Elevate your next family game night or friends’ gathering with The Op Games’ range of party and guessing games. From fast-paced word battles to hilarious sketching, there’s a game for every age and occasion, even adult-only after-dark editions.
This collection of guess-tacular games will challenge your wits, test your word prowess and unleash your inner sleuth. We have counted down our top six choices for family board game nights, adult-only game nights and group play.
But we want YOU to decide which game should be crowned the readers’ favourite.
Take a look at the game choices below and share which one you’d like to play the most using the form below. 10 Mum Central families will take home their game of choice, just in time to prepare for Christmas!
If you’re after a great gift idea for your office party, something outside of the box for your partner or mate or a family-friendly stocking stuffer for the kids this Christmas, these games bring a sleigh-full of competitive fun.
So start the timer – it’s game time! May the best game win.
WORD PLAY WONDER: Tapple
Our Pick For: Fast-paced, family-friendly wordplay
Where to Buy: Big W
RRP: $39 (currently on sale for $29)
Tapple is one of the best wordplay games on the market, especially for families. The name of the game is simple – choose a category and race against the timer to shout words while pressing the corresponding letter on the wheel. The game gets intense as fewer letters remain, adding pressure to think quickly.
This is a great one for any word wizards out there. Tapple transforms our lexicon into a playground and tests our vocabulary and quick-thinking. It’s fun for kids of all ages as you can make it easier or harder to suit different ages. The age suggestion is 8+ but little ones can certainly ‘help’ play along too.
ADULTS-ONLY VERSION: Tapple After Dark
Our Pick For: Quick thinkers and dirty minds
Where to Buy: JB Hi-Fi
RRP: $42.98
Tapple is ideal for families, but you can also get an After-Dark version, which is designed just for adults. Especially those adults who don’t mind a bit of cheeky gameplay and double entendres that tickle our brains and leave us laughing out loud.
Players still race against time to name words from every letter of the alphabet that match a category, but the categories you’re picking from are anything but dull. Expect a dash of fast-paced risqué topics that will have you stretching your vocabulary. May the quickest thinker win!
VOCAB VENTURE: Blank Slate
Our Pick For: Family and Group play
Where to Buy: Big W
RRP: $35 (currently on sale for $29)
If you’re a fan of wordplay games, then you’ll love this laugh-out-loud choice. Blank Slate not only tests your knowledge of word associations but also of your opponents as you attempt to predict what others are thinking.
Each round, players complete a phrase by filling in the blank, earning points for matching words with just one or multiple players. How closely connected are you and your teammates? Blank Slate is about to find out!
COLOUR CHALLENGE: Hues & Cues
Our Pick For: Colour decoding challenges
Where to Buy: Big W
RRP: $35 (currently on sale for $29)
Hues & Cues is the award-winning vibrant game of colourful communication, where players are challenged to make connections to colours with words. Since everyone imagines colours differently, connecting colours and clues has never been this much fun.
Players have to guess the specific hue on a massive colour grid (there’s a bit more than ROYGBIV here) based on just one or two clues given by the clue master. Again, this game relies on both the guessers and the clue master to work together to try and connect colour to word.
Hues & Cues is designed for ages 8+ however it’s also suitable for younger kids, you may just need to give them a few more clues!
GUESSING GROUP PLAY: Telestrations
Our pick for: Drawing/guessing game, ideal for smaller groups and families
Where to Buy: Big W
RRP: $29
If you are a fan of the colourful canvases of drawing games, then this guessing game is an artist’s dream come true! You don’t have to be a great drawer, but it certainly helps!
Players start by sketching a secret word, then pass it to the next person to guess, repeating the cycle until the original phrase hilariously morphs into something unrecognisable. Perfect for 6 players, this version works for family fun and small group play. Kids may even want to play it during a sleepover. Pack it when you go camping or away for a weekend too – it makes for hilarious draw-matic fun no matter who is playing.
ADULT-ONLY VERSION: Telestrations After Dark
Our Pick For: Cheeky games night with friends (no kids allowed)
Where to Buy: JB Hi-Fi
RRP: $44.98
We’ll end our round-up of fave guessing games with the after-dark, adult-only version of Telestrations. And, you guessed it – it’s the same concept as the game above but adds a risqué twist.
Draw dirty and daring words, and guess what they are while laughing out loud with mates. That sounds like the perfect way to spend a Friday night. Pens at the ready – you’ll love how wildly off-track this game can get.
Guess, Draw, Speak, Laugh, Which Game Will You Pick?
There’s a lot to love about word, guessing and drawing games. Every time you play it’s going to be different and they ensure you’re exercising those brain muscles while having fun.
These games are great for emotional and social development and promote bonding, laughter and friendly competition. And who doesn’t love a bit of competition, especially if it means you have a chance to win over your kids?
Speaking of competition, help us decide which game from Op Games should be crowned the readers’ favourite.
We’ve shared our top picks above. Now it’s your turn to choose the one you’d prefer to have delivered to your door. Ten lucky entries will receive their game of choice and we will share the final winning game with you when we announce the winners!
The Op Games lineup brings the perfect mix of competition, laughter and the chance to create unforgettable memories. So which one will you pick?
Enter below to nominate the game you’d like to win and we could be sending a copy your way!Simply complete the entry form and you’re in the running!
GOOD LUCK
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