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

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