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 (31–40) to further enliven performances and skits
Penalty game taste test!
It’s a punishment game where you’re blindfolded and have to immediately answer what kind of punishment you just received.
For example, if you’re smacked with a paper fan, you’d normally want to react with something like “Ouch!” but under this rule, you must say “Paper fan!” first, before any reaction, to name the punishment you got.
It’s a fresh, unusual rule you don’t see often, so it should pique the audience’s curiosity.
Pie Tower Punishment Game
Smashing a pie in someone’s face is the classic punishment game, isn’t it? That said, even though we call it a “pie,” you don’t actually need a crust—just cream is more than enough for a punishment game.
Variety stores and online shops sell cans of pie cream specifically for these games, so try getting one and giving it a go.
Buruzon Chiemi
Since the punishment game of impersonating Buruzon Chiemi only involves lines, it’s a relatively easy bit to try and is recommended.
Don’t have just one person do it—have two people play the ‘with B’ roles as part of the punishment, too.
It shouldn’t be scary with three people.
Give it a try.
boiling water
A boiling-water bath and the like are classic punishments on TV shows.
The phrase “Don’t push me, don’t push me!” from the comedy trio Dachou Club originally comes from the hot-water bath bit.
If preparing a full bath is difficult, you can substitute with a foot bath.
A game where you find treasures in the powder
It’s a game where you hide candies or the like in a pile of powder and try to find them with your face without using your hands.
Your face ends up completely white, but it’s guaranteed to be hilarious.
Be careful if there are girls present, as they might dislike it because their makeup could get messed up.
Drink aojiru (green vegetable juice)
Aojiru is rich in nutrients, but it’s also famous for tasting bad.
Let’s have someone take on aojiru as a penalty game and share their tasting impressions.
Some store-bought aojiru actually tastes good, so choosing one that doesn’t is an important point for a proper penalty game.
If you really can’t find a flavor harsh enough for a forfeit, you could try mixing in additional vegetables with a commercial one.
It could also be fun to turn it into a guessing game where they try to figure out which vegetables are in it.
[Right or Left?] Three Punishments All at Once
![[Right or Left?] Three Punishments All at Once](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lDzE9kt_dMg/sddefault.jpg)
The idea is to have them choose whether to take the punishment on the right or the left, and then administer the chosen punishment at the same time.
The punishments use props like a paper fan or a bat to the butt, and the level of pain varies depending on the prop.
The key point is that you hold the props up behind them and have them choose, so the target can’t see the props—and even if you swap them after they choose, they won’t notice.
The more you pair things so the target suffers, the more exciting the moment will likely be.
What’s inside the box?
A “what’s in the box?” game where you guess the contents using only your hands.
Since it’s for a punishment game, it might be okay to make what’s inside the box pretty hardcore.
Seafood and the like can be quite tough.
Even a stuffed animal will make everyone jump, thinking it’s a real animal.
Tire-flavored gummy
HARIBO gummies are famous worldwide, but believe it or not, there’s a tire-flavored one on the market.
It’s a rubber-flavored gummy, and from the smell alone it seems incredibly nasty.
Since the punishment is just eating a gummy, it might be a relatively easy challenge for a dare.
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.