Then it comes to fun party activities for young adults, Drinking games are topping the list for small groups. I am more a fan of drinking games without cards, which requires a bit more movement, and if the drinking games are moved outdoors, they are even more fun.
So if you are wondering, how you can make drinking at home fun, this is the post for you.
Best Drinking Games Without Cards for Small groups list:
Beer Pong
One of the benefits of turning 21 is, that you can play drinking games like Beer pong! Beer pong is a classic drinking game that can be played with small or large groups. The basic premise is to throw ping pong balls into cups of Beer, and if you make it in, the other team has to drink the Beer.
Rules of the drinking game Beer Pong:
- Two teams of two people each
- Set up 10 cups in a triangle formation at each end of the table
- Fill the cups with Beer
- Each team takes turns throwing ping pong balls into the other team’s cups
- If a ball goes into a cup, the other team has to drink the Beer
- The first team to make all of the other team’s cups is the winner
What you’ll need to play the game:
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Relay drinking games for adults – Danish Beer relay race
This is a simple drinking game from Denmark that can be played with any number of people. The basic premise is to race each other and finish a can or bottle of Beer the fastest. When it comes to drinking games ideas without cards, this one is on the top of the list, because you don’t need any props.
If you want a bit more advanced version of the Danish Game Beer Relay run. Try adding Sumo suits and Drunk Goggles and obstacles, and you got yourself the craziest Drinking game in the world. Here is a list of fun things to rent for a party.
Rules of the drinking game beer relay race:
- Everyone starts 20 feet away from their Beer
- On the signal, everyone starts running to their Beer
- Pick the Beer up and drink all of it
- After finishing the Beer, you have the run in circles around the Beer
- Then run to the finish line
- The person who finishes first wins the game
What you’ll need to play the game:
- You only need Beer
What you’ll need to play the advanced game:
- Drunk Goggles
- Sumo suits
- Beer
- Obstacles
Flip cup
Flip cup is a classic drinking game that can be played with small or large groups. The basic premise is to flip a cup upside down and then race to drink your Beer. The first team to finish all of their cups is the winner.
This game can be played outdoors, but it is on my top8 list of House party drinking games for adults along with some new trending drinking games.
Rules of the drinking game Flip cup:
- Two teams of two people each
- Set up 10 cups in a triangle formation at each end of the table
- Fill the cups with Beer
- Each team takes turns flipping their cup upside down and then chugging their Beer
- The first team to finish all of their cups
What you’ll need to play the game:
- Beer
- Cups
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The Floor is Lava
This is a classic childhood game that can easily be turned into a drinking game for adults. The basic premise is that everyone has to avoid touching the floor, and if they do, they have to take a drink. You can add furniture or obstacles to the floor to make it more challenging.
Rules of the drinking game The Floor is lava:
- Everyone starts in a circle
- One person starts by saying “The floor is lav.a”
- Everyone then has to jump to the nearest furniture or object
- If someone touches the floor, they have to take a shot
What you’ll need to play the game:
- Shots
- Shot Glasses
Drunk Jenga
This classic drinking game can be played with small or large groups. The basic premise is to stack Jenga blocks on top of each other, and if you knock the tower over, you have to take a drink.
Rules of the drinking game Drunk Jenga:
- Stack the Jenga blocks in a tower
- Take turns pulling out a block and placing it on top of the tower
- If you knock the tower over, you have to take a drink
- The game is over when someone topples the tower
What you’ll need to play the game:
- Jenga blocks
- Drinks for the players
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Spin the Bottle
Spin the bottle is a classic drinking game that can be played with any number of people. The basic premise is to spin the bottle and then give a shoot to the person on who it lands. If you don’t want to give that someone a shot, you have to take a shot yourself.
Rules of the drinking game Spin the Bottle:
- Everyone sits in a circle
- One person spins the bottle
- The bottle will stop and point to someone in the circle
- That person then has to give a shot to the person to who the bottle is pointing to
- If they don’t want to do that, they have to take a shot themselves
What you’ll need to play the game:
- A bottle
- Shot glasses
Drinking games with Drunk Goggles
If you want to take your drinking games to the next level – drunk goggles are just the thing. You can basically make any game a drinking game with drunk goggles on.
The Drunk Goggles will make you get double vision, and lose your alteration of depth and distance perception. So as you might imagine, the drunk goggles will make any game a challenge.
The Effect of drunk goggles:
- Slowed reaction time.
- Blurry Vision.
- Double Vision.
