Drinking games for large groups

Drinking games for large groups: 97 games

• Word & reaction games Popular

  Bautzball

  An imaginary ball, three calls, zero equipment: Bautzball is the fastest reaction drinking game for big groups.

  No equipment Players:4–15 Rules: Easy
• Dice games Popular Helper

  Drinking Sevens

  Roll up to 100 – and the seven lurks everywhere.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Medium
• Cup & throwing games Popular

  Flip Cup

  The American relay: drink your cup, flip it, next player goes. Fastest team wins.

  Players:6+ Rules: Easy
• Cup & throwing games Popular

  Flunkyball

  The German festival classic: hit the bottle, drink until the other team shouts “Stop”. All Flunkyball rules in brief.

  Players:6–20 Rules: Medium
• Card games Popular

  Horse Race

  Four aces race each other and you bet in sips: Horse Race is the card drinking game with a real finish line.

  Players:3–12 Rules: Easy
• Card games Popular Online

  Kings Cup

  Every card has a task, the fourth King drains the King’s Cup: the complete Kings Cup rules.

  Players:4–12 Rules: Medium
• Dice games Popular Helper

  Kinito

  The Spanish bluffing game: roll in secret, announce the result – truth or lie?

  Players:3–10 Rules: Medium
• Dice games Popular Online

  Mia (Meyer)

  The bluffing classic with two dice: roll in secret, announce, beat it – or get caught.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games Popular Online

  Most Likely To

  “Who is most likely to …?” – everyone points, the chosen one drinks. Works over video call too.

  No equipment Players:3+ Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games Popular Online

  Never Have I Ever

  “Never have I ever …” – whoever has done it drinks. The classic for getting to know each other (and embarrassing each other).

  No equipment Players:3+ Rules: Easy
• Cup & throwing games Popular

  Quarters

  One of the oldest drinking game classics: bounce a coin off the table into a glass.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Dice games Popular Helper

  Three Man

  Roll a 1 and a 2 and you become Three Man – drinking on every 3 from now on.

  Players:6+ Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games Popular Online

  Truth or Dare

  The party classic as a drinking game: answer the truth, do the dare – or drink.

  No equipment Players:3+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  21 (Bizz Buzz 21)

  Count round to 21 – whoever has to say 21 drinks and invents a new rule that trips everyone up.

  No equipment Players:3–12 Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  31 (Baskin Robbins)

  Say one, two or three numbers in turn – whoever has to say 31 drinks. The Korean counting game sounds simple and is still devious.

  No equipment Players:2–10 Rules: Medium
• Word & reaction games

  369 Game (Sam-yuk-gu)

  Count around the circle, but clap instead of speaking for every 3, 6 or 9 – twice for 33. Slip up and you drink, then it’s back to 1.

  No equipment Players:3–12 Rules: Medium
• Word & reaction games

  APT (Apateu)

  The Korean hand-stacking game behind the hit “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars: whoever lands on the called floor drinks.

  No equipment Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Avalanche

  One glass, one die, six outcomes – on a 4 everyone hits the floor.

  Players:6–10 Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games

  Beer Olympics

  Teams as nations, five events, points and medals: how to run Beer Olympics in the garden, at a bachelor party or a birthday.

  Players:8+ Rules: Medium
• Movies, TV & sports

  Binge-Watch Drinking Game

  The drinking game for a joint series night: set triggers and drink every time one happens.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Biskit (Biscuit)

  Two dice, no winners, lots of rules: on a 7 everyone shouts “Biskit!”, and whoever rolls a 3 becomes the prisoner of three.

  Players:3–12 Rules: Easy
• Card games

  Blow the Card

  Deck on top of a bottle, take turns blowing: whoever blows off all or none of the cards drinks.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Brain Master

  Count to 15, swap numbers for words, forget nothing: memory training with consequences.

  No equipment Players:3–10 Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games

  Buffalo Club

  From the Wild West: in the Buffalo Club you only drink left-handed – all night.

  No equipment Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Bunny Bunny

  The bunny nibbles, chants “bunny, bunny” and points at someone – their neighbours have to shout “carrot, carrot” right away. Too slow and you drink.

  No equipment Players:4–12 Rules: Medium
• Cup & throwing games

  Chandelier

  A ring of cups, a big cup in the middle, one ping pong ball: get hit and you drink – land it in the middle and everyone races to flip.

  Players:4–10 Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Cheers to the Governor

  Count to 21, toast, invent a new rule: Cheers to the Governor gets crazier every round – until nobody can count straight anymore.

  No equipment Players:4+ Rules: Medium
• Cup & throwing games

  Chin Ball Relay

  Two tennis balls passed chin to chin: drop one or get overtaken and you drink.

  Players:6–14 Rules: Medium
• Movies, TV & sports

  Christmas Movie Drinking Game

  Last-minute snow, a big-city career woman stranded in a small town, a kid who still believes in Santa: in the Christmas movie drinking game you drink at every cliché.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Clap Numbers

  Thighs, hands, your number, someone else’s – whoever loses the rhythm drinks.

