20 Best Drinking Board Games For Couples, Parties, and More!

Have hilariously fun get-togethers with the best drinking board games for adults. Find games you already own and can modify, plus games designed just for drinking.

What can you do on a rainy weekend with friends and family while you are stuck at home? In our household, Tom and I love playing card and board games, whether there are just two of us or we are entertaining. We also like to shake up a good cocktail and pour a glass of the bubbly. So, why not combine our nerdy hobbies with some drinks? …And let’s face it, we also like to level out the competition. We all have that one friend who we adore but always kicks our board game-loving butts.

Below, find some of the best drinking games for adults, including trivia, card games, DIY games, and new takes on games that you might already have lying around. We like to keep it cheap and easy. Get ready to enter a deliciously fun rabbit hole you’ll never want to leave. Please drink responsibly. This post is intended for readers of legal drinking age based on your country’s regulations (21+ in the United States). Boozy consumption is not required. Feel free to substitute juice, water, or soda. Let’s uncork!

P.S. We have a separate list of dart board drinking games. Plus, don’t miss our favorite word board games.

Board Games You Might Have Lying Around & Can Make Into Drinking Games

Let’s start with games that you might already own. These are some of our favorite classics with a drinking twist.

Jenga

Players: Two to four players are ideal

Who doesn’t love Jenga or Giant Jenga? Back in my public librarian days, I received a $100 gift card for being Employee of the Month. Guess what I bought… Giant Jenga! Well, “giant stacking blocks” since “Jenga” is trademarked.

Grab a permanent marker and get writing. Each block should have a hidden drinking task that is revealed once you pull it out of the stack. “Take a shot!” Or, make whoever crashes the tower drink… If you have time, get out the saw and make a tower from scratch/wood, like our (cooler than us) friends.

Cards Against Humanity

Players: Four to eight people

One of my favorite classics that you can easily turn into a drinking card game, Cards Against Humanity, promises endless dark humor. Even though Tom and I have played this one with our parents, you still might find yourself blushing.

A player places down a black card that has fill-in-the-blanks. Everyone else tries to match a white card that is the funniest and best response. One example is: “Dude, do not go in that bathroom, there is a [blank] in there.” People might put down something like “gloryholes” or much worse… For some, this game may be triggering, though.

So, how do you make Cards Against Humanity (and Apples to Apples, which is up next) drinking games? If your card falls flat, drink! Newer, you might also like Cards Against Humanity’s Tales, a fill-in-the-blank game for horrible people. They also make endless expansion packs…

Apples To Apples

Players: Four to eight people

Apples to Apples is the same concept as Cards Against Humanity, but is slightly less traumatizing. Find a more PG modified drinking board game without the blanks.

One player places down a green card with a descriptive word on it. Everyone else is holding 5 red cards that are usually nouns. You have to try to put together the best and most hilarious combination. If your card isn’t selected, drink!

Twister

Players: 2+ players

Twister is all about using that spinner and placing your body part on the right color circle until you fall over. And you will fall over.

This one is pretty obvious, but you can easily play Twister as usual, and whoever falls drinks. Of course, the fun actually starts in Round 5… Or, doctor up your spinner… Just sayin’…

Monopoly (Classic Version)

Players: 8 tokens, one for each player

Monopoly is a classic with SO many modern and trendy cool versions. Unlike my Millennial childhood, there is now a cashless, electronic banking version of Monopoly. There is also Unicorn vs Llamas, plus Star Wars and Harry Potter-themed boards. And, wait for it: there’s a full-blown, board crawl drinking game now, too! Just roll the dice, move your piece, and drink.

For the classic version, which is buried in everyone’s closet (or your parents’): “Buy, sell, dream, and scheme your way to riches.” Roll the dice, move your player around the board, buy up property, and charge the heck out of people.

How can you make Monopoly into an adult drinking board game (if you don’t buy the board crawl version)? Designate spots on the board to be drinking triggers, like ‘go to jail’ or if someone has a hotel there.

There is also a shorter and less official version by the Imagination Gaming Store called Drunk-opoly. This is a quick game played with shots for up to 8 players.

Best Adult Drinking Board Games, Card Games, & More (Ready To Go & Purchase!)

These drinking games are ready to go – few to no modifications needed.

Drunken Tower

Players: Two to four players

If you don’t want to write on your kids’ Jenga set, you can also purchase a pre-made drinking board game like Drunken Tower. Some blocks have hidden drinking challenges on them, while others are blank to give you a break. Of course, you can write on those, too.

And, know that each year, gaming companies create different versions of drinking towers. You might also enjoy the Ultimate Party Tower, where you pull a colored block and pick a matching command card, and there’s a version with hidden Jell-O shots. Buzzed Blocks Adult Drinking Game is also extremely popular.

Shot Glass Tic Tac Toe

Players: 2

We’ve gifted shot glass Tic Tac Toe because it’s cute and functional, even when not playing. This is essentially a down-and-dirty adulting drinking board game that you might only want to play once or more slowly.

