Card Games Drinking Games

Classic drinking games using a standard deck of cards

We have 86 card games drinking games in our directory, ranging from classic party staples to creative variations you've never tried before.

All Card Games Drinking Games

• Give and Take — Match cards to either give or take drinks (3-8 players, 15-25 min)
• Card on Forehead — Hold cards on forehead and bet high (3-10 players, 15-20 min)
• Pyramid — Climb the pyramid of cards and give out drinks (3-8 players, 15-25 min)
• BS Drinking — Bluffing card game where getting caught means drinking (3-8 players, 20-30 min)
• Spoons — Four of a kind grab spoons - loser drinks (4-8 players, 15-25 min)
• Up and Down the River — Match cards as dealer goes up and down (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Blackjack Drinking — Blackjack where losing means drinking (2-7 players, 20-40 min)
• Blind Squirrel — Build the best hand with one hidden card (3-8 players, 10-15 min)
• Drinking Solitaire — Competitive solitaire with drinks (2-2 players, 15-25 min)
• Rummy Drinking — Gin Rummy where point differences mean drinks (2-4 players, 20-30 min)
• Phase 10 Drinking — Complete phases or drink the penalty (2-6 players, 15-30 min)
• Golf Card Game — Low score card game with hidden cards (2-6 players, 20-30 min)
• Egyptian Ratscrew — Card slapping game with complex slap rules (2-6 players, 15-30 min)
• Asshole — Rank-based card game with drinking penalties (4-10 players, 30-60 min)
• Strip Poker Lite — Poker with drinks instead of clothes (4-8 players, 30-45 min)
• High Low — Guess higher or lower than the previous card (2-8 players, 10-20 min)
• Knockout Whist — Trick-taking elimination game with drinks (3-7 players, 20-35 min)
• Speed Drinking — Racing card game where slowest player drinks (2-2 players, 5-10 min)
• Across the Bridge — Flip cards to cross the bridge without hitting face cards (2-6 players, 10-15 min)
• Concentration — Match pairs from memory or drink (2-4 players, 20-30 min)
• Irish Poker — Guess your cards right or take increasing drinks (2-8 players, 15-20 min)
• Euchre Drinking — Midwest classic with drink stakes (4-4 players, 15-30 min)
• Electricity Card Game — Build card circuits to assign drinks (3-8 players, 20-30 min)
• Dealer's Choice — Dealer chooses mini-games each round (3-10 players, 30-60 min)
• F*** the Dealer — Guess the dealer's card or drink (4-10 players, 20-30 min)
• Screw Your Neighbor — Avoid having the lowest card by trading with neighbors (4-12 players, 10-20 min)
• War — War card game where winners assign drinks (2-4 players, 15-30 min)
• Card Drinking Roulette — Spin deck cards for drink assignments (2-8 players, 15-25 min)
• Aces High — Collect aces to stay safe from drinks (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Blackout — Remember cards or face the blackout (2-6 players, 15-25 min)
• Joker's Wild — Jokers create chaos in this card game (3-10 players, 20-30 min)
• Piquet Shots — Historical card game with drink stakes (2-2 players, 15-30 min)
• Stud Poker Shots — 7-card stud with drinking (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Double Trouble Cards — Partner card matching game (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Red or Black — Guess card color through rounds of drinks (2-10 players, 10-20 min)
• Canasta Drinking — Classic canasta with drink penalties (4-4 players, 15-30 min)
• Indian Poker — Hold cards to forehead and bet on high card (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• In Between — Guess if next card is between (3-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Sevens — Build sequences from 7s in each suit (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Beeramid — Build a beer pyramid and assign drinks with matching cards (3-10 players, 20-30 min)
• Mille Bornes Drinking — Racing card game with drink hazards (2-6 players, 15-30 min)
• Skip-Bo Drinking — Sequential card game with drinks (2-6 players, 15-30 min)
• Kings Cup — The classic card game where each card has a rule - draw and drink! (3-10 players, 30-60 min)
• Draw Poker Drinks — 5-card draw with drink betting (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Oh Hell — Bid exactly how many tricks you'll take (3-7 players, 15-30 min)
