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DIY Hobbit Party Games! The White Oliphaunt, Tiny Tator Challenge, & Mount Doom Ring Toss

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John &amp; I made three themed games for our Hobbit party last week, and they wereSO FUN I thought I'd give y'all the rundown.First, the Mount Doom Ring Toss:Admit it, you'd watch this crossover.The rings were pretty hard to land, butdang this looked amazing on our back deck:John carved the mountain from pink foam scraps, then placed it on a tablecovered with stiff canvas to give it more height. (Build photos here, if you're curious.) He added flame lights inside, piped in "smoke" from our fog machine,and finally aimed a black light at the whole scene from the roof:Our Rings have invisible script that glows when taken closerto the mountain:I know our Mount Doom is over-the-top ridiculous, but you could makeyour own in 2D using foam board. Add pegs to catch the rings, orcut a mouth in the mountain like ours, with flickering orange lights behindit for "fire." And of course for that extra pizzaz, addglow-in-the-dark lava with a black light. That black light glow really isthe star!*****Next, "Samwise Gamgee's Tiny Tator Challenge."This is a scavenger hunt John put together literally the day before, and I'mso glad he did. Our friends had a blast roaming the house searching for tinypotatoes, and it kept the crowd moving and talking to each other throughoutthe night.This is also maintenance-free: I placed a stack of clues on a table in theback room, no announcement or sign, and let people find them on their own.It only took a few minutes for someone to sniff them out, and it was funwatching other folks realize something was up, then start asking how THEYcould play. The gradual start times meant there was a steady stream of newplayers for most of the party.Want to play, too? Here, we'll bring you along:****And finally, my favorite Hobbit game of the night, The WhiteOliphaunt:Every game needs a cute mascot, right?This is a modified White Elephant game, played with 8-sided dice. To make itmore fun and Hobbit-y we stipulated ONLY second-hand gifts, and asked forfolks to keep it weird. I also added a "pull from the stocking" option,with a stocking full of Japanese capsule toys. The rest of the options arepretty standard, having folks steal, trade, pass, or unwrap gifts. Wehad an extra 5 or 6 gifts in the mix, and once all the gifts were unwrapped,the game was over.We had about 30 people playing, so most were standing in a huge ring allaround the front living and dining room:&nbsp;I traveled around with a box and dice, telling each player what theirrolls meant:One of the hardest parts with a group this size was showing off theunwrapped gifts, but we did our best yelling out what it was and holdingthings up - often to fresh rounds of laughter:I've gotta say, this group understood the assignment when it came toweird and wonderful secondhand finds. We had everything from a thriftedtie-dye cat shirts to a fluffy lobster key-chain to this haunted monkeystatue:(Which went to the right home, as you can see. This display isamazing.)There was also a set of thrifted Disney goblets with color-changing lightsthat got stolen a LOT, often with hilarious results. The cries of victorythat immediately turned to anguish as I yelled "Now everyone pass to theright!" were music to my ears, bahaha.To keep the game moving we often had a couple things happening at once, and embraced thechaos. It lasted 40 minutes and took about 3 rounds - not bad with 30players!&nbsp;Once the game was over I had everyone leave their unwanted gifts on thefront table - then watched the mad scramble as others rushed up to claim everything, ha. In the end there were only 2 unclaimed gifts!This was my favorite game by far, since it gotalmost everyone all together, and I loved the madness and laughter. We'lldefinitely be playing this again!Now I'll leave you with one last walk through of the whole house, all setup and sparkly:The back deck was especially magical,love this view of our "White Christmas Tree of Gondor."And that, my friends, is the last of our Hobbit Holiday: SecondChristmas! This journey was almost as long as Frodo's walk to Mordor, sothanks for tagging along as we went there and back again. I hope it broughtyou a little extra joy this season. *****In case you missed any of our Hobbit Party builds, here's the full line-up!-Pumpkin &amp; Lantern Christmas Tree-Life-Sized Hobbit Door-Dragon Hoard Tree &amp; Topper-Tree of Gondor Menorah-Hobbit Hole Tour (with faux fireplace)-Mount Doom Ring Toss-Mines of Moria Bathroom-Our Guests' Hobbit Costumes*****&nbsp;If you like posts like this, then you can help support me and John bygivingthrough Paypal!Or, if you feel like shopping, check out theEpbot Amazon shopwhere I have lists of fun things I like, wear, and use.Like our 4-pack of black lights&nbsp; that's on sale right now for only $40!Black lights: not just for Halloween. ;) These are seriously so fun to play with for parties.AnonymousLove all of these ideas. And it looked like so much fun! Your friends really got into the spirt. But what about the potato-themed menu?!JenAww, my menu coverage got cut because these posts were getting *excessively* long, ha. However, we had all manner of potatoes, Shepard's pie, potato candy(!!), and even "faux-tatoes", a dish that looked like mashed potatoes but was actually a dessert dip made of ricotta cheese - complete with dyed white chocolate pats of "butter"!ReplyReplySeabirdWow, that all looks so fun! Super extra bonus points for the glowing script on the rings, too. This whole post made me happy. =-) ReplyAnonymousThat all looks so cozy and festive! Is there a video in how you turned your dining room set into a couch?JenHa! No video on that; we just swapped our dining room &amp; back room furniture. Everyone congregates around the food, so this moved the crowd further into the house &amp; back deck. In fact it worked TOO well; at one point *everyone* was crammed back there, with no one in the front! ReplyReplySusanAWESOME! (Do people still say awesome? Well, even if not, this IS IT!)ReplyJCPI love all your decorations. We have the same fox and owl stockings. I think I got them at Target 3 or 5 years ago. ReplyAnonymousLove the idea of thrifted gifts for the exchange. I would have been right there trying to get that monkey bookend that you won.ReplyAndreaMan, I'd move to Florida just to go to one of these parties. &lt;3 They look like SO MUCH fun!ReplySharonEverything is awesome! I'd love to do a party like this sometime, so will probably be stealing your ideas. Did you consider doing lights in the tree in your backyard to turn it into "The Party Tree"?JenWe definitely did, and still would love to add hanging lanterns in the branches! The tree is just VERY tall, and we didn't have a way to get up that high, or to run the electricity. It's on the list for future additions, though, because I'd love that year-round.ReplyReplyAdd commentLoad more...Please be respectful when commenting; dissenting opinions are great, but personal attacks or hateful remarks will be removed. Also, including a link? 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John &amp; I made three themed games for our Hobbit party last week, and they wereSO FUN I thought I'd give y'all the rundown.First, the Mount Doom Ring Toss:Admit it, you'd watch this crossover.The rings were pretty hard to land, butdang this looked amazing on our back deck:John carved the mountain from pink foam scraps, then placed it on a tablecovered with stiff canvas to give it more height. (Build photos here, if you're curious.) He added flame lights inside, piped in "smoke" from our fog machine,and finally aimed a black light at the whole scene from the roof:Our Rings have invisible...

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