Top 10 Drinking Games for Parties 🍻
Redacted by Florian Pichard
Looking for drinking games to get the party started with your friends? Whether it's for pre-gaming, partying, or after-party fun, we've got the ultimate list of drinking games that'll raise both your blood alcohol level and the laughs. Let's dive in!
⚠️ Warning! Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health. Please drink responsibly.
1. 🏓 Beer Pong: The Classic Drinking Game
The must-have party drinking game! Challenge your opponent by throwing a ping-pong ball into their cups. If the ball lands in your cup, you drink. Simple, effective, and always a disaster after 5 rounds.
2. 🔺 Pyramid: The Memory Game (and Cheating) That'll Mess With Your Head
Pyramid is the drinking game that mixes memory and bluffing.
🎲 Rules of the Game (and Drama):
- Build a pyramid with a base of 5 face-down cards (add more levels if you're feeling brave).
- Each player draws 4 cards and quickly memorizes them.
- Flip a card from the base: if you have it in your hand, give 1 drink to a friend.
- Your friend can:
- Drink nicely
- Challenge you by calling your bluff
💥 Duel Results:
✅ You had the card? They drink double.
❌ You were bluffing? YOU drink x2.
Higher in the pyramid = more drinks at stake.
The last card in the pyramid = finish your drink.
3. 🤪 Truth or Dare: The Boozy Version That Reveals All Your Secrets
The party classic, but 10 times more hardcore with alcohol in the mix. When it's your turn, you must choose between:
- Dare: Do something completely stupid
- Truth: Answer an ultra-embarrassing question
Refusing = drink.
The game gets more intense as the drinks keep flowing.
Check out our list of Best Truth or Dare Questions for an even wilder party!
4. 🙊 Never Have I Ever: The Game That Destroys Friendships (and Livers)
The concept is simple but diabolical:
- A player says "Never have I ever..." followed by an action (e.g., "Never have I ever thrown up in an Uber")
- Everyone who has done it must drink
As the night goes on, the "Never have I ever..." statements get trashier. It's the best way to discover:
- Who's hooked up with their friend's ex
- Who's been drunk at work
- Who has weird fantasies
Warning: This game has caused more relationship drama than Tinder. Play with caution (but where's the fun in that?).
Check out our list of Best Never Have I Ever Questions
5. 🤔 Would You Rather: The Ultimate Dilemma That Ends in a Hangover
A simple but vicious game where each choice is worse than the other:
"Would you rather..."
- Kiss the least attractive person at the party OR take 3 shots in a row?
- Become rich and famous OR have X never find love?
No right answers, just regrets and lots of alcohol consumed.
The perfect game for those who love existential dilemmas... and blackouts.
Check out our list of Best Would You Rather Questions
6. 🕵️ Who's Most Likely To: The Game That Reveals Who's the Worst Friend
The concept:
- A question is asked: "Who's most likely to..."
- Cheat on their partner for 1 million?
- Sell a kidney for a bottle of Dom Pérignon?
- Everyone votes by pointing at the person who best fits the question
- The person with the most votes drinks
Spoiler alert: It's always the same friend getting all the votes. No wonder they're getting grumpy...
7. ⏳ 7 Seconds: The Game That Proves Your Brain Gives Up Before Your Liver
An ultra-simple but diabolical concept:
- You're asked a question ("Name 3 European capitals")
- You have 7 seconds to answer
- Fail = you drink
The worst part? Questions become increasingly impossible as the alcohol kicks in.
After a few rounds, even "What's your name?" becomes a challenging question.
8. 🧠 Quiz: The Game That Makes You Think You're Smart... Until You Drink
A cruel mix of general knowledge and alcohol:
- Correct answer? Make someone drink
- Wrong answer? You drink
9. 💜 Red or Black: The Sadistic Card Game
Red or Black is the drinking game for the lucky ones. One deck, some bets, and guaranteed intoxication. Think you understand probability? Wait until the "perfect match" card shows up...
Quick Rules:
- The dealer asks the player: "Black, Red, or Purple (2 different colored cards)?", "Higher/Lower?", etc.
- If the player is wrong: they drink as many sips as cards in play.
- If they're right, the card is added to the pile.
- 3 winning cards in a row? You can pass your turn (or continue and play Kamikaze).
10. 🐎 Horse Racing: The Wildest (Drinking) Race of Your Night
Horse Racing is the drinking game that turns your living room into a racetrack... A deck of cards and bets that end with "I swear, Diamonds was a sure thing!"
🏁 Rules in 30 Seconds:
- Kings = Horses (1 per suit).
- Bet drinks on a "horse" (Spades ♠️, Hearts ♥️, etc.).
- Draw cards: when your suit appears, your horse advances.
- First to cross the 5th line? GG, distribute your drinks to the losers.
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