Punishment games that amp up the fun at year-end parties—from hilariously gross to super embarrassing!
If you’re playing games at a year-end party, you can’t skip the penalty games, right? Still, when it comes time to actually do one, you might find yourself wondering, “What kind of penalty game would be good?” or “I can’t think of anything that would really hype everyone up…” If you’re having fun with friends or colleagues, you’ll want to pick a penalty that still feels like a penalty but gets everyone laughing—something in just the right balance.
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of penalty game ideas perfect for year-end parties, from classics to slightly unusual twists.
Don’t forget to be considerate of others, and find ideas everyone can enjoy together!
- A simple punishment game you can do anywhere without any props—even at school or outdoors.
- Punishment games that liven up company drinking parties and banquets
- A fun punishment game recommended for women
- A party forfeit that gets everyone hyped
- Punishment games that liven up drinking parties and banquets
- Simple but intense! A quick-and-easy penalty game that hypes everyone up
- [Classic] Funny! Hilarious! A roundup of punishment games that will liven up the classroom
- [Easy] Punishments that will get middle schoolers excited
- Ideas for team-based games to enliven a party
- A fun penalty game recommended for men
- With friends or couples! A set of questions perfect for penalty games
- Entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties: games everyone can enjoy together
- How embarrassing! Lines recommended for punishment games
Punishment games that hype up the year-end party! From disgustingly gross to hilariously embarrassing (21–30)
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.
Ogiri (Japanese improv-style comedy wordplay game)
For those who are good at it, it becomes a perfect chance to show off their skills, but for those who aren’t, this is where a hellish time awaits.
With plenty of “oogiri” comedy shows like Shoten and the IPPON Grand Prix, many people are exposed to oogiri regularly.
Still, watching and actually doing it are two different things.
Coming up with a clever response to a prompt is surprisingly difficult.
That said, answers you squeeze out while feeling embarrassed can sometimes be unexpectedly funny.
Since it’s just a penalty game, don’t overthink it—give it a light try.
Punishment games that hype up the year-end party! From disgustingly gross to super embarrassing (31–40)
Sing the school song
Each school has its own school song, right? The lyrics and melodies vary, but they all serve the same role of symbolizing the school.
If you’ve spent time as a student, you’ve probably sung it at least once.
This time, here’s a suggestion: make the school song a punishment game! It’ll reveal a glimpse of your youthful days, and for those who aren’t comfortable singing in front of others, it’s quite a high hurdle.
But once you start singing, various memories may come flooding back—and who knows, you might even find someone who went to the same school.
tell war stories
There are times when something feels like a badass story to you, but when you tell others, they’re unexpectedly put off, right? Many people call that kind of past their “dark history,” and few bring it up themselves.
But since this is a penalty game, let’s have them share that tale on purpose! It’ll hype up the room if they tell it with a “pretty awesome, huh?” attitude and exaggerate it theatrically.
If it really is a legendary feat, their stock will skyrocket; if it’s a dark history, then it solidly works as a penalty.
It’s a win-win idea.
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!
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.
face stocking
You often see it as a penalty game on TV, where someone puts a pair of stockings over their head and gets pulled—that one.
It makes your face look absolutely ridiculous.
I can’t really recommend that punishment for women.
If you’re doing a group penalty game, you could even have everyone pull on the stockings and do a sumo match.
