Graduation party games for every age
A graduation party mixes classmates who know all the stories with relatives who have never heard them. These games let the graduates show off, the family catch up, and everyone guess what happens next.
Most picks below have a family-friendly Graduation card pack with mortarboards, all-nighters, gap years and results days. It’s available all year in each game’s Categories.
The 5 best games
1. Most Likely To (3+ players)
Who will start their own company? Who will trip on the stage? Classmates and family vote together.
- Read the “Most likely to…” prompt out loud.
- Count to three. Everyone points at the player they think fits best, all at once.
- Tap the player with the most fingers pointing at them. A tie means all tied players score.
- Tap Next turn for a new prompt.
2. Never Have I Ever (3+ players)
Student confessions, from all-nighters to essays written the night before.
- Read the “Never have I ever…” statement out loud.
- Anyone who HAS done it raises a hand. Telling the story is optional.
- Tap each player with a hand up. They each score 1.
- Tap Next turn. The highest score at the end is the most adventurous.
3. Two Truths & a Lie (3+ players)
Graduates tell three school or university stories, and the family guesses which one never happened.
- Read the topic on screen out loud.
- The player whose turn it is tells three short stories about it. Two are true and one is a lie.
- Everyone else can ask one question each, then says which story they think is the lie.
- The storyteller reveals the lie. Tap everyone who spotted it. They each score 1.
4. Would You Rather (2+ players)
Gap year or straight into work? Dream job with low pay or dull job with high pay?
- Read both options out loud.
- Count to three. Everyone points left for the first option or right for the second.
- Tap every player on the bigger side. They each score 1. A tie means nobody scores.
- Tap Next turn for a new question.
5. Imposter (3+ players)
Graduation words like Valedictorian, Dissertation and Gap year, with one guest bluffing.
- Pass the phone round. Each player taps their card to see the secret word, then hides it.
- One player sees “Imposter” instead (plus a one-word hint, if hints are on). They must bluff.
- Go round the circle. Everyone says one word linked to the secret word, then discuss and vote.
- Catch the imposter and everyone else scores 1. If they escape or guess the word, they score 2.
The Graduation card pack
67 themed cards for 8 games. It’s available all year: open Categories in any of these games and tick it.
Imposter (14 cards)
- Cap and gown
- Diploma
- Mortarboard
Charades (10 cards)
- Throwing your cap in the air
- Walking across the stage
- Shaking hands with the head teacher
Would You Rather (6 cards)
- Give the graduation speech / Hide in the back row
- Take a gap year / Go straight into work
- Relive your first day of school / Skip ahead to your first day of work
Most Likely To (8 cards)
- Most likely to start their own company
- Most likely to go back to study again
- Most likely to cry at graduation
Never Have I Ever (8 cards)
- Never have I ever pulled an all-nighter
- Never have I ever failed an exam
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in a lecture
True or False (6 cards)
- Throwing caps in the air is said to have started at the US Naval Academy in 1912
- The word “graduate” comes from the Latin “gradus”, meaning “step”
- The University of Bologna is often called the oldest university in continuous operation
20 Questions (10 cards)
- Diploma
- Mortarboard
- Graduation gown
Pass the Bomb (5 cards)
- School subjects
- Jobs you can study for
- Universities
Tips
- Let the graduate go first in every game.
- Ask classmates to share a story in Two Truths and a Lie.
- Keep family mode on when relatives are playing.
Questions
What games can we play at a graduation party?
Most Likely To, Never Have I Ever and Two Truths and a Lie are favourites. They work for high school and university leavers alike.
Is it family-friendly?
Yes. Every Graduation card is family-friendly, and family mode is on by default.