Party games

Who Knows the Retiree Best? Game

Instant download · ZIP with US Letter and A4 PDFs, personaliser and start-here guide

Give the family something to talk about around the retirement table. A party game: guests guess how the retiree answered questions about work and the life that starts now; the retiree's own sheet is the key.

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Also in the Retirement Party Games Pack: 7 templates for $29.99, instead of $42 bought separately · save $12.01.

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What it looks like filled in

Who Knows the Retiree Best? Game: example page 1, filled in with sample names — Example page 1 · top of the page only

Part of an example page made in the personaliser with sample names, shown reduced and marked. The full sheets, host pages and answer keys are in the download only.

All 3 pages of the ready-to-print PDF

What you get

What's in the download

Inside the ZIP

Guest sheet with 20 questions (12 open, 8 either/or) and a number tie-breaker
Guest half sheets, two per page, questions 1 to 10
The retiree's answer-key sheet with the same numbers
Host page with scoring, near-miss rule and tie-break (in the start-here guide)
Personalizer to set the name, pronoun, any question and the tie-breaker
Start-here guide with a worked example

Specs

Pages: 3 per PDF
Paper sizes: US Letter and A4 (separate PDFs)
Guide: start-here.pdf with the host page; the retiree's answer key is page 3 of the game PDF
Questions: 20 (12 open, 8 either/or) + tie-breaker, editable

Before you buy

What you need, and what it doesn't do

What you need

A printer, paper, a pen for each player, scissors for the half sheets, and a computer with Chrome or Edge to personalize.

How to personalise

Retiree's name (up to 20 letters), pronoun, up to 20 questions and the tie-breaker, typed in the offline personalizer; guest sheets, half sheets and key keep the same numbers.

Good to know

Digital download: nothing is printed or mailed.
Personalizer tested in Chrome-type browsers only.
Half sheets hold questions 1 to 10 only.
A question longer than 80 letters (with the name) is not accepted; the sheets keep the default questions until it is shortened.
Play time not measured; the host page gives a guess.
Not play-tested on paper.

FAQ

Questions about this template

How do I personalise it?

Retiree's name (up to 20 letters), pronoun, up to 20 questions and the tie-breaker, typed in the offline personalizer; guest sheets, half sheets and key keep the same numbers.

Do I need an account or an internet connection to edit it?

No. The personaliser is one HTML file in the ZIP that opens in your browser on a computer, with no account and no upload. Personalizer tested in Chrome-type browsers only.

Is anything printed or mailed?

Digital download: nothing is printed or mailed. You print it at home or take the saved PDF to a print shop.

Which paper sizes are included?

US Letter and A4 (separate PDFs).

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