Thanksgiving Worst Advice Ever! A Free Family Game

Thanksgiving is packed with great food, but if you want an easy, low-stress activity to keep guests entertained, I highly recommend you try this Thanksgiving Worst Advice game, a total crowd-pleaser.

It’s completely hassle-free to pull off and there are no complicated rules, so anyone from kids to grandparents can jump right in.

It also fits into almost any moment of the day, too. Pull it out while waiting for the turkey to finish roasting or play a quick round between dinner and dessert.

Play This Game on Occasions Like:

• Thanksgiving dinner

• Family game night

• Fall Events and parties

• Friends and family gatherings

Get this free game, at the end of this post along with more fun Thanksgiving activities.

Thanksgiving’s Worst Advice Game Supplies

Here’s what you need to play Thanksgiving’s Worst Advice Ever!

• Scenario cards: 20 funny Thanksgiving situations.

• Advice cards: 8 ridiculous suggestions to match the situations.

• Score sheet and pen: To keep track of points.

• Players: 3 or more players.

How to Play Thanksgiving Worst Advice Ever!

Setting up and playing takes less than two minutes:

• Set Up the Cards: Place the Scenario Cards face-down in one pile and distribute 3 to 5 Advice Cards to every player. Keep the remaining Advice Cards face-down as a draw pile.

• Pick the First Judge: Choose one person to be the judge for the round.

• Read the Disaster: The Disaster Master draws a card from the Scenario pile and reads the holiday catastrophe out loud to the group.

• Submit Bad Advice: Every other player picks the absolute worst, most hilarious Advice Card from their hand to fix that specific disaster and passes it face-down to the judge.

• Pick the Winner: The judge shuffles the submitted advice, reads them all out loud, and selects the most ridiculously terrible solution. The player who submitted the winning card earns a point.

• Rotate and Repeat: Everyone draws back up to a full hand of Advice Cards, the player to the left becomes the new judge, and a new round begins!

• How to win: The player with the most points at the end of the game wins the title of Thanksgiving’s Worst Advice Champion!

Thanksgiving Worst Advice Ever Scenarios

1. Your turkey has mysteriously disappeared just before dinner. What do you do?

2. The pumpkin pie has fallen face-down on the kitchen floor. How do you save dessert?

3. Your kid has decided that mashed potatoes make excellent finger paint. What’s your next move?

4. You accidentally added cinnamon instead of pepper to the gravy. How do you convince everyone to try it?

5. You have spilled cranberry sauce over your grandmother’s secret handwritten recipe. How do you manage her wrath?

6. You left the plastic bag of giblets inside the turkey while roasting it. How do you recover?

7. The stove stopped working 30 minutes into cooking dinner. How do you feed 12 people?

8. The rolls are baked so hard they could break a tooth. What do you tell the guests?

9. Your stuffing tastes like horrible because you forgot all spices and salt. How do you save face?

10. Someone brought an uninvited guest who immediately started critiquing your home. How do you handle them?

11. An uncle falls fast asleep and starts snoring loudly during the middle of dinner grace. What do you do?

12. A relative asks you why you’re still single/unemployed in front of the whole table. How do you deflect?

13. Your guest insists on playing their 3-hour political podcast as background music. How do you stop it?

14. Someone spilled red wine all over your grandmother’s white heirloom tablecloth. What do you do?

15. You completely forgot to make ice, and all drinks are room temperature. How do you serve them?

16. The dining table leaf broke and the table is noticeably tilted to the left. How do you seat people?

17. Your cat jumped into the middle of the charcuterie board. How do you proceed?

18. Dinner was supposed to be at 5 PM, but it’s 7:30 PM and the turkey is still raw. What’s your announcement?

19. Your fitness-obsessed brother brought his own meal prep containers and is loudly calculating the macros of your dishes. How do you handle?

20. A relative takes one bite of your gravy and immediately starts explaining how their air-fryer version is superior. What’s your response?

21. Your aunt brought her untrained pet dog without asking, and it’s ate the apple pie, your mother-in-law made. What do you do?

22. Your extended family arrives two full hours early while you’re still in your pajamas with wet hair and a dirty kitchen. How do you greet them?

23. An uncle starts sharing a detailed, graphic story about his recent medical procedure right as everyone picks up their forks. How do you redirect?

24. Your best friend brought a mysterious casserole topped with crushed potato chips that no one wants to touch, and they’re watching closely to see who eats it first. Advice?

25. Your uncle brought a pumpkin pie made with rum, and the kids just finished their second slice. How do you handle it?

Thanksgiving Terrible Advice Cards

• Advice 1: Blame the dog. He’s not talking.

• Advice 2: Declare it a new Thanksgiving tradition.

• Advice 3: Pretend this was the plan all along.

• Advice 4: Distract everyone with a turkey dance.

• Advice 6: Pretend you hear a suspicious noise outside and run out to check.

• Advice 7: Put a fancy name on it and serve it proudly.

• Advice 8: Ask Grandma. Then do the exact opposite.

• Advice 9: Tell everyone the turkey needed a vacation.

• Advice 10: Declare that whoever complains has to do the dishes.

• Advice 11: Ask everyone to close their eyes and ‘eat with their hearts.

• Advice 12: Start a fake argument about a completely unrelated topic to shift the tension.

• Advice 13: Hand everyone a juice box and tell them dinner is served.

• Advice 14: Say the recipe was trending on Instagram.

• Advice 15: Nod sympathetically, then slowly put in noise-canceling headphones.

How to Get Your Free Thanksgiving Worst Advice Ever Game

Get your free Thanksgiving’s Worst Advice Ever! printable by simply entering your email address in the form below, and I’ll send the free printable straight to your inbox. If you don’t see the email, be sure to check your spam or promotions folder.

For the best experience, print the cards on cardstock so they’re sturdy enough to use throughout the game.

Cut out the cards, gather everyone around the table, and get ready for some hilariously terrible advice!

Fun Ways to Play This Thanksgiving Family Game!

Play in Teams: Divide everyone into two or more teams and give each team five advice cards. Read a scenario aloud, and have the teams discuss which card they want to play.

Try a Quick-Fire Round: Make the game faster by giving players just 10 seconds to choose their worst advice card.

Make Your Own Terrible Advice: After playing a few rounds, give everyone a blank card and let them write their own ridiculous advice.

Play a Kids vs. Adults Round: Split the group into kids and adults and see which side can come up with the most entertaining advice.

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