🎲 What Board & Card Games Do Celebrities Play? Famous Game Night Favourites

FEBRUARY 2026

What do celebrities do when the cameras are off, the tours are over, and the scripts are down? They play games!

game night is universal

From Hollywood actors and musicians to writers and tabletop superfans, loads of famous faces are openly obsessed with board games, card games, and tabletop RPGs. Whether it’s strategic classics, cosy word games, or full-blown fantasy roleplay, game nights are clearly a universal joy - even for the very famous. So what board game do celebrities play?

Here are some of our favourite celebrity board game stories, and the games they genuinely love.

🎬 The Stranger Things Cast & Settlers of Catan 

Several cast members of Stranger Things have spoken about playing Settlers of Catan together while filming, including Natalia Dyer (Nancy), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan), and Joe Keery (Steve).

During interviews and convention panels, they’ve mentioned using game nights to unwind between intense filming days, bond as a cast, and keep morale high during long shoots.

Catan is a perfect on-set game:

• Strategic

• Social

• Competitive

• Easy to learn, hard to master

  
  

If it’s good enough for Hawkins, Indiana, it’s good enough for us.

🧙 Vin Diesel is a Dungeons & Dragons Superfan 

Vin Diesel is one of the most famous tabletop RPG players in the world.

He’s been playing Dungeons & Dragons for over 20 years and has spoken openly about how it helped shape his creativity, storytelling, and acting career. Diesel has described D&D as a powerful creative outlet and even wrote the foreword for a Dungeons & Dragons anniversary book.

Honestly, we love knowing that one of the biggest action stars in cinema history spends his free time rolling dice and building fantasy worlds.

🎤 Post Malone plays Magic: The Gathering & Card Games 

Post Malone is famously obsessed with Magic: The Gathering.

He regularly plays, collects rare cards, and even purchased the legendary “One Ring” MTG card for $2 million - one of the most expensive trading cards ever sold.

He’s also known to enjoy casual card games and tabletop gaming in general while touring, making game nights a regular feature of his downtime.

Proof that card games are officially cool now (not that we needed it).

📚 Stephen King loves Scrabble & Word Games 

Horror legend Stephen King is a devoted fan of Scrabble and word-based games.

He’s spoken in multiple interviews about playing Scrabble regularly, particularly while travelling, and has mentioned that he finds word games both relaxing and creatively stimulating.

We like to imagine the King of Horror quietly annihilating opponents with triple-word scores.

🎭 Wil Wheaton is a Board Games, RPGs & Tabletop Culture Icon 

Actor and tabletop champion Wil Wheaton is one of the biggest advocates for modern board games.

Through his series TableTop, he introduced millions of people to games like:

• Ticket to Ride

• Pandemic

• Codenames

• Love Letter

  
  

His passion helped ignite the modern tabletop renaissance, making him something of a patron saint of game nights everywhere.

⚔️ Henry Cavill: Warhammer & Fantasy Tabletop 

Henry Cavill (aka Superman and The Witcher himself) is famously obsessed with Warhammer 40,000.

He:

• Paints miniatures

• Plays tabletop campaigns

• Talks enthusiastically about it in interviews

  
  

Frankly, we love knowing that beneath the superhero exterior lies a dedicated tabletop nerd.

🎲 Why Do So Many Celebrities Love Board & Card Games? 

Because games offer something rare in a hyper-visible world: connection without performance.

Board games and card games:

• Create shared experiences

• Encourage genuine interaction

• Offer structure in chaotic schedules

• Let people relax, laugh, and be human

  
  

Around a table, celebrity disappears. Everyone becomes just another player arguing over rules, rolling dice, and trying to win.

🐸 Our Take: Why We Love Seeing Famous People Play Games 

At Terror Toad, we believe play is:

• Creative

• Grounding

• Expressive

• Social

  
  

Seeing famous people embrace tabletop games reminds us that play belongs to everyone - not just kids, not just hobby gamers, and not just collectors.

From blockbuster actors to pop stars, game night is universal.

🎯 Looking for Your Next Game Night Favourite?

If you’re searching for:

• Funny party games

• Chaotic social games

• Quick, easy-to-learn tabletop fun

  
  

👉 Explore our Party Game Picks for 2026 

👉 Or browse our own weird and wonderful games in the shop

Because if celebrities can make time to play, we all deserve a little more game night.

