The Best Drinking Games to Play Over FaceTime
7 Drinking Games to Play With Your Friends Over FaceTime That'll Make It the Happiest Hour
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Few things are more fun than an adults-only game night, and drinking games can be a great way to get the night going (or, if the games go on for a while, they can turn a pregame into the main event). And believe it or not, even if you're not able to hang with your crew right now, you can still play a few hilarious drinking games over FaceTime or Zoom. From Never Have I Ever to Truth or Drink to Person Most Likely, a handful of popular games can be turned up a notch by adding a few cocktails. We've rounded up our favorite games that will make your next virtual game night the highlight of your week. (Here's the best part: you can also make up your own version of all these games.) Have fun!
1 Spotlight
Ready to put your BFFs in the hot seat? Spotlight ($25) comes with a deck of 110 different cards asking a variety of dirty, sexy questions. (Ex. "What is a somewhat weird fetish that you would actually try?") Players take turns asking questions from the spotlight deck (which you can read aloud or hold up to your screen for everyone to read) and picking another participant to answer the question. If that person declines to answer, they can either take a drink or do a dare of the question-asker's choosing.
2 Bad People
If you can handle finding out what your friends really think of you, then Bad People ($30) is the game for you. To start off, have everyone write down all the participants' names on separate pieces of paper. Then, you select from the deck of 170 questions presenting various hypothetical scenarios and have everyone hold up the name they think would most likely fulfill the scenario. (Ex. "If we were all hitchhikers, who would be the last person to get picked up?") The person whose name gets the most votes is the one who has to take a drink.
3 Do You Know Me?
Created by the same team behind What Do You Meme?, Do You Know Me? ($20) gets just a little bit more personal (but that's exactly what makes it so fun). Players take turns choosing from a deck of 450 hilarious yes-or-no question cards (which the game owner can read out loud or hold up to the screen for everyone to read), and the other players vote on whether they think the answer to the question is "yes" or "no." (Ex. "Has so-and-so ever thrown up in a cab?") Then, the person whose turn it is will reveal the answer, and whoever guesses incorrectly must take a drink.
4 Drunk Stoned or Stupid
Similar to Bad People, Drunk Stoned or Stupid ($18) is a take on "person most likely," offering 250 prompts for players to decide who among them is the most likely to do that hypothetical prompt. (Ex. "Will make out with absolutely anyone.") Have everyone write down all of the players' names on separate pieces of paper, and then choose cards from the deck, having everyone call out the player they think is most fitting. Get the most votes, and you get the honor of taking the drink.
5 Truth or Drink
Based on the hit YouTube series Truth or Drink, this twist on "truth or dare" is similar to Spotlight, as it challenges participants to either answer the cringeworthy question presented on the card or take a swig of their drink. (Ex. "How many people have you hooked up with off dating apps?") Truth or Drink ($35) includes five different decks with differing levels of cringey-ness — On the Rocks, Extra Dirty, Happy Hour, Last Call, and With a Twist — and you'll get to learn about your friends on a whole new level.
6 Never Have I Ever
Just like the name suggests, Never Have I Ever ($25) includes a deck of cards with awkward, uncomfortable, and naughty scenarios. (Ex. "Farted in the boss's office.") If you can truthfully say that you've never done the scenario listed, then you're in the clear. However, if you have done the scenario listed, you better be prepared to admit it and take a drink. Though there are also some "rule" cards included, it's easiest to stick to the "play" cards if you're playing over FaceTime.
7 Buzzed
Similar to Never Have I Ever, Buzzed ($20) contains 180 unique cards, each presenting a prompt that players can either relate to or can't relate to. ("Drink if you ever studied abroad in Europe and 'it totally changed your life.'") If the prompt doesn't apply to you, you're safe, but if it does, bottoms up!
