Is it even a party if there are no drinking games lined up? Maybe, but it can only be called a “partaayyyy”, when there are people, food, drinks, and games! So if you want to host the coolest party ever, look no further. We’ve got the ultimate list of 7 drinking games to help you amp up your party!
7 Drinking Games To Amp Up Your Party
- Never Have I Ever
- Drunk Jenga
- Paranoia
- Bite The Bag
- Flip Cup
- Beer Pong
- Straight Face
1. Never Have I Ever
Here’s your ticket to get to know all the deep dark secrets of your loved ones. Think of everything you want to know about them, and switch on the whole attack mode. If there’s a newbie in the group, this is your chance to do the honors of breaking the ice!
Things You Need: Drinks and the Harishchandra in you.
How To Play: It’s quite possible that you’re already familiar with the rules, but if you aren’t, buckle up! The game starts with the basics of everyone having a drink in their hands. Then, one person starts by saying something (mostly embarrassing) they’ve never tried before like, “never have I ever cheated on someone”. Among the group whoever has done said thing, takes a sip of their drink while the others sit back and make notes. Start with small fun topics and then spice it up with the embarrassing stuff. We know it’s a drinking game, but there’ll be a lot of tea spilled by the end of the night!
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2. Drunk Jenga
If you suck at Jenga, then Drunk Jenga is definitely not your jam. But, hey, who cares about perfection when the end goal is to get drunk? This game is bound to create the ruckus you need to liven your party. If you still haven’t figured out the game, let us spell this out for you. Drunk Jenga is simply a twisted version of Jenga where you’re tipsy and the blocks have a better role than just building and falling.
Things You Need: Drinks, Jenga, and your A-game at Jenga.
How To Play: First, write some challenges on each wooden block and build the tower. These challenges could be anything from giving a dance performance to blurting out an embarrassing story. Now start playing Jenga like you normally do, except if you place the block properly without collapsing the tower, then you complete the challenge the block tells you to. But if you fail, you chug your drink and compensate. So, make sure you hide your clumsy side in a closet far far away from this game.
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3. Paranoia
Like its name, the game aims to tug on your insecurities. Before you think we’ve completely lost it, let us elaborate. To put it simply, Paranoia is a test of your curiosity or FOMO as GenZ would call it.
Things You Need: Drinks, your gang, and some skills to add fuel to the fire.
How To Play: Avengers assemble! Get your group to sit in a circle and one person starts the game by whispering a question into the ears of the person next to them. It could be anything like “who do you think is the smartest in the group?” or “Who would you like to take out on a date from the group?”. The other person can answer the question by either pointing a finger at someone or by just saying their name out loud. If the person whose name is said wants to know what the question was, they have to chug a drink.
You could also turn it into a group attack, by asking something like “how many of these people do you think would cancel the next group trip?”. So now whoever wants to know the question, has to drink to know in on the secret. Even those who claim they don’t have any FOMO will crack at this game. You just can’t not know!
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4. Bite The Bag
Yes, like the name suggests you literally have to bite the bag. In this game you will be challenging not just your teeth, but also your physical ability while being drunk. So you can already imagine people tumbling and falling, but don’t break your bones. Nobody wants that kind of fun.
Things You Need: Drinks, a paper bag, and some flexibility.
How To Play: Keep a paper bag on the ground with its mouth open. Now, challenge yourself or your friends to lean in and pick up the bag. Except, it’s not so easy. The twist is that you have to pick it up with your mouth and mind you, you can’t touch it with your hands or any other body part. And with each player coming ahead to give their luck a try, the height of the bag is cut off by an inch making it even more tricky. If you fail to ‘Bite The Bag’, then you better prep up to gulp down your glass of drink. Unless you don’t mind losing, start warming up your body and strengthening your teeth to ace this cool drinking game.
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5. Flip Cup
If you’re wondering how to kick off your party, Flip Cup would be a great way to do so. This one is a fairly simple game to understand, but not so easy when it comes to playing. Here everything depends on the skills of your team and how gracious God is on you that day.
Things You Need: Drinks, cups, and some good luck.
How To Play: Get two ferocious teams ready on each side of a table. Make sure that each side of the table is lined up with glasses filled with drinks. Now the first player of each team begins the game by chugging down their drink. Once they finish the drink, they need to keep the cup upside down at the edge. Here is where the game gets tricky, each player has to flip their cup and bring it back to the upright position. Once you make it the other players of your team need to do the same and continue the relay. Whichever team manages to finish first, is the winner (obviously)!
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6. Beer Pong
We’re sure you must have definitely come across this classic game. If not in real life, definitely in some Hollywood movie with a house party scene. In case you’re unaware, don’t worry, what are we anyway here for?
Things You Need: Ping pong balls, plastic cups, beer, and a fair aim!
How To Play: To play Beer pong, you need to make a triangle with 6 cups placed in a 3-2-1 formation on each side of a table. Now, half-fill the cups in triangles on each side with beer. Divide yourselves into two teams and pick a side of the table. The point is to score a goal in the opposite team’s pyramid by throwing a ping pong ball at their cups. If your team manages to land the ball in one of their cups, you get to drink the beer in the cup and the cup is then off the table. More the goals, the lesser the cups on the table. Whichever team scores the most is declared the winner.
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7. Straight Face
Ever been in one of those situations where you’re drunk and you find something funny? And then everything that follows only makes it funnier? Well, this game is something similar, except you can’t laugh. Or giggle. Or react!
Things You Need: Paper chits, drinks, and a straight face.
How To Play: Sit in a circle with your drinks like you’re part of a cult. Each player has to take a chit and write something really funny on it. Mind you, it has to crack the funny bones of the ones reading it. Collect all the chits from each player, shuffle, and throw them in the middle of the circle. Now each player takes turns picking a random chit and reading the content out loud. The catch is you have to keep a straight face when you read it, even if you’re dying laughing from within. If you giggle or react, you drink.
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Summing Up
So send out the invitations for your party and get ready to beat your friends at these drinking games. After all, with these fun games by your side, you never have to worry about your party being a bore.
FAQs
What Is The Most Fun Drinking Game?
Some of the most popular and fun drinking games to amp up your party are –
- Never Have I Ever
- Drunk Jenga
- Paranoia
- Bite The Bag
- Roxanne
- Beer Pong
- Straight Face
How Do You Play 20 Questions Drinking Game?
To play this game you need a minimum of two players. Now one of the players has to think of an object and the other players have to ask yes or no questions about it. But there’s a catch. You only get to ask a total of 20 questions to find out the mystery object!
What Is The Oldest Drinking Game?
The oldest drinking game is the ancient Greek game of Kottabos. In this, there’s a target in the middle of the room and people have to aim and fling wine-lees (leftover sediments from unfiltered wine) at it.
What Is A Good Drinking Game Without Cards?
Here are some good drinking games without cards:
- Never Have I Ever
- Drunk Jenga
- Flip Cup
- Beer Pong
- Straight Face
- Paranoia
- Bite The Bag
What Is It Called When You Drink Before A Game?
When you drink before a game or just anything to do with socializing, it’s called Pregaming.
What Game Is Very Popular In Pubs?
One of the most popular games played in pubs around the world is Poker.
What Is A Dirty Pint Game?
In this game, everyone in the group pours a little of their drink into an empty glass. The twist is you’ll all be drinking different drinks. So the concoction of all these drinks, only makes it disgusting. Now you flip a coin and if a player calls it correctly, then they are safe. If they fail, you drink the dirty pint!