- Alteration of depth and distance perception.
- Effects judgment and decision making.
- Lack of muscular coordination and balance.
Drinking Games to play with drunk goggles:
These games are best suited for drinking games outside for teams or small groups. Especially if you want to make some kind of beer Olympics.
- Shoot hoops – if you miss, you drink
- Floorball – If the other team scores, you drink
- Play catch – If you don’t catch, you drink
- Walk the line – If you miss the line, you drink
- Soccer penalty kick competition – If you miss, you drink
- Relay run – the team that loses drinks
Shot Glass Roulette – Drinking game with shots
Are you planning a Casino night with drinking games, why not start the night off with drinking games without cards?
A fun way to start the evening could be Shot Glass Roulette.
The basic premise of Shot Glass Roulette is that there are shot glasses placed around the spinning wheel, and each person takes turns spinning the roulette wheel. Wherever the ball lands, the person has to take a shot from the glass with the same number on it. If the glass is empty then the player fills the glass again.
Rules of Shot Glass Roulette:
- There are shot glasses placed around the spinning wheel
- Each person takes turns spinning the roulette wheel
- Wherever the ball lands, the person has to take a shot from the glass with the same number on it
- If the glass is empty then the player fills the glass again (if you want the game to last longer)
- Fill the glass with different kinds of alcohol to make it more interesting
- The game is over when everyone has had enough to drink
What you’ll need to play the game:
- A roulette wheel
- Shot glasses
- Alcohol of your choice
Offers worth considering:
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Drink If – Easy Drinking game without cards or props
A fun drinking game that doesn’t require any cards or props is “Drink If”. The rules are simple: Every time something happens that is on the list, you take a drink. You can make your own list of triggers, or use one of the pre-made lists below.
Triggers for the drinking game “Drink If”:
You can use these triggers for the “Drink If” game or make your own list.
- If somebody leaves the room and comes back in, take a drink
- If somebody makes a joke, take a drink
- If somebody spills their drink, take a drink
- If somebody uses a swear word, take a drink
- If somebody checks their phone, take a drink
- If somebody yawns, take a drink
What you’ll need for this drinking game:
- Just people and drinks.
- No props are needed.
Easy drinking games: Flip, Sip, or Strip
This is an easy game to play and only requires a coin. How to play this game; Everyone sits in a circle and takes turns flipping a coin. If the person flips heads, they can choose to either take a drink, give someone else a drink, or take off an article of clothing. If the person flips tails, they have to take a drink. The game continues until someone is completely naked or everyone is too drunk to continue.
What you’ll need for this drinking game:
A coin
Drinks
Old and classic drinking game: Truth or Dare
This classic game can be played with as few as two people, or in a large group. To play, one person asks the other person “Truth or Dare?”. If the person chooses truth, they must answer a question truthfully. If the person chooses a dare, they must complete a dare.
Some sample questions and dares:
Questions:
- What is your biggest fear?
- What is your most embarrassing moment?
- What is your biggest secret?
Dares:
- I Dare you to share a bear with the person to your left.
- I Dare you to drink an entire beer without taking a break
- I Dare you to make a beer run against the person sitting in front of you
Unicorn relay race with or without alcohol
Unicorn race or Pony hop race is a fun game that can be played with or without alcohol. What you need is to divide the guests into two teams and each team has to race to see who can transfer Balls, unicorn tears (or any other liquid) the fastest to the finish line
To set up the game, you will need:
- Set up 20 feet long track
- Put obstacles along the track
- Set up a bucket with balls or beers that the players need to carry from the other end and back to the team
How to play:
- Divide the guests into two teams and have them line up behind the starting line
- On the other side of the track, set up a finish line and a bucket with balls or beer cans
- When the game starts, the first player from each team has to race to the other end, pick up a ball or can, and race back to their team
- The next player cannot start until the first player has returned
- The team that finishes first wins the game!
If you want to make the game more challenging, you can add obstacles along the track or make the track longer. You can also make it a relay race by having each team member carry a ball or can before passing it off to the next player. This game is sure to be a hit at any party!
What you’ll need for this drinking game:
- A track
- Balls or beer cans
- Obstacles (optional)
- Unicorn or pony hoppers and a blower (optional)
- Drunk Goggles if you are going for a true madness level
CAUTION: Please drink responsibly. Do not drink if you are below the legal drinking age, pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medication that could interact with alcohol. If you have a history of alcoholism or addiction, please do not play this game.
Let me know what your favorite drinking game is in the comments.