Table Talk · party games

Diwali Night.

Memories, mithai debates, party mini-games and new-year wishes. For Diwali parties, whether you celebrate or just came for the food.

All 52 cards

Ghar wali Diwali01

What’s your earliest Diwali memory?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali02

Who in your family takes Diwali cleaning way too seriously?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali03

What’s a Diwali tradition your family does that nobody else seems to?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali04

Rangoli artist, diya lighter, mithai taster or the one who disappears? Which were you?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali05

What’s the best Diwali gift you ever got? And the worst?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali06

Which relative’s Diwali question do you dread most?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali07

Describe Diwali at your home in three sounds.

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali08

Where are you spending this Diwali, and who’s there?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali09

Tell us about a Diwali you spent away from home.

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali10

What did Diwali look like in your city growing up?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali11

Who taught you to make a rangoli, or tried to?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali12

As a kid with crackers: the brave one or the ears-covered one?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Ghar wali Diwali13

What would make this Diwali feel like home, even here?

Or any festival you grew up with.

Mithai face-off01

Kaju katli

or

Gulab jamun

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off02

Soan papdi: gift it

or

Soan papdi: eat it

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off03

Besan laddoo

or

Motichoor laddoo

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off04

Homemade mithai

or

The Haldiram’s box

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off05

Diyas

or

Fairy lights

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off06

Rangoli

or

Lanterns

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off07

New outfit

or

Old favourite kurta

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off08

Taash night

or

Movie night

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off09

Quiet Diwali

or

Loud Diwali

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off10

Visit everyone

or

Everyone visits you

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off11

Mithai for breakfast

or

Mithai for dinner

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off12

Dry fruit box

or

Chocolate box

Pick one. Defend it.

Mithai face-off13

Cleaning the house

or

Decorating the house

Pick one. Defend it.

Taash & tamasha01

On three, point at who’d win at teen patti.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha02

Everyone: your best “Happy Diwali” family-forward impression.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha03

Name a Diwali song. Next person names another. First to blank picks the next card.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha04

Describe a mithai without saying its name. The table guesses.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha05

Two truths and a lie, Diwali edition.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha06

Hum a festive ad jingle. The table guesses the brand.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha07

On three, point at the best bargainer in a Diwali market.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha08

Rate your rangoli skills out of 10. Prove it on a napkin.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha09

Act out a Diwali relative, no words. The table guesses who.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha10

Plan the table’s dream Diwali trip in 60 seconds.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha11

What’s your move when the dhol starts? Show us.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha12

Raise a toast to someone at this table you just met.

Everyone plays.

Taash & tamasha13

Everyone shares the fanciest outfit they’ve worn to a Diwali party.

Everyone plays.

Light & wishes01

What do you want to let go of before the new year?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes02

What lit you up this year?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes03

Who would you light a diya for this year?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes04

What’s a small win from this year that nobody saw?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes05

What do you want more of next year?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes06

What does “home” mean to you this Diwali?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes07

What fresh start are you planning?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes08

Who made this year easier for you?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes09

What are you grateful for that you didn’t have last Diwali?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes10

What tradition do you want to start yourself?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes11

If this year were a film, what’s its title?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes12

What would you tell your last-Diwali self?

Go as deep as you like.

Light & wishes13

What wish are you making tonight?

Go as deep as you like.