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

• Never Have I Ever — Confess your secrets - if you've done it, drink! (3-20 players, 20-60 min)
• Secrets — Share secrets or drink (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Medusa — Look up and lock eyes to drink (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Reverse Charades — Team acts, one person guesses (6-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Bangaluru — City name game with cumulative rules (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Taboo Drinking — Describe words without forbidden terms (4-12 players, 20-30 min)
• Thumb Master — Follow the thumb master or drink (4-12 players, Throughout other games)
• 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)
• Psychiatrist — Guess the secret rule the group follows (5-15 players, 20-30 min)
• Relationship Stories — Dating and relationship tales (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Story Time — Tell a story one word at a time (4-12 players, 15-25 min)
• International Drinking Rules — Multiple persistent rules active (4-20 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)
• 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)
• Roxanne — Drink during the song Roxanne (2-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Heads Up — Guess words on your forehead with clues (2-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Celebrity Names — Chain celebrity names by initials (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Most Likely To — Point to who's most likely - most votes drinks! (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Bucket List — Share bucket list items (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Work Stories — Workplace story sharing (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• 21 — Count to 21 with ever-changing number rules (4-15 players, 20-40 min)
• Embarrassing Stories — Tell embarrassing tales (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Thumper — Hand signal passing game (5-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Fingers — Predict fingers on cup (4-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Electricity — Pass a secret squeeze signal around the circle (6-20 players, 10-20 min)
• I'm Going on a Picnic — Remember the growing list of items or drink (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Murder Wink — Spot the winking murderer (6-20 players, 15-30 min)
• Freeze — Improv scenes with freeze tag (4-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Cheers to the Governor — Count to 21 with replaced number rules (4-15 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)
• Categories Speed Round — Name 5 things in 5 seconds (3-12 players, 15-25 min)
• Human Knot Drinking — Untangle human knot while drinking (6-16 players, 15-25 min)
• Bite the Bag — Pick up bag with mouth only (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• Name Game Song — Sing the name game for people (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• ABC Categories — Name items A-Z in a category (3-15 players, 15-25 min)
• First Dates Stories — Share dating disasters (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Most Likely Superlatives — Point to who fits description best (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Verbal Spelling Bee — Spell words while drinking (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• Charades Drinking — Act out clues - wrong guesses mean drinks (4-16 players, 20-40 min)
• Confessions — Confess or face the 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)
• 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)
• Squid Game Red Light Green Light — The viral Squid Game drinking challenge. Freeze or face elimination! (4-20 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)
• Word Association — Rapid word association (3-12 players, 15-25 min)
• Zip Zap Zop — Pass zip-zap-zop in sequence or drink (4-15 players, 10-20 min)
• Impressions — Do impressions, others guess (3-12 players, 15-30 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Musical Shots — Musical chairs meets drinking. When the music stops, drink what you are holding! (4-15 players, 15-30 min)
• Contact — Guess the word through yes/no questions (3-10 players, 15-25 min)
• The Name Game — Chain celebrity names by letter (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)
• Questions Only — Speak only in questions or drink (2-8 players, 10-20 min)
• Straight Face — Try not to laugh or smile (3-12 players, 15-30 min)
• 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.