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The free drinking board game

Roll the die, move your token, do the square. Our drinking board game is a 42-square race full of sips, dares, rules, shortcuts and water stops, played on one phone (or printed and played with coins as tokens). Below: how to play, drunk Monopoly rules, and how Drinkopoly-style games work.

  • 👥 2–8 players
  • ⏱ 20–40 minutes
  • 🎒 One phone, or a printed board and a die

Updated by the Free Drinking Games team

Drinking board game: play online

The drinking board game

42 squares from Start to Finish

Roll the die, move your token and do what the square says: sips, dares, rules, shortcuts and water stops. First to cross the Finish wins. Play on one phone or print the board.

Add 2–8 players, choose how many laps win, and roll. Tokens hop along the board, shortcuts and setbacks move you automatically, and “miss a turn” squares are remembered.

Drinking board game: quick rules

Everyone starts on square 0. On your turn, roll one die and move that many squares along the snaking path, then do what your square says: take or give sips, play a mini-game, make a rule, or drink water. Some squares move you forward or back. First player to reach Finish wins.

How to play the drinking board game

  1. Players and tokens

    Add 2–8 players above (or print the board and use coins or bottle caps as tokens).

  2. Roll and move

    Roll one die and move your token that many squares. The path snakes left to right, then right to left.

  3. Do the square

    Every square has a rule: take a sip, give sips, a mini-game, a dare, a lasting rule, a snack stop or water.

  4. Shortcuts and setbacks

    Green squares move you forward, pink ones back. The move happens once: do the square you end up on, but don’t chain another move.

  5. Miss a turn, roll again

    Blue squares make you miss your next turn; the Double square lets you roll again immediately.

  6. Finish

    First to reach square 41 wins (you don’t need an exact roll). Play 2 or 3 laps for a longer game.

What’s on the board

Drinking board game square types
Square typeExamplesHow many
Sips and giftsTake 1, give out 2, target someone9
Group gamesCategories, rhyme, never have I ever, pointing vote, heaven5
ChallengesSing, dance, impressions, truths, duels, quiz, balance9
Lasting rulesMake a rule, no names, freeze master, drinking mate4
MovesShortcuts (+2, +3) and setbacks (−2, −3, −4)5
BreaksWater squares, snack stop, miss a turn6
SpecialsRoll again, swap places with anyone2

Drunk Monopoly rules

Already have Monopoly? Add these rules. Play for a set time (90 minutes); the richest player at the end wins.

  • Pass Go: hand out 2 sips.
  • Pay rent: take 1 sip for every 200 in rent (so small rents are free).
  • Buy a property: everyone else raises a glass to the new landlord.
  • Jail: while you’re in jail, you drink water only. Roll doubles to get out.
  • Free Parking: make a rule that lasts until someone else lands there.
  • Chance and Community Chest: a card that costs money costs a sip; a card that pays you lets you give one.
  • Build a hotel: everyone on your colour set’s side of the board takes a sip.

How to play Drinkopoly (and Drinkopoly-style games)

Drinkopoly is a commercial drinking board game in the style of Monopoly: instead of buying streets, players land on squares with drinking tasks, dares and rules. Our free board works the same way, with a race to the finish instead of properties, and it adds water squares, snack stops and a “Go easy” cap so the game lasts the evening.

You can also turn almost any board game into a drinking game: Snakes and Ladders (a sip for every snake), Trivial Pursuit (a sip for every wrong answer), Scrabble (hand out a sip for every triple-word score) or Jenga (see Drunk Jenga).

The best drinking board games

  • This board: free, online or printed, 2–8 players.
  • Drunk Jenga: a block tower with rules on every block.
  • Drunk UNO: UNO with a rule for every card.
  • Battle Shots: battleship with glasses.
  • Kings Cup: technically a card game, but it plays like a board game with a cup in the middle.
  • Drinko: drop a disc down a peg board to see who drinks.

Drinking board game variations

Team board
Pairs share a token and split the sips. Great with 10–16 players.
Long game
Three laps, and each lap’s winner makes a new rule.
No-alcohol board
Choose No alcohol: every sip becomes a point, and the finish order decides the winner.

Tips for a good game

  • Print the board on A3 if you can; it’s easier to read across a table.
  • Use coins or bottle caps as tokens.
  • Obey the water squares; they’re there for a reason.

Play it safe: every game here works with sips of any drink, or none at all. Only adults of legal drinking age should drink alcohol, alternate with water, and never drink and drive. [How to drink responsibly](/drink-responsibly/)

Drinking board game: FAQ

How do you play a drinking board game?

Roll a die, move your token and do what the square says: sips, dares, mini-games, rules or water. Shortcut and setback squares move you once. First to the finish wins.

Is there a free online drinking board game?

Yes: the board above runs on one phone for 2–8 players, with no app or sign-up. You can also print it.

What is Drinkopoly?

A commercial Monopoly-style drinking board game with drinking tasks on the squares. Our free board works in a similar way as a race to the finish.

How do you play drunk Monopoly?

Play normal Monopoly with drinking rules: hand out sips when you pass Go, take a sip for every 200 of rent, and drink only water while you’re in jail.

Can I print the drinking board game?

Yes: tap Print the board. It prints all 42 squares with their rules on one page; use a die and coins as tokens.