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Drinking games for large groups
Big party, one table, twenty people: the right game keeps everyone in it instead of three people playing while the rest watch. These are the drinking games that actually work for large groups of adults, sorted by group size, plus a team maker that splits everyone into fair teams in one tap.
- 👥 8–30+ players
- 🎒 Depends on the game: most need a phone or cups
Drinking games for large groups: play online
Team maker & scoreboard
Split any group into fair random teams, then keep score for any game: flip cup, charades, trivia, beer olympics events.
Add everyone’s names, pick how many teams, and tap Shuffle. Then keep score for any game: flip cup rounds, trivia, beer olympics events.
Games that work for big groups
Every game here plays well with 8 or more. Tap one for rules and online play.
- Kings Cup The classic: every card has a rule, and the fourth King ends the game.
- Kings Cup Extreme Every card a dare, forfeit or hot seat. Louder, not boozier.
- Ride the Bus Four guesses, a pyramid and the dreaded bus ride.
- Drunk UNO A drinking rule for every UNO card, with a printable rule card.
- Spin the Bottle Spin with a swipe; whoever it lands on gets a truth, dare or sips.
- Drinking roulette wheel An editable wheel of sips, water, dares and free passes.
- Three Man Two dice and one unlucky Three Man. The rules apply themselves.
- Drunk Jenga Generate 54 block rules, print labels, or play online.
- Beer Pong Rules, setup, re-racks, a cup tracker and a tournament bracket.
- Flip Cup The team relay: drink, flip, next. With a relay timer.
- Rage Cage Bounce, pass, stack, rage: the fastest cup game there is.
- Beer Ball Hit the other team’s cans with a ping-pong ball.
- Fuzzy Duck Fuzzy duck, ducky fuzz, “Does he?”: the tongue twister.
- Power Hour A beep every minute: change the song, take a sip.
- Drinking board game A 42-square board: roll, move, do the square.
- Drinko Drop the disc down the pegs; the slot decides.
- Beer Olympics Events, teams and a live medal table for your party.
- Pirate’s Plunder Push your luck for doubloons before the sharks bite.
- Movie drinking games Rules for any film, plus themed bingo cards.
- Football drinking game NFL and soccer rules, plus football bingo cards.
- Baseball drinking game Rules for every inning, plus baseball bingo cards.
- Drinking bingo Party, bar, wedding and bachelorette bingo cards.
- Bachelorette games A party deck about the bride, plus bingo and prosecco pong.
- TV show drinking games Reality, dating, sitcom and awards-night rules + bingo.
- Halloween drinking games Halloween party bingo, horror rules and costume games.
Drinking games for large groups: quick rules
With 8–12 people: Kings Cup or the Party Deck on one phone. With 12–20: split into teams for flip cup or rage cage. With 20+: run stations (beer pong, flip cup, a card table) and a beer olympics scoreboard.
The best games by group size
| Group size | Best games | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 8–12 | Kings Cup, Party Deck, Ride the Bus | Everyone sits in one circle; one phone runs the game |
| 10–16 | Flip cup, rage cage, beer ball | Team games where everyone plays at once |
| 12–20 | Spin the bottle party mode, drinking roulette | Quick turns, big screen, nobody waits long |
| 20–30+ | Stations + beer olympics | Split into teams that rotate between tables |
| Any size | Drinking bingo during a match or movie | Everyone plays their own card at the same time |
Team and group drinking games
Team games are the secret to big groups: nobody sits out, the loud people carry the quiet ones, and the drinking is spread across a team. Split into equal teams with the team maker above, then play:
- Flip cup: the relay race. The best big-group game there is.
- Beer pong tournament: teams of two, a bracket, and flip cup between matches.
- Beer ball: up to 4 per side.
- Boat race: teams line up and take one sip each in order down the line, then sit; first team seated wins. Keep it to sips.
- Team charades or Pictionary: a sip for the other team every time yours guesses it inside the time.
- Trivia with a twist: wrong answer, your team sips; the scoreboard keeps track.
Circle games for 10 to 20 people
No cups, no table, no problem. These need only a circle: Waterfall (everyone drinks in a chain), Categories, Thumb Master, Buffalo and Fuzzy Duck. The full rules are on drinking games without cards. With a phone in the middle, the Party Deck puts names into every card, so everyone gets called out eventually.
How to run games at a big party
- Stations beat one big game. Set up beer pong, flip cup and a card table in different corners; people drift between them.
- Teams of 4–6 mix people who don’t know each other. Shuffle them with the team maker.
- One phone on a stand as the game master: the big-screen button fills the screen for everyone.
- Short rounds. Anything longer than 20 minutes loses the room.
- Water everywhere. A jug on every table, and a water round every half hour.
- Mixed group? Put every game in Any drink or No alcohol mode so non-drinkers play for points.
Drinking games for large groups variations
- Beer olympics
- Teams in matching colours compete in 4–6 events for a medal table. Use our beer olympics planner.
- Bachelor and bachelorette parties
- Big-group games with a theme: see bachelorette drinking games.
- Watch parties
- Football and movie drinking games with a bingo card each.
Tips for a good game
- Explain one rule set out loud at the start; big groups can’t hear house rules mid-game.
- Keep drinks as sips: in a group of 20, a “everyone drinks” card adds up.
- Have a non-drinking scorekeeper or two; they end up running the party.
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 games for large groups: FAQ
What are the best drinking games for large groups?
Flip cup, Kings Cup, rage cage, beer pong tournaments and a Party Deck on one phone. For 20+, run several stations and keep a team score, like a beer olympics.
What drinking games work for 10 people?
Kings Cup, flip cup (5 vs 5), rage cage, Ride the Bus and the Party Deck all work very well with 10.
How do you split a big group into teams?
Use the team maker above: add everyone’s names, choose the number of teams and tap Shuffle for fair random teams. It remembers them for the next game.
What are good party drinking games for adults?
Kings Cup, flip cup, beer pong, Truth or Drink, drinking roulette and the Party Deck. All of them have drinks-optional modes for mixed groups.
What drinking games need no equipment for a big group?
Waterfall, Categories, Thumb Master, Buffalo and Fuzzy Duck need nothing but a drink. See drinking games without cards.
More drinking games to try
- Flip Cup The team relay: drink, flip, next. With a relay timer.
- Kings Cup The classic: every card has a rule, and the fourth King ends the game.
- Rage Cage Bounce, pass, stack, rage: the fastest cup game there is.