and Stepmania is free. Chicks really dig this one and I've had a lot of success getting even the most introverted guests up and moving. It's like a bouncy castle for adults. I've seen the SWITCH versions of JUST DANCE and they're ok in a pinch but the dance pads really make an impact. I also throw down rubber pads on the ground, no one wants to trip and fall onto a marble floor.

SPACE TEAM is also a lot of fun and free, you need Android devices to run it. This is a lot of fun for drunks.

I find a lot of girls like to play HEY THATS MY FISH, it allows them to be conniving, the games are quick and the rules are simple.

These are all board game 'lite' and you can easily play them with music in the background.

As for video games, I find chicks are usually repelled by anything with heavy strategy. My wife and her friends are big fans of Star Dew Valley, and if you've got a double date, this is an excellent way to end the night. It's also a good game for flirting and to see how a chick manages her money. Also, Broforce is hilarious, especially when people die (4 Player). I've had my wife on with 3 buddies and everyone has gut-busting laughs. Other than that, a quick shooter where everyone has to play a part is Lover's In A Dangerous Space-Time. I only have video games on tap if there are an even number of people, you know there are going to be introverts, kids or there's too many guests to manage.

If it's just guys and computers, we usually have a big game of League but you have to be careful who you play with or you'll see keyboards flying through the air. One of my friends would always bring extra keyboards because he'd flip out so bad, he'd pound his keyboard harder than his girlfriend.

As for Party Foods, we always do Pizza or Sushi, both are really inexpensive to make or order.

Finally, my Nuclear weapon is PARANOIA XP, I encourage everyone to get Mongoose's version. If you can learn how to run this game, there will be no end of laughter, groveling, and backstabbing. Our games only last about 5 minutes before everyone is dead. No one needs to know any rules, you can just pass secret messages and kiss ass. You only need to have people roll a D20 which most will think is cool because it's a good bet they've never seen one in their life.
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At a nightclub I'm always the first one on the dancefloor and eventually chicks will join me out there. Everyone from my crew knows I'm married so that's usually the cue for the single guys to takeover and me to either get on a podium/stage or get the DJ to play some fist pumping stuff like Sean Kingston, Enrique Inglesias or LMFAO so everyone can have fun. If you've got a couple of people who can dance, this is when the real party starts and the best time to connect up other groups to your circle.

 

[BoomToTheMoonAlice]

What are you asking here?

I run pretty successful get togethers of 30-40 people.

Yeah what do you use to host your parties? How do you get your guests to interact, that type of thing?

For example, all of my guests are usually students and/or other teachers, it's almost always being filmed and it translates into lots of private classes for us. In ESL a lot of the job is entertaining the students and sometimes schools/clubs will pay us to take our clients out at night and just have fun. We use a lot of games because often you're working with shy/introverted types and leaving them in a corner the entire night is not an option. They don't respond well to being shoved onto an empty dancefloor either, they've got to be warmed to it. These are some of the 'icebreakers' we use prior to hitting the bars, wondering if you guys have some other routines. Mystery used magic, I always have balloons, it works a similar way. Also in Chinese nightclubs, the groups rarely interact. You don't get tons of thugs or street punters frequenting these places, they're pretty upscale. We work with Chinese and the large majority of them are more anti-social than a brick wall. We can't use drugs and they have to buy all their alcohol voluntarily. The energy level has got to go from 0 to 100 by the end of the night to where the nerds are the ones up on the tables. Interested in any tips people have to running great parties. I drink a lot of bubble tea during the night to stay awake, it's like a meal in a cup.

Have you ever been to a Senor Frog's or Carlos & Charlies? Those places were insane around midnight. We're trying to bring that vibe to Asia.

So what are yours like?

 

[BoomToTheMoonAlice]

Looks like you really aren’t looking for any advice

I don't know about advice, but if you've got some interesting things you do differently, I'd like to hear it. My style is probably different than yours but it doesn't mean you don't have something valuable to add. Just tell me about your parties. Advice is more for "What am I doing wrong?". I don't have that problem, I'm more interested in "What are you doing right?".