  No equipment Players:4–12 Rules: Medium
• Challenges

  Crate Race (Kastenlauf)

  Two people, one crate, one route: in the German Kastenlauf the fastest team with an empty crate wins.

  Special Players:4+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Cultura Chupística

  “Cultura chupística pide …”: one category, one answer each – freeze or repeat yourself and you drink. The party classic from Spain and Latin America.

  No equipment Players:3–12 Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Dice Race

  Two dice cups chase each other around the table – whoever gets caught drinks.

  Players:4–12 Rules: Easy
• Card games

  Down Under

  The simplest card drinking game ever: everyone draws a card, lowest card drinks.

  Players:3–12 Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  Drink Roulette

  Eyes closed, swap glasses, drink up: nobody knows what they’ll get.

  Players:4+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Drink While You Think

  Heidi Klum, Karl Lagerfeld, Lionel Messi: the surname sets the next first letter – and if you have to think, you drink until a name comes to you.

  No equipment Players:3–12 Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games

  Drunk Jenga

  The wooden tower becomes a drinking game: every block has a task you do right away – and whoever knocks the tower over takes the big penalty.

  Special Players:3–10 Rules: Medium
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  Drunk Pictionary

  Draw and guess against the clock: the artist drinks until someone guesses the picture.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Outdoor & festival

  Drunk Waiter

  Relay with dizziness: spin ten times around a stick, then carry a full tray to the finish.

  Players:4+ Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Dummy

  Roll a number, then roll it again – every failed attempt is a sip.

  Players:2–10 Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  EA FC Drinking Game

  Conceded goal, hit the post, red card: in the EA FC drinking game, whoever slips up on the virtual pitch drinks – one-on-one or in a tournament with the whole group.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Challenges

  Edward Fortyhands

  Tape cans to your hands – you can only remove them once they’re empty.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Football Drinking Game

  Pick a player, watch the match, drink every time the commentator names them.

  Players:2–11 Rules: Easy
• Card games

  Four Aces

  Four aces, four roles: choose the glass, choose the drink, pour – and the last one drinks.

  Players:5+ Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Frau Holle

  Roll a double and you become Frau Holle – and woe to anyone who calls you anything else.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Medium
• Movies, TV & sports

  Friends Drinking Game

  The couch at Central Perk, Chandler’s sarcasm, Joey’s appetite: in the Friends drinking game you drink at every classic moment of the sitcom – works with any season.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Historical games

  Fuddling Cup

  From 17th-century England: linked cups that only empty cleanly in the right order.

  Special Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Fuzzy Duck

  The tongue twister from British pubs: “Fuzzy Duck” or “Ducky Fuzz” – whoever stumbles drinks.

  No equipment Players:4+ Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games

  Game of Death

  Everyone points at someone at once, then you count along the fingers. Whoever lands on the called number drinks – pure luck and lots of laughs.

  No equipment Players:5+ Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Game of Thrones Drinking Game

  A raven brings a message, Tyrion reaches for the wine, someone is scheming: in the Game of Thrones drinking game you drink at typical moments – no spoilers.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Cup & throwing games

  Hammerschlagen

  The German village-fair classic: whoever needs the most hits to sink the nail buys the next round.

  Special Players:2–10 Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Harry Potter Drinking Game

  The scar hurts, an owl brings the post, Hermione knows best: in the Harry Potter drinking game you drink at classic Hogwarts moments – it works with every film.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Card games

  Higher

  Every card has to beat the one before – or you drink.

  Players:2–10 Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Home Alone Drinking Game

  Paint cans, aftershave, a tarantula: in the Home Alone drinking game you drink at Kevin’s pranks – and Team Harry and Team Marv suffer with every trap.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Horror Movie Drinking Game

  Jump scare, no phone signal, the car won’t start: in the horror movie drinking game you drink at every cliché – it works with any scary film.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  How I Met Your Mother Drinking Game

  Ted goes off on a tangent, Barney praises his suit, the gang sits in their usual bar: in the How I Met Your Mother drinking game you drink at every running gag.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  I Went to the Bar

  The drinks version of the suitcase game: forget the order and you drink.

  No equipment Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• For couples

  Ice Kiss

  An ice cube passed mouth to mouth – whoever has it when it melts drinks.

  Players:4–12 Rules: Easy
• Card games

  Irish Snap

  Flip cards, count along, slap the table on a match – slowest hand drinks.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Medium
• Historical games

  Jiuling

  From ancient China: everyone may propose a contest – the loser drinks.

  No equipment Players:5+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Juffen

  Count around the circle – but every multiple of 7 and every number with a 7 in it becomes “juf”. Then the direction flips. Slip up and you drink.

  No equipment Players:3+ Rules: Medium
• Historical games

  Kottabos

  The drinking game of the ancient Greeks: drink up and fling the last drops at a target.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Outdoor & festival

  Lamppost

  The game for the way home: drink at every street lamp.

  No equipment Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Card games

  Le Barbu

  Draw, flip, do it: in the French game Le Barbu every card has its own task – from packing a suitcase and spelling words to the thumb on your chin.

