Refresh the Sesh: Nine Drinking Games You (Probably) Haven't Played Yet

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16 Aug 2017

Yes, Janet, obviously everyone is sick of ring of fire, Janet.

 

Be the drinking sage of your uni flat with these niche drinking games:

 

Paranoia

To play paranoia, everyone gathers around in what is hopefully a circle. You begin with one player and move counterclockwise (or clockwise). Each player whispers a question to the next player in the circle. The question must have an answer that is someone in the game. For example, the player could ask “Who has the best body?” The person asked must answer with a name aloud. If that person or anyone else not in on the secret wants to know the answer they must take a drink and the person asked must state the question.

Drunken Artists

In this version of Pictionary, being bad at drawing will get you drunk. Players take turns being the timer and being the artist. At the beginning of each round, the timer will whisper a word to the artist and start the clock. As the artist draws the word on a large pad of paper, the rest of the players shout out what they think the picture is supposed to be.

After someone guesses correctly, the timer looks at how many seconds have passed. The artist has to take a drink for every 20 seconds that went by before someone figured out what they were drawing. For example: If 1 minute and 40 seconds elapsed, they'd have to take five gulps of their drink. If the artwork is so indiscernible that the group just gives up trying to guess, the artist has to take a shot.

Bite The Bag

Put a bag on the ground and have everyone stand in a circle around it. One by one, each player has to lean over and pick up the bag using their mouth. You can *not* use your hands in any way (for grabbing the bag or for balancing purposes). If you can't pick up the bag, you have to drink.

After everyone makes an attempt, it's on to round two! Someone snips an inch off the top of the bag and each player tries again. Round three? Another inch is trimmed off. Round four? You get the picture. This keeps going and going until all that's left of the bag is the very bottom.

Never Have I Ever

This classic needs little explanation. Drinkers will take it in turns to make statements, such as "never have I ever shop lifted," or "never have I ever ridden a boar." Those who have must take a sip and let the great storytelling commence.

Beer Pong

To play you'll need two teams and two sets of cups in a triangle, each filled 1/3 filled with beer. If you get a ping pong ball into your opponent's cup they have to drink it. Probably wasn't worth explaining this one.

Would You Rather?

You all know the classic game of would you rather, where you have to pick a preferred option out of two potentially horrible options, but here's the game with the twist. Your group votes on the answer and everyone who chooses the least popular response has to drink.

Drink While You Think

For this game someone decides a category, such as dog breeds, famous drag queens, types of hummus, rappers from LA etc, then you go round in a circle trying to come up with another. You drink while you think so the slower you are the drunker you'll get.

T-Rex Arms

Whenever you go to drink you have to lock elbows in at your sides so that you have T-Rex Arms. If you forget, you drink again. It's a singular rule often played in the extensive ring of fire, but makes a good solo drinking game too.

Mr Freeze

This game can be played throughout the entire party. One person is designated Mr. Freeze. At any point during the party he/she must freeze. Everyone that notices must follow suit. The last person to catch on must take a shot. A new Mr. Freeze is chosen.