# Adult-Oriented Board Games 'Odious Lists' is an Outrageous Spin on a Classic Party Game By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-04-05 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/classic-party-game References: [thegadgetflow](http://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/odious-lists/) & [allinbadtaste](http://www.allinbadtaste.com) Anyone who has played the [classic party game](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/group-drinking-games) Scattergories will find 'Odious Lists' to be a perfect balance of it and [Cards Against Humanity](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sauna-games) in one compact design. Working like Scattergories, 'Odious Lists' asks players to answer a question with words that start with a specific letter. Such questions can include ones such as "I'd never date someone who is [blank]" or "Things you do when you're blackout drunk." If the above examples of the kinds of phrases you'll expect didn't already tip you off, 'Odious Lists' is a [classic board game designed for adults](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ageinclusive-classic-game) rather than children. It's one of many games being created to help satisfy a growing demand from older generations to play games whilst socializing at parties and get-togethers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Adult-oriented Board Games:** There is a growing demand from older generations to play games whilst socializing at parties and get-togethers. - **Combining Classic Gameplays:** Combining classic gameplays, such as Scattergories and Cards Against Humanity, creates innovative adult-oriented party games. - **Compact Design:** There is a need for more compact design adult-oriented board games for easy transportation. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Gaming Industry:** There is a market opportunity for game developers to create more adult-oriented board games to satisfy the growing demand. - **Entertainment Industry:** There is an opportunity to incorporate adult-oriented board games into events and gatherings in the entertainment industry. - **Travel Industry:** There is a need for more compact design adult-oriented board games for easy transportation for the travel industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Entertaining Adult Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fck-marry-kill-adult-card-game.md) - [Word-Shouting Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/really-loud-librarians.md) - [Memory-Based Adult Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arschmallows.md) - [Next-Gen Drinking Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/almost-friday.md) - [Alcohol-Centered Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monopoly-board-crawl.md) - [Life-Inspired Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-game-of-death.md) - [Wine-Branded Adult Party Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/would-you-dare.md) - [Upgraded Family-Friendly Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dat-game-family-edition.md) - [Insulting Card Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/winsults-roasting-card-game.md)