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!
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Fun and exciting punishments recommended for high school students (1–10)
to have someone smell my socks
Embarrassing penalty games can really liven things up, right? So here’s one I’d like to introduce: a penalty where someone has to smell another person’s socks.
As the name suggests, it’s all about smelling, but there are lots of ways to spice it up.
For example, you can draw lots to decide who smells whose socks.
And of course, make it a surprise.
You can also use an odor checker to measure the smell objectively with numbers—it’s a great way to hype things up.
Affordable ones are available from a few thousand yen, so give it a try.
do cosplay
It’s handy to have a penalty game that anyone can do quickly and that also makes everyone laugh, right? So here’s my suggestion: make the penalty a cosplay.
Any costume works, but things that feel a bit embarrassing—like a full-body suit or a school uniform—really hype things up.
You could also go with a popular anime character or a celebrity cosplay.
Try to find something with a strong visual impact.
First, check online stores and look for a costume you like!
Cringe/embarrassing past confessions
Everyone probably has an embarrassing experience they’d rather forget.
Having someone confess a cringeworthy “dark past” or a time they messed up makes for a great punishment game.
Simply saying “Tell us your dark past” is vague, so it might help to give a specific prompt like “From when you were in middle school,” and so on.
You could also ask their siblings or family about their dark past.
Some people might have stories that are way too embarrassing, so keep it moderate.
Funny, exciting penalty games recommended for high school students (11–20)
Show your smartphone’s search history
What kind of words do you usually search for on your smartphone? Among them, there are probably some search terms you wouldn’t want others to see.
The “smartphone search history punishment game” forces you to reveal them.
However, since each person can only do this once per round, if you want to enjoy it multiple times, checking the conversion suggestions is recommended.
You can even get excited over which syllable from the Japanese alphabet to pick.
That said, because this game delves quite deeply into private matters, be considerate when playing.
Solo and passionate performance of the school song
This is a punishment game where someone has to belt out the school song, which is often sung by everyone together at assemblies and the like, all by themselves.
It could be the anthem from a high school that everyone there knows, or it might be fun to have them try to recall and sing the one from their elementary or junior high school.
You can also get a sense of how they used to approach singing the school anthem, and for people who aren’t good at singing, it would be a hellish punishment.
You might even spice things up by specifying a singing style—like doing impressions while singing—to make it more exciting.
to do/get a kabedon (to slam your hand against the wall near someone / to have someone do that to you)
How about a penalty game where someone does a kabedon? Kabedon is a situation often seen in romance films where you lean against the wall behind the other person and bring your face close to theirs.
If you use it as a penalty game, choose who will do it and who will receive it.
As a variation, you could also have a rule that the person must perform several different styles of kabedon.
That way it’ll be funnier and more exciting.
If you want to go the extra mile, preparing cosplay costumes is also an option.
doodles on the face
Since ancient times, there’s been a well-loved “punishment game” where you draw on someone’s face.
Think of the image of losing at a traditional battledore game, and feel free to draw whatever you like.
The classics include writing the kanji “肉” (meat) on the forehead, or drawing a mustache and eyebrows.
If that alone doesn’t get people excited, you can make the doodles fit a theme.
Try drawing the person to resemble a celebrity or an anime character—this will really liven things up.
Just be sure to use materials that wash off easily.