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!
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Punishment games that liven up year-end parties! From ridiculously gross to super embarrassing (51–60)
Call the person I like
It’s a penalty game where you have to call your crush in front of everyone.
You could even decide on a keyword.
For someone who insists they don’t have a crush, how about calling an ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend? That might be a bit more challenging, I think (lol).
shopping for supplies
It’s a simple penalty game where the loser has to go out and buy food or drinks.
Doing it normally isn’t very fun, so you can mix it up: buy something heavy, order a weird menu item to take out, go shopping in cosplay, and so on!
Announcing my dark past
Everyone has one or two embarrassing incidents from the past they’d rather forget—what you might call a “dark history.” This is a punishment game where you have to present one of those.
Stories full of angst from our sensitive years can, now that time has passed, turn into tales we can laugh about, right?
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.
Punishment games that hype up your year-end party! From disgustingly awful to hilariously embarrassing (61–70)
perform a rhythm-based comedy routine with full power
It’s embarrassing to go all-out performing a comedian’s rhythm routine, but I think it makes for a fun, hype-forcing punishment game.
Since rhythm routines are often done by comedy duos, make the punishment a two-person team as well.
The flow is: punishment decided ⇒ practice backstage ⇒ perform a few minutes later.
Use acts like 8.6-Byou Bazooka’s “Rassun Goréi,” Fujisaki Market’s “Rarararai Taiso,” Oriental Radio’s “Buyuden,” and 2700’s “Look at My Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Alternating” as references.
More recently, the members’ shiritori routine and Linda Color ∞’s bits have been going viral on TikTok, so it could get everyone fired up!
List five good things about the questioner!
Have the winner of the game list five good things about the person giving the penalty.
We don’t often get the chance to tell our friends or partners directly what we like about them.
Even if we think it, it can be quite embarrassing to say it face-to-face.
But that’s exactly why it works as a penalty game! Use this penalty to help people express their true feelings.
It might be embarrassing for the person saying it, but the one hearing it will be happy, and it’s a great chance to bring you closer to each other.
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans
These candies from the Harry Potter films are also a classic souvenir at Universal Studios Japan.
They drew attention because the list includes names that are clearly not food.
You can often guess the “bad” flavors from the appearance of the beans, so pick those out and have people try them as a forfeit.
You can brace yourself and choose a bad flavor on your own, or add some thrill by letting others pick what you have to eat—either way, it’s sure to liven things up.