Fun and exciting penalty games recommended for high school students
Many high school students probably enjoy playing games during little breaks at school, when they go out to hang out, or when they gather at someone’s house to play.
And when it comes to items that spice up those games… yes, punishment games!
Whether there’s a punishment or not makes a huge difference in how hyped and serious the game gets.
That desperate desire to avoid the punishment really amps up the game—but the punishments themselves should also be exciting and fun, right?
We’ve collected punishment ideas that will have you rolling with laughter and even in tears, so use them as a reference and enjoy your punishment games!
Fun and exciting punishments recommended for high school students (1–10)
face pantyhose
It’s the grueling punishment game you often see on TV: wearing pantyhose over the head and having it yanked from behind.
By forcing your face into a tight space, others can enjoy the flattened features and distorted expressions.
Using beige pantyhose is the standard, as it clearly shows how the face is contorted.
To make the punishment harsher, the skill of the person holding the tip is important—experiment with how you pull and the angle to further distort the expressions.
Impersonating the teacher in front of them
Imitating a teacher’s way of speaking or their memorable catchphrases is a classic school pastime, isn’t it? It’s usually something you enjoy out of the person’s sight, but if you do it while the teacher is watching, it turns into a brutal penalty game where you can’t ignore their gaze.
If the teacher laughs, you can breathe easy, but they might just get mad at you.
The risk of getting scolded is exactly what makes it work as a penalty game.
If you do it during class you’ll definitely get in trouble, so trying it during recess or at a time when performances are allowed might be best—you can also enjoy the thrill of not knowing which way it’ll go.
Improv impression
It’s a grueling punishment game where the person must keep responding wholeheartedly to a designated impersonation prompt.
Decide on a theme and start time in advance, and from that moment they have to stay in character.
Choosing someone with a distinctive way of speaking makes conversation easier to sustain—and lets them suffer more thoroughly.
You can make it a punishment where they do a single impersonation for a long stretch, or set it up so they must respond every time they’re prompted—either way, it can be harsh and really liven things up.
Brazilian wax
Brazilian waxing is a type of hair removal where hair is solidified with wax and then pulled off, which causes pain.
If you’re doing it as a punishment game, removing hair from visible areas is too risky, so it’s recommended to do it on hidden areas like nose hair.
The reaction to the pain is part of the punishment, but also pay attention to how it looks while waiting for the wax to harden, with sticks sticking out of the nose.
Since it’s a punishment game with strong pain, you need the resolve to yank it out decisively.
As a small kindness, it’s best to let the person do it at their own timing.
Change the sentence ending
This is a simple penalty game where you have to change the ending of your words to a specified form when speaking.
The key point is how the sentence endings change.
Other members can specify the endings, or you can list candidates and have one randomly chosen for added thrill.
The longer the period you must stick to the decided ending, the tougher it gets, which might make everyone play harder to avoid the penalty.
If more people end up with altered endings, the room may turn into a curious space filled with strange-sounding words.
You can also add a rule that anyone caught not using the changed ending receives a different penalty, which will make participants pay even more attention to sticking to the new endings.
Restraint tickling
It’s a simple yet harsh punishment game where the person is restrained so they can’t move and is tickled continuously for a set amount of time.
Because being tickled makes you laugh involuntarily, it can also make breathing feel difficult, which is part of the challenge.
The body will likely thrash around in an effort to escape the discomfort, so prevent that while watching them struggle.
Be mindful of the strain on the body, such as breathing and the throat, and be careful not to set the time limit too long.
People’s tolerance for this varies, so it might be a good idea to try it with as many participants as possible and use the results as a reference when choosing future punishment games.
butt-letter
One game you often see on TV shows is the “butt-writing” game.
In this game, you move your hips to trace the strokes of characters and convey the given phrase to your partner.
Because of how it looks—moving your butt—it’s often used as an embarrassing-style penalty game.
To start, prepare prompts in hiragana or katakana.
About 2–3 characters should be good.
And how about making a rule that you can’t stop until the prompt is correctly conveyed? It’s sure to liven things up.
