Fun Facebook Status Games
Status games and chain status games are popular and easy to create. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Chain Status Games
These Facebook chain games are similar to chain letters or chain emails. You ask a question in your status update and then a friend answers it. After they answer it, they post the same question to their Facebook profile to keep the chain going.
One popular, but potentially dangerous chain status update game is to promise to be truthful for a period of time. Friends can ask any question and you must be truthful. The trick is that once they have received an answer, they have to promise to be truthful for the same period of time. These games work best if they are kept private and are not available on a public wall, so set up a group and create privileges for the group to ensure privacy. There is often a “punishment” for a person caught being untruthful, so make sure to include that in the rules for your game.
Like My Status
These games range from laughable to very serious and come in a couple of different forms. In the first iteration, you post something that you will do if a friend “likes” the status message. You can even set these up so that the first like gets one response, the second like another, the third another, and so on until you run out of ideas.
In a subtle change on the game above, you can set up a list of things that, if done, you will respond with a certain behavior. For instance, if a friend responds to you status with a heart, you will tell that friend who he or she should be dating. If the friend responds with a smiley face, then you will tell person what you like best about him or her. This game has the advantage of allowing friends to choose the outcome they want. Here is a fun variation where the friend’s response tells how they feel about you. Watch out for sarcasm online, it can be hard to decipher the real meaning of a message.
Another great “like my status and I’ll….” Game is similar to Mad Libs and is a barrel of laughs. For anyone who likes your status, you promise to fill in a form letter for that person. Here is an excellent example.
As a variation on the above Mab Libs style game, you could ask friends to fill in the blanks for you, rather than you filling them in for the friends. Then you would have a list of responses from all of your friends that people would come to your page to visit.
The “like my status and I’ll…” Facebook game can be played in any number of ways. The only limit on this game is your imagination. Just pick your favorite topic and make a game out of it. For instance, on version of the game told friends what Jersey Shore character they were most like, who they were likely to marry, or what career they would have in 10 years. There are infinite variations on this game.
Name that Movie
This is a great game for movie buffs. You post a still image from a movie to your status and then friends attempt to name the movie. The friend who names it then has to post a still from another movie on his or her website. This game has a chain-like feel to it, but it is a fun way to learn about what movies friends like or share a laugh throughout the day. The game can be played in many variations such as naming an actor in a scene, providing the year the move was released, telling a story about when you saw the movie in the theater and so forth.
The Song Title Game
For those you who are more into music than movies, this game will likely suit your fancy. It starts when one person posts a line from a song on their wall. A friend then gives the title of the song and posts a line from another song on his or her wall. The original poster can provide the title for the new song line or another friend can join in. The game can go on indefinitely depending on the depth of your song repertoire.
Conclusion
Turning status updates into games is a nice way to add some flavor to your profile and learn more about friends. If you get creative enough and do it often, people may start visiting your page just to see what updates you are providing. To end on a serious note, not all status updates have to be games. It might be nice to intersperse games with serious updates that are near to your conscience. For instance, in the month of October, which is breast cancer awareness month, some people will post the color of their undergarments as their status update. When friends ask what the color means, they get some information about breast cancer and awareness is spread. Perhaps there is a similar cause to which you will want to devote a few status updates per year. If you already have a lot of traffic coming to check on your fun games, the impact on serious topics could be quite large.
