Fun warm-up questions to help break the ice:

• If you were an animal, what would you like to be? Why?

• If you could choose to be any age. How old would you like to be? Why

• If you could choose any one meal to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be? Why

• If you could be any profession, what would you like to be?

• If You Could Visit Any Place In The World Where Would It Be And Why?

• Are You A Listener Or A Talker?

• Who Do You Admire The Most?

• Would You Rather Be Known For Your Intelligence Or Your Good Looks?

• What’s the grossest food you ever had to eat to be polite?

• What was your favorite item of clothing as a kid?

• What’s the worst haircut you ever had?

• What band would you be embarrassed to admit you listen to?

• What’s something about you that people would be surprised to know?

• What commercial jingle gets stuck in your head all the time?

• What invention do you think will be popular in 20 years?

• Who is your celebrity look-alike?

• If you had a boat, what would you name it?

• If you could only wear one type of shoes for the rest of your life, what type of shoes would it be?

• If all your clothes had to be one colour forever, what colour would you pick?

• If you could eliminate one food so that no one would eat it ever again, what would you pick to destroy?

• If you had to wear a hat every day for the rest of your life, what type of hat would it be?

• If you were a vegetable, what would you be?

• If you were an Olympic athlete, what sport would you compete in?

• If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, which song would you pick?

Here is a selection of cheap & safe games that are good for prison visits. When choosing games, remember: they should be cheap as cards get lost, torn or stolen. Get cheap versions of the game & be prepared to replace them regularly. Try to get very simple games that non native speakers can also learn by seeing what others are doing. The best games are those that can be played even when some cards or pieces are missing!

Play with 2 to 5 people. A good game for prison as even if a card gets lost, the game still works! Start viewing from 40 seconds

Instructions in German

Instructions in German

Instructions in German. This game is a bit complicated to learn and has quite a few bits and pieces