A party forfeit that gets everyone hyped
Games are a staple of any party, whether it’s a birthday party or a Halloween party! But rather than just deciding winners and losers, things get even more exciting when there’s a penalty game for the loser.
In this article, we’ll introduce penalty game ideas that will take your party to the next level.
From classic ones you often see on TV to options that might reveal an embarrassing side of yourself, we’ve gathered a variety of punishments.
Be careful not to go overboard or force anyone, and enjoy them as one element to liven up your games!
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Punishment Games That Hype Up a Party (41–50)
Serious Gesture Game
Gesture games are often enjoyed as a form of recreation, but how about turning it into a penalty game by giving extremely difficult prompts? When you play it as a game, you’d choose prompts that are easy to convey, but since it’s a penalty, make the prompts high difficulty.
A Story That Never Fails (to Get Laughs)
The well-known TV segment “Stories That Never Bomb.” As a punishment game, you’ll present your own ‘never-bomb’ story.
Surely everyone has at least one surefire bit—like something from childhood or a quirky thing your parents did.
Let’s keep a few in stock for moments like these!
Confess a celebrity you’ve been told you resemble
This looks simple, but it’s an embarrassing punishment game.
And saying “the name of the most famous person who’s given you the nicest compliment” is especially embarrassing.
If you’re a real beauty, people will just go, “Ah, I see,” and it probably won’t be that embarrassing of a punishment game, but still…
Show (someone) your driver’s license photo
Don’t you think ID photos always make you look even worse than usual for some reason? Sometimes even celebrities show their driver’s license photos, right? This is a punishment game where you have to show a photo from your driver’s license or student ID—pictures that probably don’t look very flattering.
It might not be very effective for really handsome guys or beautiful women, though…
Improvised Song
A punishment game where you have to make up a song on the spot and sing it.
Since it’s a pretty difficult challenge, I think it’ll be easier and more fun if you use melodies everyone knows—like the children’s songs “If You’re a Turtle” (Moshi Moshi Kameyo) or “The Policeman’s Dog”—give a prompt, then improvise the lyrics and sing.
cosplay
There are many outfits unique to certain professions in the world, and we don’t often get the chance to wear them.
This activity is about trying a variety of clothing styles so you can enjoy the atmosphere of different jobs.
Sometimes simplified costumes are sold for cosplay, so have them put those on and enjoy their reactions.
You can choose outfits you want the other person to wear or ones you want to wear yourself, but for the sake of getting reactions, it can also be fun to deliberately pick something they’d be reluctant to wear.
What is the minimum score on the test?
Do you remember the lowest score you ever got on a test? If this feels like a punishment game to you, a specific answer sheet you’d rather forget probably came to mind.
It’s an even better conversation starter if you share the subject and the story behind why you ended up with that score.
Admitting your lowest score can be a little embarrassing, but by telling an awkward story, you might spark lots of questions and end up feeling much closer to friends or a partner!
How do you call your partner? And how do they call you?
Let’s have them reveal the special names they only use for each other as a forfeit! The classic is dropping honorifics and calling each other by first name, but sometimes they actually use “-chan” or “-kun,” or even nicknames no one else knows.
For many people, that’s something they’d never want others to find out, which makes it perfect for a penalty game! If there’s a couple there, you could have them call each other by those names, too.
It might be embarrassing for them, but for everyone else it’s a forfeit that shares a bit of their happiness!
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans
These sweets from the Harry Potter film series are also a classic souvenir at Universal Studios Japan.
They drew attention because the list includes names that are clearly not food.
You can usually guess the “bad” flavors to some extent from the appearance of the beans, so pick those out and have someone try them as a forfeit.
You can steel yourself and choose a bad flavor on your own, or add some excitement by having someone else pick what you’ll eat—either way, it’s sure to liven things up.
Think of your own catchphrase and introduce yourself.
How about coming up with your own catchphrase and introducing yourself with it? That way it works as an embarrassing-style penalty game, and it could also be a chance to get to know each other better.
Who knows—this might even help you make more friends! If you try it, think up a catchphrase inspired by your distinctive traits, the things you like, or your hobbies.
For a laugh, it’s also fun to deliberately give yourself an over-the-top, grandiose tagline.