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Games as Participatory Art: Why We See Play as Creative Practice | Indie Tabletop & Party Games

FEBRUARY 2026

Can games be art? At Terror Toad, we think so. We see tabletop games and party games as participatory art; playful, collaborative, and alive the moment someone opens the box.

With backgrounds in community art and performing, we’ve always been drawn to what happens when people step into a game together as participants. Whether it’s a fun card game for friends, an indie tabletop game, or an RPG, our games are designed to spark laughter, creativity, and a little bit of chaos.

In this post, we explore why games can be participatory art, and why that matters for anyone looking to buy tabletop games that bring people together.

🎭 What Is Participatory Art in Tabletop Games?

Participatory art is any creative work that requires active input from the audience. It breaks the wall between creator and viewer. In tabletop games, the same principle applies: a game doesn’t truly exist until players bring it to life.

get ready to think creatively in G.R.I.M INC.

From collaborative party games to immersive indie RPGs, games ask more than just strategy or skill. They require presence, imagination, and interaction with others. Each session is a mini social contract - shaped entirely by the players, just like a community art project.

🎲 Games Are Systems That Need People

You can hold a game in your hands, admire the art, or read the rules, but it only truly comes alive when it’s played. That’s what makes party games and tabletop games participatory. Players create the experience together, improvising, negotiating, and sometimes even performing.

Every game is an opportunity for interactive play, whether it’s a light-hearted card game for a group of friends or a theatrical, story-driven indie game. That’s what makes Terror Toad games different: we design with players in mind, not just rules on a page.

🐸 What We Learn from Community Art

Katie’s work as a community arts facilitator often centres on questions like:

• Who gets to participate?

• How do we create safe, playful spaces?

• What happens when we let go of control?

  
  

These are the same questions we ask when designing tabletop games, party games, and indie RPGs. Many of our game ideas come directly from community art values:

• Accessibility over polish

• Process over outcome

• Weirdness over rules

• Joy over perfection

  
  

Games, like community art, are a way to hold space for collective experience. They encourage collaboration, laughter, and storytelling that can last long after the game ends.

🌀 Not Just Play, but Performance

Chris’s background in acting adds another layer: performance. When you play a game, especially theatrical or improvisational games, you step into a role. You co-create a moment.

Many of our indie tabletop games and party games lean into this: they’re messy, silly, and a little surreal. Each session can be a tiny piece of ephemeral art - gone when it’s over, but meaningful or funny while it lasts.

🧪 Why It Matters

G.R.I.M INC: pitching in a pub

Treating games as participatory art opens space for:

• Playful risk-taking

• More diverse voices at the table

• Creativity that doesn’t need to be “perfect” to be valuable

• New relationships, insights, and shared stories

  
  

In a world full of polished products and passive consumption, inviting people to co-create experiences (even ridiculous ones!) feels important. And yes, it’s fun. That matters.

🐊 Final Thoughts: Play as Creative Practice

You don’t have to be an artist to play. But playing can be a kind of artistry itself.

Our hope is that Terror Toad games live at that intersection: between art and play, structure and chaos, designer and participant. We’re still exploring what that means - and that’s part of the art, too.

Whether you’re shopping for fun card games, party games for adults, or immersive indie tabletop games, we hope our designs inspire creativity, laughter, and shared stories.

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Best Funny Card Games in the UK for 2026 - Beyond Cards Against Humanity

JANUARY 2026

Looking for the best funny card games in the UK that aren’t Cards Against Humanity? You’re not alone.

CAH had a huge cultural moment (and it still has its place) but if your group has rinsed it dry, it might be time to branch out. Whether you’re planning a party, a casual game night, or just want something that gets laughs fast, there are now loads of funny card games for adults that deliver chaos, creativity, and genuine interaction without relying on the same old shock jokes.

Here are six of our favourite funny card games in the UK for 2026, perfect for groups who want something memorable - and a solid alternative to Cards Against Humanity.

💀 1. G.R.I.M. INC. - A Darkly Funny Card Game for Adults

G.R.I.M. INC.

Publisher: Terror Toad

Players: 3 - 8

Play Time: ~ 60 minutes

Full transparency: we made this one. But it earns its place here.

