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

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