Drinking games for two

Drinking games for two: 53 games

• Cup & throwing games Popular

  Beer Pong

  The most famous drinking game of all: cups in a triangle, ping pong ball in, cup down. Beer Pong rules in brief.

  Players:2–4 Rules: Easy
• Party & icebreaker games Popular

  Looping Louie (drinking game)

  The kids’ game with the plane is a cult drinking game: lose your chickens and you drink.

  Players:2–4 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
• Dice games Helper

  421

  The dice classic from French bars: first the tokens are handed out, then handed back – whoever holds them all at the end buys the round.

  Players:2–8 Rules: Medium
• Party & icebreaker games

  Battleshots

  Battleship with glasses instead of plastic ships: take a hit and you drink the glass sitting on that exact square.

  Players:2–4 Rules: Medium
• Cup & throwing games

  Beer Die

  The New England college classic: two against two lob a die high over the table – drop the one-handed catch and the other team scores.

  Players:2–4 Rules: Tricky
• 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
• Cup & throwing games

  Bottle Bowling

  Bowling with empty bottles: lowest score or stepping over the line means drinking.

  Players:2–8 Rules: Easy
• 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
• Cup & throwing games

  Caps

  Two teams, two glasses, a pile of bottle caps: sink one in the other team’s glass and they have to answer – whoever loses the rally drinks.

  Players:2–4 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
• Outdoor & festival

  Cornhole

  The American lawn game with a drink in your free hand: miss the board and you drink.

  Players:2–4 Rules: Easy
• Movies, TV & sports

  Dinner for One Drinking Game

  Four guests, four courses, one butler: in the Dinner for One drinking game, everyone plays one of the absent guests and drinks along whenever James toasts them.

  Players:2–6 Rules: Easy
• Outdoor & festival

  Dizzy Bat

  Finish a can, spin ten times around the bat, then hit the thrown can.

  Players:2–6 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
• 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
• 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
• Outdoor & festival

  High Noon

  The Western duel: ten steps, turn, drain the can, crush it, throw.

  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
• Historical games

  Kottabos

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

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Card games

  Ladder

  Beat the card before you or drink: Ladder is explained in seconds.

  Players:2–6 Rules: Easy
• Outdoor & festival

  Lamppost

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

  No equipment Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• 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
• Dice games Helper

  Ludo

  Ludo with drinking rules: get sent home and you drink.

  Players:2–4 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Challenges Helper

  Power Hour

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

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• Dice games Helper

  Schocken

  The pub classic from Germany’s Ruhr and Rhineland: three dice, three throws at most, 13 beer mats – whoever ends up with all of them buys the round.

  Players:2–8 Rules: Medium
• 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
• Party & icebreaker games

  Shot Glass Checkers

  Checkers with glasses instead of pieces: when one of your glasses gets jumped, you drink it – and a new king gets filled to the brim.

  Players:2 Rules: Medium
• Challenges

  Shotgun

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

  Players:2+ Rules: Easy
• For couples Helper

  Snakes and Ladders

  Snakes and Ladders with a twist: up a ladder means drink, down a snake means strip.

  Players:2–4 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
• For couples

  Staring Contest

  Stare until someone blinks: blink and you drink – blink twice and lose a piece of clothing.

  No equipment 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
• Card games

  The Bridge

  Ten cards in a row, take turns flipping – face cards and aces cost sips.

  Players:2–8 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
• Card games

  Toepen

  The Dutch pub card game: four cards, only the last trick counts, and knocking raises the stakes. As a drinking game, penalty points become sips.

  Players:2–8 Rules: Tricky
• 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