Punishment game ideas to further liven up performances and skits
Entertainment acts and performances are essential for livening up events like weddings and birthday parties, as well as company year-end and New Year gatherings.
Some of you may be thinking, “I’ve been put in charge, but I’m not sure what to choose…”
In this article, we’ll introduce penalty game ideas to make your entertainment and performances even more exciting!
Having penalty games ready will take your party games to the next level.
We’ve assembled a wide range—from ones where you can enjoy the loser’s reactions to ideas that reveal unexpected sides of people.
Be sure to add these penalty games to your entertainment or performances so everyone at the venue can have a great time.
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Penalty game ideas (1–10) to further liven up skits and performances
butt bat (a prank/hazing act of hitting someone’s buttocks with a bat)
Ketsu-bat is one of the classic penalty games, isn’t it? It’s a simple game where you smack someone’s butt with a bat, but it always gets people excited.
Of course, make sure to use a soft bat to avoid injuries, and go easy when you hit.
rubber band snap
It’s a penalty game where you bite down on a rubber band and have the other person pull it, then they suddenly let go all at once.
The person biting the rubber band doesn’t know when it will be released, so it’s really nerve‑racking, and the fear of it snapping back and hitting their face makes it very exciting.
Clothespin punishment game
This is a punishment game that 2PM—famous as the original “beastly idol” group—used to play in their early days on their own variety show.
They would clip rubber band–attached clothespins onto the person being punished, on their hair, earlobes, and so on.
Then they’d yank the bands hard.
Clothespins hurt just from clipping them on, right? Imagine several being pulled at the same time—it’s scary just to think about.
Punishment game ideas (11–20) to further liven up skits and performances
Showcase how you call your partner and how they call you
Let’s have them reveal the names they only use with each other as a penalty game! The classic is dropping honorifics and calling each other by name, but sometimes they actually use “-chan” or “-kun,” or even special nicknames no one else knows.
For some people, that’s something they really don’t want others to find out, so it’s perfect for a penalty game! If there’s a couple there, you could have them call each other that way, too.
It might be embarrassing for them, but for everyone else it’s a penalty game that shares a little happiness around!
Change your LINE icon
LINE is one of our everyday lifelines for communication, and you might actually see someone’s icon face more often than their real one.
So, as a penalty game, how about making them change their LINE icon and carry an unwanted icon for a set period of time? The classics are a posed selfie or a goofy face—have them switch to something that will embarrass them as much as possible.
Since it’s a regular communication tool, people who aren’t even there at the time will end up seeing it too—that’s another point that makes it unpleasant.
Post the specified text and photos on social media.
As a means of broadly sharing one’s thoughts, social media is indispensable, and it’s normal not to post things that differ from your own views.
This is a punishment game where you have to post a specified message on such social media—broadcasting something embarrassing to a wide audience, even those not present.
You can decide the post text in advance and then compete, or tailor the message to the person who will post it—this approach is also recommended.
Making the text out of character for the person increases the embarrassment and lets people who don’t know the context enjoy it too.
Come up with a catchy phrase and introduce yourself
This task involves coming up with short phrases that introduce each character, much like the self-introductions idols use.
The goal is to boldly declare how “cute” or “cool” they are—really leaning into it so they feel a proper dose of embarrassment.
Beyond idols, having lots of examples of catchy taglines from manga and anime in your head will help you assemble sentences smoothly.
If you’re having trouble coming up with ideas, it can also be fun to gather words from people around you and build phrases from there.