5 Best Party Games to Kick Off Any Party
Author: Drinkify
A party without good fun is like a film without a plot. To get the night off to a great start, you need more than good music: you need party games that bring everyone together.
Here are our picks for the five best party games to guarantee a quick and fun start to your party!
1. Never Have I Ever
A top choice for any party. The cards contain statements that start with "Never have I ever...", and anyone who has done it has to drink.
Everyone gets the chance to learn a little more about everyone else's past!
How about an example?
Say you draw this card:
Never have I ever been in handcuffs.
Everyone who reaches for their glass is owning up, in front of all the other players.
With most cards, just owning up is funny enough, but we recommend that players share the story behind it. It makes the game so much better!
You'll find a ready-made deck in Never Have I Ever Classic. Want more ideas? Here are 100 Never Have I Ever questions.
2. Who Am I? (the forehead game)
A modern take on charades, perfect for house parties or evenings around a campfire. The rules are dead simple:
- the person holding the phone puts it to their forehead, and a character, person or object appears on the screen for them to guess
- the guesser asks questions that the other players can only answer with yes or no
- if time runs out or the guesser uses up too many questions, they drink to everyone's health
- if the guesser figures out what's on their forehead, everyone else drinks
It's a great way to kick off any party :)
3. Truth or Dare
If you've never played Truth or Dare, well, you've been missing out. It's probably the most popular party game ever made.
Players take turns getting a card and have to choose: Truth or Dare. A truth is usually a question about their past, and a dare is a task to complete.
Our Drinkify house rule: whoever refuses the dare or won't answer the question has to drink. Otherwise, everyone else drinks!
You'll find a great Truth or Dare deck in Truth or Dare Classic, and plenty of inspiration in our Truth or Dare questions.
4. Mafia (aka Werewolf)
If you like games that are a bit more challenging and take some cunning and attention, Mafia is the perfect choice.
Players are secretly given roles like Mafia, Detective or Villager, and then have to work together to figure out who the mafia are. Persuasion is key: the other players have to believe you so you can crack the mystery together.
The full rules are too long to fit in this post, so we recommend looking them up online!
5. Taboo
Taboo is a classic word game that works brilliantly at parties. Players have to describe the main word without using certain forbidden words, which, with a drink or two, always ends up hilarious.
For example:
A player draws a card with the main word Beach.
The forbidden words are: sand, sea, water, sun
The describer could say:
A place that's packed with people in summer, you often lie around on a sunbed, some people play volleyball
The full rules and example cards are in our guide Taboo - game rules and example words, and a ready-made deck is waiting in Taboo Classic.
Play them all on your phone
No cards to buy, nothing to print: Never Have I Ever, Truth or Dare and Taboo are all ready to play in the Drinkify app. Open a deck, pass the phone around and the party starts.
Prefer the browser? Every deck also works without installing anything - see all the games. You pay once and keep the deck forever.
So if you're planning a party soon, don't forget these fantastic games that are sure to liven things up. Remember, the most important thing is having a good time: adapt the games to the vibe of the party so everyone enjoys themselves. More ideas in our ranking of party games on your phone.
Have fun!
Play responsibly. Drinking games are for adults of legal drinking age only. Keep water and snacks around, plan a safe way home, and anyone who doesn't feel like drinking should be able to play on their own terms.
