Home Alone Drinking Game

Agree on the rules before the film and split into two teams: Team Harry and Team Marv. For most rules, everyone takes a small sip when a familiar moment happens. In the big finale, only the team whose burglar walks into one of Kevin’s traps drinks.

The rules are made for the first film and, with a few tweaks, also work for the sequel in New York. Anyone who knows the film by heart isn’t allowed to call out what’s coming – there’s a penalty rule for that below.

One sip when …

• Kevin gets teased by his siblings or his uncle.
• Kevin wishes his family would disappear.
• the neighbour with the snow shovel shows up and Kevin runs off.
• Kevin screams with aftershave on his face.
• Kevin plays the old gangster film to fool someone.
• Kevin goes shopping on his own or orders food.
• Harry and Marv drive past in their van.
• Marv leaves the water running in a house.
• Kevin’s mum tries every possible way to get home.
• Kevin fakes a party with mannequins and cardboard figures.
• a trap gets your burglar – only your team drinks.
• someone in the room announces a gag before it happens – the spoiler drinks.

Two sips when …

• Kevin screams with both hands on his cheeks.
• Buzz’s tarantula appears.
• someone slips on the icy steps – that burglar’s team drinks.
• a trap gets both burglars at once – both teams drink.
• Kevin’s mum travels with a polka band.

Finish your glass (or three sips) when …

• a paint can swings into someone’s face – the team of the burglar who got hit.
• Harry’s hat catches fire – Team Harry.

Variations

• Light version: only the trap rules apply, so you start drinking at the finale – short but chaotic.
• Alcohol-free version: play with alcohol-free punch, hot cocoa or soda. The team with the most hits does the dishes afterwards.
• Team Kevin: a third group plays Kevin and hands out one sip to a team of their choice for every successful trap.
• Part two: for the New York film, swap the polka band rule for the pigeon lady; everything else stays.

Tips

Home Alone is a Christmas TV staple in many countries and runs just under two hours. The first half is calm, the finale all the more packed – pace your sips so you don’t end up taking more than Harry and Marv do.