In G.R.I.M. INC., you and your friends work for the Grim Reaper at the Grim Reaper’s Institute of Murder. Each round, you’re given three card prompts and must pitch your most imaginative (and ridiculous) way for a mortal to meet their end - all against the clock. The best pitch wins. The worst pitch still usually gets a laugh.

Think Dragon’s Den meets Final Destination, with unnecessary corporate lore and an emphasis on creativity rather than shock value. Despite the theme, the tone is playful, silly, and often unexpectedly wholesome.

“Thank you for filling our lives with a bit of joy.” – Andrew, UKGE attendee.

Grim in concept, but reliably funny at the table.

🐱 2. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza - A Fast, Physical Party Favourite

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

Publisher: Dolphin Hat Games

Players: 2 - 8

Play Time: ~ 10 - 30 minutes

This one has earned its reputation for a reason.

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza takes the familiar idea of snap and turns it into a frantic, laugh-out-loud party game. Players take turns placing cards while chanting the title in sequence - when the word matches the card, everyone slaps the pile. Add in special cards that demand silly actions, and chaos follows instantly.

It’s fast, accessible, and brilliant as a night-opener. Katie often brings along a copy into her community art sessions, and it’s consistently one of the most requested games when groups want a fun distraction or some downtime.

Energetic, physical, and always funny.

🪵 3. Poetry for Neanderthals - Funny Without Being Filthy

Poetry For Neanderthals

Publisher: Exploding Kittens

Players: 2 - 12

Play Time: ~ 15 minutes

If you’re actively looking for a card game to play instead of Cards Against Humanity, this is one of the best options out there.

In Poetry for Neanderthals, players must get their teammates to guess a word or phrase using only single-syllable words. Slip up, and you get bonked with an inflatable club. That’s it. That’s the rule.

The humour comes from panic, frustration, and increasingly caveman-like explanations, making it ideal for mixed groups or anyone wanting something funny without leaning on offensive humour.

Loud, silly, and reliably hilarious.

🚋 4. Trial by Trolley - Moral Dilemmas, but Make Them Funny

Trial By Trolley

Publisher: Skybound Games

Players: 3 - 13

Play Time: ~ 30 - 90 minutes

Based on the classic trolley problem, Trial by Trolley turns ethical dilemmas into outrageous arguments.

One player controls the trolley, while everyone else argues why their track shouldn’t be chosen, using absurd characters, modifiers, and increasingly unhinged logic. The result is passionate speeches, fake moral outrage, and a lot of laughing at yourselves.

It’s a great Cards Against Humanity alternative for groups who enjoy debate, storytelling, and social chaos.

Best played with confident, opinionated players.

🐦 5. Imposter Pigeon - A Sneaky, Funny Social Deduction Game

Imposter Pigeon

Publisher: Terror Toad

Players: 3 - 6

Play Time: ~ 15 minutes

Small box, big mischievous energy.

In Imposter Pigeon, players are secretly sorting bird cards into their correct flocks - shoebills, chickens, flamingos, even the occasional dodo. Somewhere in the mix, a pigeon doesn’t belong. Accusations fly, counting ensues, and eventually someone gets voted out as the imposter.

It’s light, quick, and ideal if you want a funny card game for game night that’s easy to explain and endlessly replay-able. There’s just enough strategy to keep things interesting, with optional bonuses and traps to tune the chaos.

A perfect warm-up game or cheeky filler.

🐛 6. Cheating Moth - The Card Game Where Cheating Is the Point

Cheating Moth

Publisher: Drei Magier Spiele

Players: 3 - 5

Play Time: ~ 20 minutes

Yes, you are meant to cheat. No, you are not meant to get caught.

In Cheating Moth, players try to get rid of their cards by any means necessary - secretly dropping them, hiding them, or passing them off when the guard player isn’t watching. One player’s entire job is to police everyone else, which makes things tense, loud, and extremely funny.

It’s physical, sneaky, and ideal for groups who enjoy playful rule-breaking and lots of shouting.

A brilliant closer for a party-heavy card game night.

👀 Final Thoughts

Cards Against Humanity helped shape party gaming, but if you’re looking for funny card games in the UK that offer creativity, interaction, and variety, there’s never been a better time to branch out.

From frantic slap games and social deduction to moral chaos and outright cheating, these games prove that funny doesn’t have to mean repetitive.

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