Safari supper games & icebreakers
Half the magic of a safari supper is meeting people you've waved at for years but never really spoken to. A quick icebreaker at each table helps a brand-new group click in minutes.
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Free online: Two Truths and a Lie
No account, no app — share one link, everyone joins, adds two truths and a fib, and guesses the others. Works for the whole street or just one table.
Play the free version →Five that always work
Two truths and a lieEveryone shares three things about themselves — two true, one invented — and the table guesses the fib. The classic for a reason: instant stories, instant laughs. There's a free online version below you can run from one link.
How do you know the street?A gentle opener: each person shares how long they've lived here and one thing they love about the neighbourhood. Easy, warm, and you always learn something.
The table questionLeave a single prompt card on each table — 'best meal you've ever had', 'first concert', 'a place you'd go back to tomorrow'. Conversation writes itself.
Guess who's hosting nextSince nobody knows who they'll meet at the next house, let the table guess before they move on — a fun bridge between courses.
Neighbourhood bingoA light scavenger card — 'someone who's run a marathon', 'someone with the same first name as you', 'someone who's lived here longest'. Great for bigger streets.
Common questions
- What games work at a safari supper?
- Short, low-props icebreakers that get a fresh group of neighbours talking quickly — since the table changes each course, you want something that works in a few minutes without setup. Two truths and a lie, simple prompt cards and 'how do you know the street?' are perfect.
- Do I need anything to run them?
- Barely — a few prompt cards or nothing at all. The online Two Truths and a Lie needs only a phone: share one link and everyone joins, adds their statements and guesses.
- How do I keep an icebreaker quick?
- One round per table is plenty. Keep it to the first few minutes of a course so it breaks the ice and then bows out — the food and the natural chat take over from there.
Plan the night itself
Games are the easy bit — let Safari Supper sort who visits whom so every table is a fresh mix. Free to use.
Plan your safari supper — free