Games to liven up remote drinking parties. You can play even when you're far apart!
Drinking parties are often held to deepen connections with coworkers and friends.
It can be hard to coordinate times and locations, and sometimes it’s tough to get everyone together.
That’s when games you can enjoy remotely really come in handy.
We’ve picked out options everyone can play together using video features on tools like Zoom or LINE.
The lineup ranges from quick quiz-style games to full-fledged titles.
Even when you’re far apart, try adding games that bring people closer to your remote drinking party.
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Games to spice up your remote drinking party. Play together even when you're apart! (1–10)
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Daifugō is a classic card game that everyone can get excited about.
While you can’t use real playing cards when you’re apart, you can enjoy it just like usual by using apps that let you create rooms and play online.
I recommend setting it up so you have a remote video chat on screen while keeping the game screen at hand—this way, you can also enjoy the mind games through conversation.
Depending on the app, you can even add local rules, so discussing which rules to adopt is an important way to make the game more engaging.
Personality test
Have you ever watched the Nippon TV show “Getsuyou kara Yofukashi” (Late-Night on Monday), which recently moved from a late-night slot to a slightly earlier time? The show often features personality/psychology tests, and Matsuko Deluxe always turns them into laughs by saying things like, “This is totally off!” Psychology tests never fail to spark conversation and are great for online drinking parties, too.
For example, there’s the test that asks, “There’s a glass of water—how full is it?” One interpretation says the amount of water reflects a person’s stress level.
If you have a book of psychology tests, everyone can have fun with it, so organizers, please make sure to prepare one!
Picture shiritori
Have you ever seen the popular segment “Artists with No Drawing Skill” on the talk variety show Ame-Talk!? It’s amazing how hard you can laugh just from people drawing a dog.
Sure, every drawing is bad, but that’s exactly what makes the segment so charming.
So why not rope in folks who aren’t good at drawing and enjoy a game of “picture shiritori” remotely? It’s basically the illustration version of shiritori.
If you think the previous person drew a chicken (niwatori), then the next person draws something that starts with “ri.” It’s fun whether the chain connects well or not.
Highly recommended for remote drinking parties when you’ve got plenty of time!
Games to liven up remote drinking parties. Play together even when you’re apart! (11–20)
No-English game
You see “no English allowed” talk segments in lots of TV shows and YouTuber projects.
This idea might seem commonplace at first glance, but it’s still so fun that I can’t help watching.
Back in the day, the Big Three—Tamori, Sanma, and Takeshi—played this game while golfing.
I’m sure it would liven up remote drinking parties too.
You’ll end up blurting out the names of things around you—like the remote or a cup—without thinking! It might get even funnier as it gets later into the night.
And watch out for digital terms like “mute” and “click,” too.
The “Haa” game
With the “Haa” game, you might discover acting skills you didn’t even know you had! Each prompt card features an interjection like “haa” and eight different situations in which to use it.
The performer draws one card labeled A through H and acts out the situation they drew.
If the guess is correct, both the performer and the guesser earn points! There’s also an online system for distributing cards: one member accesses the URL and shares the dedicated QR code provided there with participants.
Give it a try at your next remote drinking party!
Fastest-finger quiz with everyone
If you want to have fun remotely, playing an app game is another option.
When it comes to quiz apps, this one is hugely popular—affectionately known as “Minhaya,” the game “Everyone’s Fastest-Finger Quiz.” How about giving it a try? A classic quiz-style buzzer appears on the screen, and the questions scroll above it; you press the button as soon as you know the answer and respond.
You can send friend requests in the app and hold versus matches with people who’ve become your friends, so use this feature to get the party going even when you’re remote!
Sea turtle soup
An impossible situation—yet once you hear the answer, everyone groans, “Why didn’t I think of that?” ‘Umigame no Soup’ is a type of lateral thinking game.
Changing your perspective can bring you rapidly closer to the correct answer, but as long as you take the question at face value, it’s hard to solve.
The questioner provides hints while answering the players’ questions.
Let’s work together—connected remotely—and deduce the right answer from the subtle words the questioner drops!