Whether it's a birthday, a shared apartment party, or a Friday night, good group drinking games create a fun and memorable evening. Here you'll find a selection of the most popular and fun drinking games—including our own drinking game app for maximum variety.
🎉 The best group drinking games at a glance
🏓 Beer Pong
Two teams take turns throwing ping pong balls into opposing cups.
If a ball hits, the cup must be emptied. The goal: to hit all of the opposing team's cups – the team that clears all of them first wins.
This is what you need:
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20 Beer Pong cups
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2 table tennis balls
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Table
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Drinks
🥶 Rage Cage
Two players start with a cup each. Whoever hits the ball passes it on. If they're caught, they have to drink from a central shot glass.
Fast, loud, chaotic – perfect for large groups.
This is what you need:
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20+ Red Cups
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2 table tennis balls
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Shot glass / penalty cup
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Table
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Drinks
👑 Ring of Fire (King's Cup)
Cards are laid out in a circle around a glass. Each card drawn represents an action. Whoever draws the fourth king must drink the glass in the middle.
This is what you need:
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deck of cards
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Large glass
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Drinks
🔥 Red Cup – The Party Drinking Game App
Don't feel like dealing with complicated rules? Then get RedCup – The Party Game : our own drinking game app with six game modes like "Never Have I Ever," "18+," "Pre-Party," and more. Just start, place your phone in the middle, and let's go!
🥤 Flip Cup
Two teams face each other. Each takes a drink, places the cup on its rim, and must flip it.
The first person to flip all the cups correctly wins.
This is what you need:
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10+ Red Cups
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Table
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Drinks
⚽ Flunkyball
Two teams throw a ball at a bottle in the middle.
If it is hit, the throwing team may drink until the other team sets it up again.
This is what you need:
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ball
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1 central bottle
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1 drink per person
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Outdoor area
🎲 7/11 Craps
Two dice, one goal: If you roll a 7, 11, or a pair, you decide who drinks.
For all other numbers, you drink yourself.
This is what you need:
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2 dice
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Drinks
🚌 Bus driver
Card game with three rounds: guess the color, higher/lower, inside/outside.
Whoever loses becomes the “bus driver” and has to get through the last nasty row of cards.
This is what you need:
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deck of cards
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Table
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Drinks
🐎 Horse racing
Four cards represent horses, the remaining cards form the race track.
Revealing decides which horse advances – losing means drinking!
This is what you need:
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deck of cards
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Paper & pen for race track (optional)
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Drinks
👁️ Medusa
All players look down. At the command "Medusa!" everyone looks up.
Whoever makes eye contact with someone has to drink.
This is what you need:
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Drinks
🎭 Drunk Pantomime
Players act out words in pantomime. Whoever guesses gets to share – whoever doesn't, drinks.
Funny, creative and very suitable for groups.
This is what you need:
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Note
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Pen
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container
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Drinks
🔠 Categories
The first player names a category (e.g. car brands).
In a clockwise direction, everyone has to say a word.
Missing answer = drink.
This is what you need:
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Drinks
🃏 Asshole
Everyone is trying to get rid of their cards.
Whoever is left last becomes “asshole” – and drinks!
This is what you need:
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deck of cards
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Drinks
👆 Fingers
Everyone puts a finger on the edge of the table and estimates how many remain.
Whoever is wrong drinks – at the end, someone has to drink the cup.
This is what you need:
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Table or cup
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Drinks
Whether it's a festival, a shared apartment party, or a game night—with our group drinking games, every round becomes an unforgettable experience full of fun, excitement, and good cheer. 🥳🍻
