Christmas is just around the corner, and we are sure that all the hosts are on their toes to prepare for the best party. From the Christmas tree to decorations, everything has to be perfect, but hey, what about the main element of the party? Well, no, we don't mean alcohol. We mean fun Christmas drinking games? Did not give them a thought? Well, no worries, we have listed the top 10 Christmas drinking games for Indian house parties that you must try. Check them out!
In this game, make sure you divide players into teams lined up behind rows of plastic cups, which are filled with any spirit. Now each player drinks their cup and flips it upside down by flicking the rim.
The first team to finish all the cups and flip them upside down wins the game, and the losers have to take bonus shots. This takes the least effort for setup and hence is one of the must-play games at parties. You can add Christmas twists by using red-green cups.
This game is the perfect Christmas edition for blindfolded cocktail tasting. In this game, you will be given a tray of cookies, and you have to guess the flavor correctly in order to pass. The wrong ones will have to take shots of spirits.
The player who gets the most cookies right wins the game. The fun escalates if the cookies have some Indian ingredients added unexpectedly. It is another perfect low-effort game to play during Christmas parties for adults.
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In this game, the guests can be divided into two or more groups. Now the groups choose one person as their volunteer to become a human Christmas tree. All the teams will be provided with all the decoration items like bells, tinsel, wrapping paper, fairy lights, household scarves, and more.
The teams can use these decoration items and decorate the human tree. The best decorated human tree wins the game, and the losing ones might have to take shots.
In this game, players will be given a set of ingredients to make cocktails, but the ingredients will have a secret Indian ingredient like feni, cardamom, and kokum with vodka bases. The players have to create a desi version of a cocktail by infusing an Indian flavor into it. The drink will be served to the judges later, and they can declare the winner based on the Indianess of the cocktail.
Vodka Pong arranges cups in a triangle on the table and fills them with vodka. Now the teams will toss ping pong balls in the cups. If any of the players is successful in tossing a ball into any of the cups, the opposing team has to drink that cup of drink. The first team to clear all the cups of the opponent’s team wins the race easily! You can tweak the rules or add new ones according to your guests and the vibe.
This is one of the simplest and easiest games to play a Christmas parties in India. The game is simple; all you have to do is make everyone sit in a huge circle. Now, each person starts clockwise and mentions a word related to Christmas in alphabetical order. If any person hesitates or gives up, they will have to take a shot of any spirit available at the party. The game can be continued as long as people wish to, with various themes like Bollywood actors, animals, and more.
In this game, the host will write various Christmas prompts on various chits and add them to a bowl. Now each player has to pick one chit, read it out loud, and if the line in the chit applies to them, they will have to either take a shot or take a sip from their cocktail. The prompts can be as simple as “Drink if you are wearing a red top” to fun ones like “Drink if someone in this room made you cry.” The game is sure to invite much secret spilling and laughter.
All the players can write one secret of theirs that no one knows on a small piece of paper, fold it, and put it in a stocking. Now, one by one, people will pull out a chit from the stocking, and they have to guess whose secret it is. If you guess it right, the one who wrote it has to take a shot, and if your guess is wrong, the one who guessed it has to take a shot.
Never Have I Ever, but make it a desi version. All the adults are gathered in a circle and take turns to state scenarios like “Never Have I Ever danced bhangra” or “Never Have I Ever regifted plum cake from Secret Santa.” This fun game can keep rounds flowing with 10-20 players for a good time, as laughter builds in with secrets being spilled. This game is perfect for boozy house parties.
A desi Christmas version of Koffee with Karan’s rapid fire would be Jingle Quick Fire. You can ask fun questions to two or more competing players, like name 10 Indian mithais under a 10-second timer. The one who hesitates to answer or gives a wrong answer will either be out or will have to take a shot and continue. You can rotate the categories from festive to Bollywood and more. You can also use buzzer applications on mobile phones to add excitement and fun to the game.
Here’s a list of all the fun, exciting, and amazing games that you play at Christmas Eve parties in India. You can add variations and customise these games according to your vibe, too.
