Life of the Party was designed for Gulf Games at the request of Jeanette Vander Ark, who was looking for a game that could be played by three players in five minutes, so as to allow her to place well in the friendliest person contest. The game is themed, then, around mingling. Players meet with various groups each turn; at the end of the game, the player who has met with the most people wins. This game was "released" at Gulf Games 14, in the summer of 2004.