10 Drinking Games That Are Still Fun (Slideshow)
Pyramid
You'll need: A deck of cards, a drink
Where to play: Uncomfortable family gathering
Next time you're at a tense holiday get together, whip out a deck of cards before anyone can say "Benghazi". Pyramid requires a lot of concentration but very little skill, so everyone will be too busy focusing and drinking to rattle off reasons your degree in studio art is a waste of money.
Flip Cup
You'll need: An even number of people, plastic cups filled 1/3 full of beer
Play when: You find yourself straining to make conversation with new buddies at a bar
Look, making friends is hard when you're a grown up, so harken back to the halcyon days of college, where the most popular kid was the one best at flipping a plastic cup. You're honestly not chugging that much beer, and flipping a cup with a finger is silly, yet difficult, a good way to loosen up and laugh until you find a commonality.
King’s Cup
You'll need: one deck of cards, large cup for the "King's Cup", drinks
Play with: Your college buddies
There's something nostalgic about a game where you punish a bad draw with drinks of alcohol and each card has a secret code. This, the patriarch of drinking games, combines the rules of several others on the list and can get you pretty tipsy. It's best played only with people who've seen you at your worst.
Quarters
You'll need: A lot of quarters and a glass, drinks.
Play with: Your siblings
Got stuck at the kid's table, which now has a median age of 25, again? No worries. Mom's got glasses, and everyone's old enough to drink. Turn Passover into a party. This game requires just enough skill to stoke those old sibling rivalries, but not so much the loser loses his matzo.
Never Have I Ever
You'll need: A group of friends who don't mind over sharing, drinks.
Where to play: A bachelorette party where not all the guests know each other
Introducing your college roommate to your workplace bestie for the first time? Did Amber call at the last minute to say she's bringing her weird cousin along? Is your bachelorette party quickly devolving into sober conversation about a sale at Marshall's? Play this, quick. It's a great way to find out how admirably deranged strangers are and a good way to get some dirt on people you thought you knew.
President
You'll need: a deck of cards, drinks
Play with: Coworkers
This card game is about power, espionage, and ultimate control. In other words, it's just like your office, but the losers get drunk, which is way better than fired. It's a fun send up of the maneuvering that goes on at every 9-5, or perhaps your chance to get back at Kim, who you know is talking smack to your boss.
Beer Pong
You'll need: Plastic cups, ping pong ball, table, beer
Perfect for: Birthday party!
Okay, there is seriously nothing special about your thirtieth birthday. You can vote, drink, rent a car, what do you have to look forward to now? Botox? But a beer pong birthday party is a throwback to a simpler time of dive bars and poor judgment. You're old enough now to seem ironic and not just like an overgrown dudebro.
The Name Game
You'll need: Drinks
Play when: You're meeting your significant other's friends for the first time
Meeting your new love's friends for the first time is terrible even if they're awesome. It's like a job interview except it's usually pretty boozy, so the chances you'll embarrass yourself are even higher. This game is easy and gets funnier if players are terrible at it. Perfect for hanging with people you're trying to act like you don't desperately want to impress.
Bull…Stuff
You'll need: A deck of cards, drinks
Play with: Your significant other
It's weird how you do everything with your partner: grocery shopping, house cleaning, dog grooming, whatever, but you go drinking with your buddies. Next time you have a night in, skip the Netflix and pull out the booze and cards instead. This game is all about lying; it'll be fun to see if you can pick out each other's tells.
Liar’s Dice
You'll need: Dice, a cup, drinks
Play with: Your parents
So your parents are in town. You've taken them to your city's famous landmarks; you ate dinner at that place they saw on the Food Network. Now what? It might seem weird to break out the dice and play a drinking game with your folks, but you're all grown ups now, and this is another game based on deception. It'll be fun to see how well you can read each other.