  Players:4–10 Rules: Medium
• Movies, TV & sports

  Lord of the Rings Drinking Game

  The Ring glints, Gandalf arrives right on time, the hobbits are eating again: in the Lord of the Rings drinking game you drink at Middle-earth clichés – The Hobbit too.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  Mario Kart Drinking Game

  You only drink after the race: finish last, get hit by a shell or fall off the track and you collect sips. Works with any version of Mario Kart.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Medusa

  Heads down, look up on three: if two people lock eyes, they shout “Medusa!” and drink.

  Players:4–10 Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Mexen

  Two dice, up to three rolls, everything in the open: the lowest roll of the round drinks – and every Mex doubles the penalty.

  Players:2–10 Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Mix Six

  The first six mixes the drink. The second six drinks it.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Movie Drinking Game

  Pick a film, set a trigger, drink every time it appears. The movie night drinking game.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  Nunchi Game

  Everyone counts up together, but in no set order. Call a number at the same time as someone else, or be the last one left, and you drink.

  No equipment Players:4+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  One Fat Hen

  One fat hen, a couple of ducks, three brown bears: in One Fat Hen a tongue twister grows line by line – trip over your words and you drink.

  No equipment Players:3–10 Rules: Tricky
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  Paranoia

  A question is whispered, only the answer is said out loud – and everyone else wonders what it was. Want to know? Then drink.

  Players:4–12 Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  Pass the Pour

  Pour, pass, drink – until the bottle is empty.

  Players:3+ Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  Pence

  A coin travels around the party – if it lands in your glass, you drink.

  Players:4+ Rules: Medium
• Word & reaction games

  Ping Pong Pang

  From Japan: take turns saying “Ping”, “Pong”, “Pang” – whoever loses the rhythm drinks.

  No equipment Players:5+ Rules: Easy
• Historical games

  Pitch-Pot (Touhu)

  The throwing game from ancient China: arrows into the pot, the loser gets the drink.

  Special Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  Poker Face

  Embarrassing sentences on slips of paper, read them out with a straight face. Whoever laughs drinks.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Challenges Helper

  Power Hour

  60 minutes, one sip every minute: the Power Hour classic.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Cup & throwing games

  Rage Cage

  Two balls, a ring of cups and no turns: in Rage Cage everyone bounces as fast as they can – get stacked and you drink.

  Players:4–12 Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games

  Sconcing

  From Oxford: whoever has committed the announced sin drinks from a shoe.

  Special Players:4+ Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Ship, Captain and Crew (6-5-4)

  Five dice, three rolls: first a 6 for the ship, then a 5 for the captain, then a 4 for the crew – the two leftover dice are your cargo and your score.

  Players:2–10 Rules: Easy
• Challenges

  Shotgun

  Hole in the can, drink on three: first one empty wins.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Six & Six

  Two dice, and every combination with a six has a task.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Cup & throwing games

  Spaghetti Pass

  Dry spaghetti in your mouth, game piece on top, pass it on without hands – drop it and drink.

  Special Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Star Wars Drinking Game

  Lightsabers, jumps to hyperspace, stormtroopers who can’t hit anything: in the Star Wars drinking game you drink at the saga’s classic moments – it works with any film.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Suitcase Game

  The kids’ memory game for grown-ups: forget something from the suitcase and you drink.

  No equipment Players:2–10 Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Super Bowl Drinking Game

  Penalty flags, touchdowns, celebrities in the suites: in the Super Bowl drinking game you drink at plays, commercials and the halftime show – no football expertise needed.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games

  Task Master

  Win rock-paper-scissors and hand out tasks – refusing costs a full glass.

  No equipment Players:3+ Rules: Medium
• Movies, TV & sports

  The Office Drinking Game

  A look at the camera, a pointless meeting, a prank on Dwight: in The Office drinking game you drink at the classic moments from the Dunder Mifflin office – for any episode.

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Threes

  The first 3 picks the drink, the second picks the amount, the third drinks it.

  Players:3–10 Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Thumper

  Everyone drums on the table and has their own hand sign – miss your sign or make the wrong one and you drink.

  No equipment Players:4+ Rules: Medium
• Card games

  UNO Drinking Game

  The classic card game with drinking rules: draw cards and you drink too – and forget to call “UNO” and you really pay for it.

  Special Players:2–10 Rules: Easy
• Historical games

  Wager Cup (Maiden Cup)

  From 16th-century Germany: the cup with skirt and bucket that has to be emptied without spilling.

  Special Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Challenges

  Wizard Staff

  Tape empty cans into a staff – whoever has the longest wizard staff wins.

  Players:6+ Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Yamanote Line Game

  Two claps, one word, next: in the Japanese Yamanote Line Game you take turns naming things in a category – lose the beat and you drink.

  No equipment Players:3–12 Rules: Easy
• Word & reaction games

  Zoom Schwartz Profigliano

  Three made-up words, one circle, lots of eye contact: say the wrong word, look the wrong way or hesitate in Zoom Schwartz Profigliano and you drink.

  No equipment Players:4–10 Rules: Medium