No Equipment Drinking Games

Drinking games that require nothing but drinks and friends

We have 71 no equipment drinking games in our directory, ranging from classic party staples to creative variations you've never tried before.

All No Equipment Drinking Games

• Medusa — Look up and lock eyes to drink (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Rhyme Time — Rhyme words or drink (3-12 players, 15-25 min)
• Taboo Drinking — Describe words without forbidden terms (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Embarrassing Stories — Tell embarrassing tales (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Thumb Master — Follow the thumb master or drink (4-12 players, Throughout other games)
• Never Have I Ever — Confess your secrets - if you've done it, drink! (3-20 players, 20-60 min)
• Psychiatrist — Guess the secret rule the group follows (5-15 players, 20-30 min)
• Story Time — Tell a story one word at a time (4-12 players, 15-25 min)
• Wink Murder — Spot the winking murderer or drink (6-20 players, 15-25 min)
• Bangaluru — City name game with cumulative rules (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Would You Rather — Choose between options - minority drinks (3-15 players, 20-40 min)
• I Went to Market — Remember the ever-growing shopping list (3-12 players, 15-25 min)
• Heads Up — Guess words on your forehead with clues (2-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Bucket List — Share bucket list items (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• 21 — Count to 21 with ever-changing number rules (4-15 players, 20-40 min)
• Celebrity Names — Chain celebrity names by initials (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Thumper — Hand signal passing game (5-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Categories Speed Round — Name 5 things in 5 seconds (3-12 players, 15-25 min)
• Hot Seat Questions — Answer rapid fire questions (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Secrets — Share secrets or drink (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Drink While You Think — Drink while thinking of answer (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Work Stories — Workplace story sharing (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Word Association — Rapid word association (3-12 players, 15-25 min)
• High School Stories — High school memory sharing (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Most Likely To — Point to who's most likely - most votes drinks! (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• I'm Going on a Picnic — Remember the growing list of items or drink (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Concentration 64 — Clapping rhythm name game (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Captain Dickhead — Captain makes rules everyone follows (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Verbal Spelling Bee — Spell words while drinking (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Truth or Drink — Answer the truth or take a drink to avoid it (2-10 players, 20-45 min)
• Bite the Bag — Pick up bag with mouth only (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Reverse Charades — Team acts, one person guesses (6-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Telephone Drinking — Whispered message around circle (6-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Fingers Up — Guess total fingers raised (4-12 players, 15-30 min)
• ABC Categories — Name items A-Z in a category (3-15 players, 15-25 min)
• Cheers to the Governor — Count to 21 with replaced number rules (4-15 players, 20-40 min)
• Paranoia — Whispered questions with coin-flip reveals (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Charades Drinking — Act out clues - wrong guesses mean drinks (4-16 players, 20-40 min)
• Do or Drink — Draw a card, do the dare, or drink. 350 plus cards of chaos. (3-12 players, 30-60 min)
• Confessions — Confess or face the drink (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Celebrity Heads — Guess celebrity from yes/no questions (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Childhood Stories — Growing up stories (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Truth or Dare — Truth, dare, or drink (3-12 players, 30-60 min)
• Fingers — Predict fingers on cup (4-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Drink While You Think — Name celebrities while drinking until you answer (3-10 players, 15-30 min)
• Baskin Robbins 31 — Count to 31 but do not be the one to say it. Say up to 3 numbers per turn. (3-15 players, 5-15 min)
• Squid Game Red Light Green Light — The viral Squid Game drinking challenge. Freeze or face elimination! (4-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Most Likely Superlatives — Point to who fits description best (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Two Truths and a Lie — Guess the lie among three statements (3-12 players, 20-40 min)
• Relationship Stories — Dating and relationship tales (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Ibble Dibble — Nonsense word tongue twister (4-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Impressions — Do impressions, others guess (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• International Drinking Rules — Multiple persistent rules active (4-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Name Game Song — Sing the name game for people (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Accent Challenge — Maintain accent or drink (3-10 players, 20-30 min)
• The Name Game — Chain celebrity names by letter (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Contact — Guess the word through yes/no questions (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• First Dates Stories — Share dating disasters (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Roxanne — Drink during the song Roxanne (2-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Mafia Drinking — Mafia with drinking consequences (7-20 players, 30-60 min)
• Murder Wink — Spot the winking murderer (6-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Musical Shots — Musical chairs meets drinking. When the music stops, drink what you are holding! (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Questions Only — Speak only in questions or drink (2-8 players, 10-20 min)
• Electricity — Pass a secret squeeze signal around the circle (6-20 players, 10-20 min)
• Freeze — Improv scenes with freeze tag (4-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Straight Face — Try not to laugh or smile (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• APT (Apartment) — The viral K-pop drinking game from Rose and Bruno Mars - stack hands and count to the beat! (3-20 players, 10-30 min)
• Travel Stories — Share travel adventures (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• The Numbers Game — Count with word replacements (4-15 players, 15-25 min)
• Human Knot Drinking — Untangle human knot while drinking (6-16 players, 15-25 min)
• Zip Zap Zop — Pass zip-zap-zop in sequence or drink (4-15 players, 10-20 min)

How to Choose the Right No Equipment Game

Picking the right no equipment 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.