40 Funny Drinking Game Rules to Add to Any Game

Somebody draws a King, gets to make a rule, and says “uh… drink with your left hand?” Every time. Here are 40 better drinking game rules to pull out when it is your turn, sorted by type. Break a rule and you sip.

Speech rules

• No first names. Use nicknames only.
• No “drink”, “drank” or “drunk”. Find another word.
• No pointing. Use elbows.
• No swearing. Harder than it sounds.
• Compliment tax. Compliment someone before you speak to them.
• Accent rule. Everyone speaks in an accent of the rule maker’s choice.
• No “yes” or “no”.
• Third person only. Talk about yourself by name.
• Question master. Answer a question from the question master and you sip.
• Thank the cup. Say thank you to your drink before every sip.

Action rules

• Other hand. Drink only with your weaker hand.
• Little green man. Remove an invisible man from your cup before each sip and put him back after.
• Thumb master. Last to put a thumb on the table when the master does sips.
• T-rex arms. Elbows glued to your sides until the next rule.
• Stand to speak. You must stand up before talking.
• Toast everything. Clink with someone before every sip.
• Floor is lava. When the rule maker shouts it, last feet off the floor sips.
• Salute. Salute the rule maker before each sip.
• Phone stack. Phones in the middle. First to touch theirs sips.
• Pinkies out. Every sip, every time.

Curses

A curse sticks to one player until they pass it on.

• The echo. Repeat the last word of everything you say.
• The narrator. Describe out loud everything you do.
• The statue. Freeze for three seconds every time someone says your name.
• The poet. Everything you say must rhyme.
• The whisperer. No talking above a whisper.
• The butler. Refill anyone’s drink when asked.
• The apology. Start every sentence with “sorry, but”.
• The singer. Sing every answer.
• The mime. No words for one full round.
• The shadow. Copy the gestures of the player on your left.

Roles and buddy rules

• Drinking buddies. Pick a partner. When one sips, both do.
• The judge. Settles every argument. The loser sips.
• The banker. Keeps a tab of sips owed and calls them in at the end.
• The guardian. Can take a sip on behalf of someone else, once per round.
• The water captain. Calls a water round whenever they like.
• The twin. Two players must always order and drink the same thing.
• The translator. One player speaks only through another.
• The hype person. Cheers every time someone finishes a dare.
• The rival. Two players sip whenever the other laughs.
• The reset. One player can cancel all rules, once per night.

How to pick a good rule

• It should be easy to break by accident.
• It should apply to everyone, not one person.
• It should still be funny an hour later.