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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- A fun penalty game recommended for men
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Punishment games that liven up drinking parties and banquets (1–10)
butt-letter
Didn’t you do this in elementary school? It’s ‘butt writing.’ As the name suggests, you write letters with your butt and have the people watching read them.
If they can’t read it properly, you have to do it over.
Don’t be embarrassed—just treat it like a penalty game and go all out!
drink a bad-tasting drink
Drinking nasty beverages is a classic punishment in TV shows and the like, isn’t it? Bitter juices and sour juices are the standard choices, aren’t they? These days, you can buy punishment drinks at variety shops, so let’s try getting some.
Talk about my first love
A drinking-game penalty where you have to talk about your first love actually gets surprisingly lively! When everyone’s faces soften at those sweet-and-sour stories, it almost feels fun despite being a penalty.
The kind of memories that make you blush just recalling them can set off laughter, and you might glimpse unexpected sides of people too—like the usually quiet boss suddenly chatting away, or the cool junior turning bright red.
First-love talk really brings everyone closer.
As the drinks flow, someone might accidentally let their true feelings slip—but that’s part of the charm.
With these heartwarming memories, you’re guaranteed to have a great party!
Announce my embarrassing past
Doesn’t everyone have one or two embarrassing stories from their past? Sharing them is a classic punishment game, too.
The content can be anything: a cringey childhood episode, a love story from your school days, or even a recent blunder.
Try to find a story people can laugh at.
By the way, the trick to telling it in a funny way is to make it feel vivid and immersive.
Prepare a bit in advance and steal the show with the laughs.
Sing the school song with all your might
There’s also a punishment game where you have to sing your school anthem with full power.
If you’re a student, that means singing it more earnestly than anyone else when the anthem comes up.
Of course, you should always sing with all your heart, but it can feel a bit embarrassing, right? If you’re a working adult, you’ll likely be asked to belt out your alma mater’s anthem.
You might discover someone went to the same school and hit it off, or it could be a chance to reminisce about your student days.
Once a punishment game is set, start by brushing up on the school song.
Make the sentence endings weird.
A common party-game penalty is that during the drinking session you have to end every sentence with a specific phrase.
Popular examples include adding something like “…nyan” or “…de gowasu,” endings you wouldn’t normally use and that are a bit embarrassing.
How about trying to have a serious conversation while using a silly sentence ending?
say an embarrassing line
It’s one of the classic punishment games, but it always gets everyone excited.
In party entertainment or banquet punishment games, you have to do it in front of a large crowd, which makes it even more embarrassing.
The lines that feel embarrassing can differ depending on gender, so be sure to prepare several variations.