parlour game
Noun: A parlour game is a type of game suitable for playing indoors, typically in a living room or other social gathering space. These games are usually social, involving conversation, puzzles, or light physical activity, and do not require specialized equipment or a large playing area.
A parlour game is played by a group of people in an informal, indoor setting. It is a form of entertainment for parties or social evenings.
- Noun:
- Charades is a classic parlour game that requires players to act out words or phrases.
- For our family gathering, we decided to play a simple parlour game like "Twenty Questions".
- The Victorian era saw the popularity of many word-based parlour games.
- "to be a great parlour game": used to describe a game that is particularly well-suited for social, indoor play.
- This new trivia quiz is a great parlour game for mixed-age groups.
- Parlor game (noun): The American English spelling of parlour game. The meaning is identical.
- In the US, "parlor game" is the common spelling.
- Indoor game: A game designed to be played inside a building.
- Party game: A game specifically intended for entertainment at social parties.
- "a round of parlour games": refers to a session of playing such games.
- After dinner, they enjoyed a round of parlour games.
The term specifically refers to the context (an indoor parlor/living room) and social nature of the game, not to the game's mechanics. While many are word-based (e.g., Charades, Consequences), some may involve light physical tasks (e.g., Blind Man's Buff). The key idea is social, informal, indoor entertainment.
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a game suitable for playing in a parlor
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