Devise your own rules where the loser drinks, or if you both lose, bottoms up. Better yet, pace yourself and only down one shot per match to make the game last longer. I’d personally swap liquor for something like beer, but maybe that’s my liver talking…

Drink-A-Palooza

Players: Two to twelve people can play; you can form teams

Drink-A-Palooza is the ultimate adult drinking board game. Find Pong, Kings Cup, Flip Cup, and Quarters all in one. The game comes with ping-pong balls, a deck of cards, dice, and game pieces. You do not need your own ping-pong table. Players navigate the board and compete in mini-challenges to fill their six-pack.

Buzzed

Players: 3 to 20 players; can split into teams

Buzzed is one of the simplest drinking games. Draw one of the 250+ cards, and do what the card says. “If you drink milk with your meals, take a drink.” This is also a great team game for girls’ night, guys’ nights, tailgates, BBQs, family reunions…

Unstable Unicorns (21+ Version)

Players: 2 – 8 people

“Build a Unicorn Army. Betray your friends. Unicorns are your friends now.” Did you know that Unstable Unicorns won a People’s Choice Award for Toy of the Year? Is that even a real thing?

For adult drinking games, Unstable Unicorns (21+ version; there are family versions) boasts of having both drinking and stripping add-on rules. The goal is to collect 7 unicorns in your Stable while you build and protect it. At the same time, you must sabotage your opponents.

Players: 2 – 8 players

These Cards Will Get You Drunk, like Buzzed, calls for players to take turns drawing a card and following the command. For example: “Everyone votes on who is the most indecisive. That person picks someone to drink.”

Sotally Tober Drinking Games for Adults

Players: 2+

Don’t miss Sotally Tober. Draw one of the five types of cards from the deck. Orange cards indicate something you must perform. Green cards give you ‘special abilities.’ Blue cards are meant to make you uncomfortable, yellow cards showcase your hidden talents, and red cards involve the group.

Drinking Dice

Players: Unlimited

If you are looking for an easy adult drinking board game that is super cost-effective and has no instructions, grab some drinking dice, which are pretty self-explanatory. This is another dice option.

I’ve Never… Bar Cards

Players: 2-10 people

The mixed reviews on I’ve Never are hilarious, with some claiming that this fun drinking board game is too raunchy. Others are bored with the PG-ness. It’s the internet…

Grab your favorite drink. Answer cards with questions, including some truth and dare challenges. You are guaranteed to get to know your friends much better after this one.

Do Or Drink

Players: 2+

Perfect for parties, Do or Drink contains 350+ hilariously funny and sometimes completely inappropriate cards filled with dares. This drinking game is not for introverts.

There are multiple extension packs, including a viral TikTok Naughty edition, and you will find cards with tasks like “Tell a joke. If nobody laughs or chuckles, you must drink twice.”

Players: Designed for 3-9 people

Another risky card game, Tipsy Chicken, has cards with dares. If you complete the dare, you get a GOAT reward card and keep the DARE card for points. If you chicken out, you get a CHICKEN card. The first player with 13 points wins.

Unlike some of the more cutthroat adult drinking board games on this list, there are sober options, too. Be prepared to eat food off of your neighbor’s arm or show all of the pictures on your phone.

Prosecco Pong

Players: 2+

If you are looking for gifts for Champagne lovers, Prosecco Pong is a must. This is also a fun drinking game for a bachelorette/bachelor party, bubbly night in, birthday celebration, bridal shower, or New Year’s Eve celebration.

Divide your group into two even teams. Stand across from each other at a table behind a set of filled Prosecco glasses. Try to bounce a ball into the glasses of the opposing team.

If the ball lands in a glass, they drink. The first team to clear their opponents’ champagne glasses wins the game.

Pair this gift or drinking party game with these terrific books for wine lovers, professional and amateur. Travel to vineyards and learn more about wine regions and varietals. Or, play this drinking game while listening to one of our favorite wine podcasts.

Dunzo

Players: 2-10 players

Dunzo is for all of you shot-takers out there. This is also a version of drinking Uno.

Skip. Reverse. Draw two cards. Take a shot. But for adults! Score points by being the first player to get rid of all of your cards. The first person to get 500 points wins. And yes, you must shout “Dunzo” when you have one card remaining.

Players: 2-4

These shot glass darts make for the perfect game night for adults. “Aim carefully, or the next shot is yours to drink.” It’s that easy. Just keep in mind, this dartboard is best for hotel rooms or up against a wall. Find more of the best dart board drinking games for adults to play.

Risk It or Drink It

Players: Group of friends

With simple rules, take turns drawing a card, and do what it says. Complete the dare or answer the question to keep the card. Every card has a value, and whoever reaches 10 points first wins. This drinking board game is that easy! Plus, Risk It or Drink It is sure to make you laugh. Get to know people better, and find yourself some interesting situations.

Even More Drinking Games

There are so many drinking card and board games, we couldn’t possibly name or play them all. We’d love to know your favorites in the comments. Just a few more you might enjoy:

• You Laugh You Drink
• Truth Or Drink
• Drink IF
• First & Last
• For The Girls
• Drunk A**
• When Sip Hits The Fan