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Go round the group sharing favourites on a prompt, whether films, foods, or places. It is a low-pressure opener for people who do not know each other yet.
The point is not the answers but the follow-up. Shared enthusiasms surface quickly, and those are what people talk about afterwards.
Ones everyone can answer regardless of background or budget: a favourite meal, a book, a place you have been, a way to spend a free afternoon. Avoid prompts that assume travel or spending.
It is among the lowest-pressure options, since nobody has to be clever or disclose anything personal, which makes it suitable for groups that are reluctant to participate.
Under thirty seconds per person unless follow-up conversation develops naturally, which is usually worth letting run briefly.