Punishment games that liven up drinking parties and banquets
At drinking parties and banquets, there are plenty of chances to play party games, right?
How about adding a rule so it’s not just for fun: if you lose, you get a penalty!
It’ll liven things up with friends or your crew, and at company gatherings it’ll surely help bring bosses and subordinates closer together.
In this article, we’ve collected only penalty games that won’t cause injuries or make anyone feel bad—activities that let everyone end with a smile.
Use them as a reference and give them a try!
Let’s make drinking parties and banquets even more exciting with fun games and playful penalties!
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Punishment games that hype up drinking parties and banquets (51–60)
Show (someone) your driver’s license photo
Do people who look cute or cool in their driver’s license photos even exist? You really don’t want to show anyone those kinds of ID photos, right? If you don’t have a driver’s license, a student ID is fine, too.
If you’re confident, it might not even feel like a punishment.
Funny-face photo session
I’m going to show off a funny face in front of everyone.
Just doing that would be too ordinary and boring, so the others will take photos and videos and we’ll hold a “Funny Face Photo Session.” There will probably be some lingering embarrassment, but let’s shake it off and go all out with our wackiest faces!
Change to an embarrassing phone case
These days almost everyone has a smartphone, and many people probably use a case.
Most people choose one they like, but I recommend a punishment game where you switch it to something embarrassing.
It would be mean to make it last too long, so set a fixed period for it.
Get your heart racing for real with Balloon Break!
A top-tier thrilling penalty game using a balloon.
You bring an inflated balloon close to someone’s face while another person pokes it with a wooden stick.
Right after the countdown—“3, 2, 1”—the balloon bursts cleanly.
Both the participant and the audience can’t help but feel nervous and on edge.
The big reaction from the person after it pops is sure to hype up the crowd.
Viewers, please keep a safe distance.
Show (off) a childhood habit
Childhood habits are often things we’re not aware of ourselves and only learn about when our parents tell us.
Many of these habits can be embarrassing if others find out.
Let’s go ahead and showcase those habits as a party forfeit.
Just be careful—if the habit is a bit too extreme, it might not be something people can laugh about.
Catching a live blade with bare hands
It’s a game with a punishment-game element added: seeing whether you can successfully catch a stick being swung down toward you.
Because you don’t know when it’ll come, each person’s reflexes are tested, and if you fail, the simple result is getting tapped on the head.
To make it work as a punishment game, you need tricks that make the stick harder to catch; let’s think about ways to break their concentration.
For example, you can ask casual questions to make them think and then swing through while they’re distracted, or use feints to lure them into letting their guard down—both are recommended approaches.
Double Dutch on an acupressure mat
The more physical issues you have, the more painful foot reflexology tends to feel, and it can be a good opportunity to think about your condition.
In this challenge, you’ll try doing double under jumps while standing on a reflexology mat, so the impact makes the pain more noticeable.
First, it’s recommended to simply stand on the mat and check which areas hurt.
Then, keeping those spots in mind, attempt the double unders.
Because the mat has a uniquely bumpy surface, losing your balance could lead to injury, so proceed carefully and pay attention to the pain.
Have a screen protector slapped on haphazardly
Everyone carefully applies a protective film to their smartphone, trying their best to avoid bubbles.
This prank is a simple yet quietly shocking punishment: you peel off that film once and have someone nearby stick it back on haphazardly—nothing flashy, just painfully effective.
to put on makeup
Makeup is a delicate process, and many people approach their daily routine with meticulous attention to detail.
In this activity, we’ll apply makeup to the person receiving a penalty and enjoy watching their face gradually change.
Rather than professional-quality makeup, think of applying it thickly and roughly—ending up messy might actually make it more entertaining.
This is also a great opportunity to try a bold, flashy look that would be hard to pull off in your everyday makeup.
Reading aloud an embarrassing XX
Everyone has probably written various kinds of texts over the course of their life—elementary school essays, old diary entries, and so on.
This activity is about digging up those old writings that everyone likely has tucked away and having them read aloud with heart.
You’ll get to truly feel the embarrassment, including the clumsy parts, as you see what your past self was thinking and how you used to write.
Since you can’t predict the content, it’s best to choose pieces from as far back in time as possible.