• Texas Holdem Drinking — Poker where losing hands mean drinks (4-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Omaha Drinking — Omaha poker with drink stakes (4-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Snap — Slap matching cards or drink (2-6 players, 10-15 min)
• 500 Rummy Drinking — Extended rummy with drink scoring (2-6 players, 15-30 min)
• Chase the Ace — Pass low cards to avoid the ace (4-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Thirty-One — Build to 31 in one suit or drink (3-9 players, 15-25 min)
• Card Tower — Build card tower without collapse (2-6 players, 15-25 min)
• Go Fish Drinking — Go Fish where 'Go Fish' means drink (2-6 players, 15-25 min)
• Stairways — The viral TikTok card game. Climb the stairway without landing on drinking steps. (3-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Blow — Blow cards off a bottle without knocking deck (2-8 players, 10-20 min)
• Razz Drinking — Lowball stud poker with drinks (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Nines — Avoid taking 9 points in tricks (3-7 players, 15-30 min)
• Bezique Drinking — Classic two-player with drinks (2-2 players, 15-30 min)
• Higher or Lower — Simple guessing game - will the next card be higher or lower? (2-10 players, 10-20 min)
• Card Flip Betting — Bet drinks on card flips (2-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Blind Man's Bluff — Hold card on forehead and bet without seeing it (3-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Acey Deucey — Between the cards gambling (3-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Pinochle Shots — Pinochle where points become drinks (4-4 players, 15-30 min)
• Hearts Drinking — Hearts card game with drinking penalties (4-4 players, 30-45 min)
• Palace — Shed all your cards or face the drinking penalty (2-6 players, 15-25 min)
• Cribbage Pegging — Simplified cribbage with drink pegging (2-4 players, 15-30 min)
• Pyramid Solitaire Drinking — Clear pyramid pairs totaling 13 (1-4 players, 15-20 min)
• Old Maid Drinking — Match pairs and avoid the Old Maid or chug (3-8 players, 15-20 min)
• Suicide King — Avoid drawing the Suicide King (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Face Up Down — Mixed face up and down cards (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Pit Trading — Frantic trading game with drink penalties (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Trash Can — Shed cards to the trash or drink (3-8 players, 15-25 min)
• Scat — Three-card suit matching with lives (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Spite and Malice — Race to empty your pile onto center stacks (2-4 players, 15-30 min)
• Pedro — Trump trick game with drinks (4-6 players, 15-30 min)
• Ride the Bus — Guess the cards right or drink your way through (2-8 players, 20-30 min)
• Lowball Drinking — Lowest hand wins, losers drink (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Poker Face — Poker with drinks as betting chips (3-8 players, 30-45 min)
• Crazy Eights Drinking — Match cards or draw and drink (2-6 players, 15-25 min)
• Around the Clock — Play cards in sequence or drink (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Presidents Drinking — Card shedding game with social drinking hierarchy (4-8 players, 30-45 min)
• Liverpool Rummy — Multi-round rummy with drink progression (3-8 players, 15-30 min)
• Drunk Driver — Navigate card obstacles while drinking (3-8 players, 15-25 min)
• Spades Drinking — Spades card game with drinking for failed bids (4-4 players, 30-60 min)
• Uno Drinking — Uno where drawing cards means drinking (2-8 players, 20-40 min)
• Dummy Rummy — Rummy variant with changing wild cards (2-6 players, 15-30 min)

How to Choose the Right Card Games Game

Picking the right card games drinking game depends on your group size, energy level, and how competitive you want to get. Smaller groups (2-4 players) tend to enjoy turn-based games with strategy, while larger groups (8+) thrive with party games and team formats.

For first-time hosts, start with simpler games that have low equipment requirements and quick rules to learn. Save the more elaborate setups for when your group already knows the basics.