Jokes & punchlines · Debate & laughs
Pun party game: Pun-Off
A pun battle. Every setup is built from a word in the room's bowl, and the only rule is groan-or-go-home.
- ~15 min
- 3–10 people
- One device, or phones
- Included in Pro
- Ages 10+
What it feels like
Ladies and gentlemen, in this corner, every bad pun you've ever held back. Here's how it works. Everyone puts two words in the bowl. Each round one of you is the judge. A setup goes up with a word from the bowl, and everyone else writes the pun. The bigger the groan, the better. Judge, hold it in. Then pick the best one, and guess who wrote it.
How to play
- First, everyone drops two words in the bowl on their phone. Strange ones are better.
- Each round one of you is the judge. A setup goes up, finished with a word from the bowl, and everyone else writes the punchline.
- The punchlines go up one at a time. Judge: keep a straight face. Then pick the best, and guess who wrote it.
Scoring: 3 points for the punchline the judge picks. 2 more for every punchline that made the judge crack. The judge takes 1 for naming who wrote the winner.
You'll get prompts like
- “A fruit”
- “A fish”
What you need
3 to 10 people and one phone, tablet or laptop to pass around — or everyone on their own phone in a room. Nothing to download, no accounts. The best lines can be sealed into your group's Almanac and come back in later games.
