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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!

Punishment games that hype up the year-end party! From disgustingly gross to super embarrassing (31–40)

Sing the school song

Nobunobu Yamamoto singing the alma mater of his alma mater, Kasukabe Kyoei
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

Coming-of-age ceremony: an upperclassman bragging about their wild exploits back in the day #shorts
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)

[Hilarious] We Can’t Go Home Until We Do 100 Prop Jokes Using Only Things We Have at Home!!
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

[Viewer Discretion Advised] Eating Insects as a Punishment Game! [Crickets, Silkworm Pupae, Bamboo Worms]
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.

Make your smartphone search history public

[Public Execution] My Sister-Obsessed Little Brother’s Search History Was Way Too Insane
Make your smartphone search history public

You sometimes see people checking smartphone search histories on variety shows, right? There are entries that make you think, “Why did you look that up?” It’s a punishment game where you have to reveal your entire search history to everyone there.

Nobody expects their search history to be seen by others, so just imagining it is embarrassing!

Punishment games that hype up your year-end party! From disgustingly bad to super embarrassing (41–50)

doodles on the face

[Showdown] Doodling on faces with marker! Tried playing hagoita in kimono! [Face wrecked]
doodles on the face

There’s that game with battledores where the loser gets their face scribbled on with ink, right? Let’s do face doodles with that same playful vibe! Regular pens or permanent markers are hard to wash off, so it’s easier if you use special pens that come off easily.

You can find face-doodling pens at variety stores.

Tasting Death Sauce

[Punishment Game] Since I lost in LINE Tantan, I’ll do a Death Sauce taste test [TGS]
Tasting Death Sauce

Among hot sauces, Death Sauce is famous for being extremely spicy.

Just eating food covered with this Death Sauce is already a punishment game, but this takes it further by tasting several varieties of Death Sauce in a “kiki Death Sauce,” a twist on a tasting challenge.

If you’re good with spicy foods, you might just manage to get through it, but for those who can’t handle heat, it’s a brutally tough punishment.