Fractured Proverb

Before the meeting, prepare a card for each player with half a proverb written on it. This game can also be played as a pre-opening mixer. As each player arrives, hand out the proverb cards to the players. They will find their partners by putting the two parts of the proverb together.

To play this as a game, chop up each proverb into four pieces of paper instead of two, mix them up and put four disjointed parts into an envelope. When the guests arrive, hand them each an envelope, or hand players a piece from the envelope. The winners are the players who put together a proverb first.

You can use the following list of proverbs, or find some other well-known proverbs:

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A watched pot never boils.
A word to the wise is sufficient.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Actions speak louder than words.
All that glitters is not gold.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
April showers bring May flowers.
Beggars can’t be choosers.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Blood is thicker than water.
Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
He who laughs last laughs best.
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
The early bird catches the worm.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.