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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Punishment game ideas to further liven up performances and acts (21–30)
Eat bugs
Please do not, under any circumstances, eat any bugs you find around here.
For this penalty game, only insects sold specifically for consumption are allowed.
You might call them “exotic foods”…
Nowadays, a variety of edible insects—such as crickets, grasshoppers, and silkworm pupae—are available for purchase.
Their appearance certainly isn’t appetizing; in fact, most people will probably get goosebumps just looking at them.
That’s exactly why they make such a fitting idea for a penalty game, but please don’t force anyone to participate.
sing passionately
How about a punishment game where the loser has to passionately sing their favorite song? If you’re not confident about singing in front of others, it can be really nerve‑wracking and embarrassing.
Have them sing the chorus, and everyone watching should make sure to hype them up.
If there’s no karaoke available, they can sing a cappella.
wink
Winking is something some people can do and others can’t.
For those who can, it’s an easy action, but being asked to do it can be surprisingly embarrassing.
And for those who can’t, it’s basically like having people watch you make a funny face, so it’s embarrassing for them too.
Because it’s easy to add variations—like “wink with a cute pose,” “wink while saying ___,” or “wink at ___”—I think it makes for a quick and fun penalty game.
Talk about the biggest failure in my life.
Everyone wants to keep their embarrassing stories hidden.
That’s exactly why they’re perfect for a penalty game.
From cute childhood slip-ups to embarrassing blunders as adults, let’s take this chance to share them with everyone! However, only share what the person feels comfortable talking about.
Don’t force anyone to reveal something they really don’t want to.
Also, after listening, avoid teasing—ask what they learned from the experience or how it helped them grow.
That way, you can move on to the next game in a positive mood.
to do monoboke (a Japanese comedy bit where a performer uses everyday objects as props for jokes or gags)
A “mono-boke” is a performance where you use props to make people laugh.
You might pretend a prop is something else, or draw humor out of the prop itself…
As long as you get laughs, anything goes in terms of method and content.
But since it’s a punishment game, you can’t plan your material in advance, and you have to perform with whatever’s on hand at the time.
That makes it a pretty tough challenge, but don’t worry about quality.
If you manage to get everyone laughing as a punishment, you could say you lost the game but won the match!
Punishment Game Old Maid
This is a groundbreaking punishment game that combines dares with the card game Old Maid.
If you win at Old Maid, you might be able to avoid the punishment.
Prepare two cards for each punishment, and if you collect both, you don’t have to do that punishment.
Watching people play Punishment Old Maid from the sidelines sounds fun, too!
Punishment Game Dice
This is an activity where you roll a die with various penalty games written on it to decide which one to perform.
It works well as a way to choose a penalty for the loser of a game, but it’s also fun to include items that let you avoid the penalty and make that the game itself.
Enjoy the excitement of not knowing which penalty will come up and the thrill of widely varying difficulty levels.
It also seems like a good way to spark conversation by having everyone bring penalty ideas they’d really rather avoid.
