Punishment games that liven up company drinking parties and banquets
Having a lineup of penalty games ready for company drinking parties, banquets, or entertainment segments can really liven things up.
That said, if the penalties are too harsh, no one will laugh, and it can be hard to come up with ones that are just the right level of difficulty.
In this article, we’ll introduce fun penalty games that are sure to be a hit even at company gatherings!
We’ve compiled a wide range—from classic penalties to ones that are perfect for the smartphone era—so please use them as inspiration!
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Punishment games that liven up company drinking parties and banquets (1–10)
improvisational dance
Even just dancing normally can be tough, so having to dance improvisationally might feel pretty embarrassing.
The rule is to keep dancing however you like to music you’re hearing for the first time.
It’s hard to make it look like the video here, but as long as you’re having fun, it’s totally fine—even if you’ve never danced before!
improv impersonation
In this video, the concept is to suddenly ask people to impersonate YouTubers, but for a company punishment game, I think it would be funny to suddenly make them imitate comedians or celebrities instead.
The key is how well they can handle being put on the spot.
I can already picture them panicking!
High-Tension Championship
How about a penalty game where you just go all out and move around at maximum energy—shouting, dancing, jumping, making funny faces, anything goes? I think this is quite a high-level penalty game.
In a way, you have to throw away the character you’ve had until now and show a new you!
Lively Punishment Games for Company Drinking Parties and Banquets (11–20)
Change the internal chat icon
A punishment game that’s currently popular at drinking parties is to change someone’s icon on the company chat app—like Slack or Chatwork—to a weird photo.
It’s pretty surprising when their icon suddenly turns into something strange that isn’t them.
The cute idea is that they have to keep that odd icon for a set period of time.
It might be hilariously over-the-top if, for example, someone who usually has a neat and cute female icon suddenly switches to a super macho man’s photo.
Russian drink
It’s no exaggeration to call this the ultimate game: you have to chug a punishment drink made with disgustingly bad ingredients mixed together, like Death Sauce and bitter wormwood tea.
Of course, Death Sauce is a bit too intense, so I think you can substitute it with a normally bad-tasting drink instead.
kissy face
It’s really embarrassing to show a kissy face in front of people, isn’t it? Even the viewers end up feeling a bit bashful.
Which means it’s perfect as a penalty game, too.
You might even see your usually serious boss making that kind of expression—who would’ve thought!?
A cappella karaoke
Let me introduce a fun penalty game that livens up company karaoke outings.
Turn off the backing track and sing a cappella while reading the lyrics.
Since karaoke is all about the instrumental track, this really puts your singing ability to the test.
Just ride the vibe and power through it!