Recommended punishments for a Christmas party
Many people get together with friends for parties or have banquets with their clubs or at work during Christmas, right?
Christmas has a romantic vibe, but since everyone’s gathered, you’ll want to liven things up and have a fun, lively time.
At Christmas parties, it’s common to prepare gifts and play games or do activities, and what really gets everyone excited at times like that is a penalty game!
In this article, we’ll introduce penalty games that will spice up your Christmas party.
We’ve picked out options ranging from Christmas-themed ones to classic penalty games, so be sure to try them at your Christmas party!
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Recommended punishment games for a Christmas party (1–10)
Peyoung Ultra-Spicy MAX Speed-Eating
It’s a punishment game where you have to wolf down that infamous Peyoung Gekikara MAX all at once—just watching might make you cough.
Spice lovers might breeze through it, but for ordinary people it could wreck your windpipe, so do the kind thing and have some water ready before you try.
Pocky game
If there are two or more people taking the punishment, have them pair up and play the Pocky Game! As you know, the Pocky Game is where two people eat a Pocky stick from opposite ends.
In the latter half, their faces get really close, which can be super embarrassing! Be mindful of the relationship between the people receiving the punishment, and try combinations that will hype things up—same-gender pairs, mixed-gender pairs, etc.
It’s a punishment game that makes not only the players but also the onlookers feel nervous and excited.
Biri-biri
Among party games, perhaps the most unpredictably surprising and exciting are those with an electric-shock penalty.
This penalty game, familiar from TV, is guaranteed to get everyone fired up! It’s easy to understand and entertains the whole group in a short time, which is a big plus.
A sudden little electric jolt can completely change the mood and set off a wave of laughter.
However, it’s important to use it as a moderate spice.
Keep everyone’s enjoyment in mind and plan it so all participants can have a great time!
Recommended punishment games for a Christmas party (11–20)
Say the name of your first love
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When you think of Christmas, at some point it became an event that’s inseparable from romance, didn’t it? So how about a romance-themed dare for a penalty game? One easy option everyone can enjoy is saying the name of your first crush.
At a company party or a university club gathering, you’d think it wouldn’t be embarrassing because nobody knows that person anyway, but actually saying out loud, “My first crush was [Name]-kun,” is super embarrassing, right? (lol) It’s a sweet and slightly heartwarming kind of dare.
Russian roulette
The classic punishment game Russian roulette is kind of cliché, but it always gets everyone hyped! The orthodox way is to prepare several cream puffs or pieces of sushi, and make only a few of them super spicy.
If you use it as a punishment game, you can simply say that getting the spicy one means you’re “punished,” and you can also set a rule that even if you get a normal one, you have to pretend it’s spicy.
That makes it a pretty tough challenge in its own way.
It’s an idea for a punishment game that seems fun from the preparation stage!
Challenge with a bad-tasting drink
A penalty game that’s easy to try with just a little preparation is having someone drink a nasty-tasting beverage.
You’ve probably seen those punishments on TV variety shows where people drink things like aojiru or senburi tea, right? If you actually try it, it can really liven things up! Besides the healthy-but-bad-tasting drinks mentioned earlier, there are now lots of party goods made for penalty games—like super sour or super spicy drinks, as well as ramune with unimaginable flavors such as takoyaki-style or cream stew-style.
They’re widely available, so be sure to pick some up and give it a try.
Impersonation
Impressions (doing impressions) are a classic “on-the-spot” punishment game, and it’s great because you don’t need any props.
You can mimic an anime character, a trending celebrity, or even do a singing impression! You can let the person doing the punishment choose their own prompt, but we also recommend the on-the-spot version where people around them assign the impression.
If they suddenly get asked and still nail it, the room will go wild; and even if it’s not similar at all, everyone will still get a good laugh! It’s a recommended punishment game that lightens the mood on the spot.