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)
tell an unfailingly funny story
Just being told it has to be a “can’t-miss” story puts pressure on you—this is a game where the urge to make people laugh mixes with nerves and all eyes are on you.
The content can be anything, from embarrassing episodes from your past to memories with family and friends, but there’s a constant fear that if you don’t deliver a proper punchline, you’ll bomb.
Sometimes the anxious delivery or unexpected turn of the story makes the crowd stir—and that, too, is part of the fun of this punishment game.
If it truly lands, you’ll get applause and laughter, but even when it bombs, laughter still happens—that paradox is what makes this dare a test of courage and humor.
Catching a live blade with bare hands
It’s a game with a punishment-game element added: seeing whether you can successfully catch a stick being swung down toward you.
Because you don’t know when it’ll come, each person’s reflexes are tested, and if you fail, the simple result is getting tapped on the head.
To make it work as a punishment game, you need tricks that make the stick harder to catch; let’s think about ways to break their concentration.
For example, you can ask casual questions to make them think and then swing through while they’re distracted, or use feints to lure them into letting their guard down—both are recommended approaches.
Double Dutch on an acupressure mat
The more physical issues you have, the more painful foot reflexology tends to feel, and it can be a good opportunity to think about your condition.
In this challenge, you’ll try doing double under jumps while standing on a reflexology mat, so the impact makes the pain more noticeable.
First, it’s recommended to simply stand on the mat and check which areas hurt.
Then, keeping those spots in mind, attempt the double unders.
Because the mat has a uniquely bumpy surface, losing your balance could lead to injury, so proceed carefully and pay attention to the pain.
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!
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.
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.