Never Have I Ever is the game that turns “we barely know each other” into “I cannot believe you did that” in about ten minutes. Here are the rules, a few variations and 80 questions to get through the night.
How to play
- Sit in a circle with a drink each. Any drink works.
- One player says “Never have I ever” followed by something they have not done.
- Everyone who has done it takes a sip.
- The next player goes. Stories are optional but encouraged.
House rule worth having: if nobody sips, the person who asked takes one. It stops people from playing it safe.
Clean and funny
- Never have I ever sent a text to the wrong person.
- Never have I ever laughed so hard I cried in public.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep at work or in class.
- Never have I ever pretended to know a song.
- Never have I ever waved back at someone who was not waving at me.
- Never have I ever eaten food off the floor.
- Never have I ever lied about my age.
- Never have I ever forgotten someone’s name right after hearing it.
- Never have I ever walked into a glass door.
- Never have I ever stalked my own profile to see how it looks.
- Never have I ever cried at an ad.
- Never have I ever broken something and blamed someone else.
- Never have I ever gone a full day without my phone.
- Never have I ever sung karaoke sober.
- Never have I ever been locked out of my own home.
- Never have I ever pretended to be on a call to avoid someone.
- Never have I ever binge watched a full season in one day.
- Never have I ever tripped in front of a crowd.
- Never have I ever re-gifted a present.
- Never have I ever googled myself.
Party and nights out
- Never have I ever lost my phone on a night out.
- Never have I ever danced on a table.
- Never have I ever been the last one to leave a party.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep at a party.
- Never have I ever lied to get out of plans.
- Never have I ever crashed a party I was not invited to.
- Never have I ever ordered food I do not remember ordering.
- Never have I ever lost a shoe on a night out.
- Never have I ever sent a message I regretted the next morning.
- Never have I ever made friends in a bathroom line.
- Never have I ever gone out in pajamas.
- Never have I ever missed a flight or a train.
- Never have I ever pulled an all-nighter and gone straight to work.
- Never have I ever been asked to leave a venue.
- Never have I ever forgotten where I parked.
- Never have I ever stayed up to watch the sunrise.
- Never have I ever sung in the street.
- Never have I ever lost a bet and paid for it.
- Never have I ever made a toast I regretted.
- Never have I ever taken a taxi for a five minute walk.
Out of questions?
Not Another Drinking Game has 1,600+ cards across six modes, so nobody has to think of the next one. Add names and pass the phone.
Dating and relationships
- Never have I ever gone on a blind date.
- Never have I ever ghosted someone.
- Never have I ever been ghosted and pretended I did not care.
- Never have I ever texted an ex after midnight.
- Never have I ever said “I love you” first.
- Never have I ever had a crush on a friend’s sibling.
- Never have I ever used a pickup line seriously.
- Never have I ever been on a date that lasted under 20 minutes.
- Never have I ever stalked a date online before meeting them.
- Never have I ever dated two people with the same name.
- Never have I ever forgotten an anniversary.
- Never have I ever pretended to like a partner’s cooking.
- Never have I ever had a holiday romance.
- Never have I ever kept something an ex gave me.
- Never have I ever fallen for someone in this room.
- Never have I ever been set up by my friends.
- Never have I ever written a love letter.
- Never have I ever lied on a dating profile.
- Never have I ever double texted and regretted it.
- Never have I ever had a crush on a teacher or a boss.
Flirty and bold
- Never have I ever kissed someone on the first date.
- Never have I ever been caught checking someone out.
- Never have I ever sent a flirty text to the wrong chat.
- Never have I ever kissed someone in this room.
- Never have I ever had a crush on someone here.
- Never have I ever gone skinny dipping.
- Never have I ever flirted my way out of trouble.
- Never have I ever kissed more than one person in a night.
- Never have I ever been walked in on.
- Never have I ever sent a risky photo.
- Never have I ever had a secret relationship.
- Never have I ever made the first move.
- Never have I ever kissed a stranger.
- Never have I ever flirted with a friend’s ex.
- Never have I ever played strip anything.
- Never have I ever had a dream about someone in this room.
- Never have I ever lied about where I spent the night.
- Never have I ever fallen for a friend with benefits.
- Never have I ever been someone’s secret.
- Never have I ever wanted to redo a first kiss.
Variations
- Three fingers: hold up three fingers and drop one each time you have done it. First to zero finishes their drink.
- Story mode: anyone who sips has to tell the story if the group asks.
- Reverse: say something you have done. Everyone who has not sips.
Keep it kind: skip questions aimed at one person, and never push anyone to explain a sip.
Mix it up tonight
Not Another Drinking Game blends truths, dares and group rounds with mini games, for 2 to 12 players on one phone.

