4 Most Popular Drinking Games with Standard Playing Cards

You want to throw a house party and think of some entertaining game, definitely not “Never Have I Ever or Truth or Dare”  That game has become saturated like in every house party this must be a common game, what other interesting game you can play while having chill with your friends and laugh?

Don’t worry we will tell you a few card games that you will 100% enjoy at the party and make you drunk.

4 Fun Drinking Games with Normal Playing Cards

There are more than 4 drinking card games but today I selected 4 games that are popular among youngsters and at parties. If you guys will love this post then we will make the part or do the add-ons. 

Reminder: Have Fun and Always Drink Responsibly.

1. Pyramid

Game Overview

• Name: Pyramid (also known as Ride the Bus)
• Type: Drinking Game
• Alternative: Can be played with water; if a player goes to the bathroom, they are eliminated. The last player standing wins.

Setup

1. Shuffle a standard 52-card deck of playing cards.
2. Deal a pyramid of face-down cards on the table, six cards wide.
3. Distribute four cards to each player. Players should look at their cards once and then set them back down.

Gameplay

• A non-participating player starts the game by flipping over cards from the pyramid, beginning with the bottom row and moving upwards.
• When a card is flipped, any player who has a card of the same rank (or wants to bluff) can call on other players to take a drink.
• The number of drinks depends on the row of the pyramid:
  • Bottom row: 1 drink
  • Second row: 2 drinks
  • And so on, up to the top row, which requires 6 drinks.

Bluffing and Challenges

• If a player suspects a bluff, they can challenge the caller.
• If the caller was bluffing, they must drink twice the assigned amount.
• If the caller was not bluffing, they reveal their card, and the challenger must drink twice the assigned amount.

End of the Game

The game continues until the pyramid is completed.

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2. Blind Man’s Bluff

Equipment

• A standard 52-card deck of playing cards.

Setup

• Shuffle the deck and deal one card face down to each player.

Rules

1. Card Holding: Players must not look at their card. Instead, they hold the card to their forehead so everyone else can see it, but they cannot.
2. Decision Time: Players look at each other’s cards and decide whether to fold or stay in the game.
3. Revealing Cards: Once the time for folding is over, the remaining players reveal their cards.
4. Determining the Winner: The player with the highest rank card wins. Note that King is considered high, and Ace is low.

 

Drinking Rules:

• • Players who folded with a lower card than the winning card must take two drinks.
  • Players who folded with a higher card than the winning card must drink an amount equal to the value of their card (Aces are 1, Kings are 13).
  • Players who didn’t fold and lost must drink based on the difference between their card and the winner’s card.
  • If there’s a tie for the winner, the tied players do not drink.

Alternative Non-Alcoholic Version

If you prefer not to use alcohol, you can play with water. Add a rule: whenever a player goes to the bathroom, they are eliminated. The last player standing wins.

3. Across the Bridge

Overview:

• Type: Drinking Game (Can be played with water for a non-alcoholic version)
• Objective: Be the last player standing or the one who flips over the last card in the bridge.
• Players: Multiple players
• Materials: Standard 52-card deck

Setup:

1. Shuffle a standard 52-card deck.
2. Place 10 cards face down in a line to form the ‘bridge’.

Rules:

1. Starting the Game: Pick a player to go first. Play proceeds clockwise.
2. Gameplay:
   • On your turn, flip over one card at one end of the line.
   • If it’s a numbered card, discard it and continue by flipping over the next card in line.
   • If it’s a face card (Jack, Queen, King, Ace), you must take a drink.
     • Remove the face card from the game.
     • Add cards to the line based on the rank of the face card:
       • 1 card for a Jack
       • 2 cards for a Queen
       • 3 cards for a King
       • 4 cards for an Ace
   • Your turn ends, and play moves to the next player clockwise.
3. Winning the Game: The player who flips over the last card in the bridge wins. All other players must take a drink.

Additional Rule (for Non-Alcoholic Version):

If a player goes to the bathroom, they are eliminated from the game. The last player standing wins.

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4. Screw the Dealer

Overview:

• Type: Drinking Game
• Alternative: Use water instead of alcohol. If a player goes to the bathroom, they’re eliminated. Last player standing wins.
• Equipment: Standard 52-card deck

Setup:

1. Shuffle the Cards: Use a standard 52-card deck.
2. Select the Dealer: Each player picks a card at random. Ace is high, 2 is low. The player with the lowest card becomes the dealer. In case of a tie, repeat this step.
3. Dealer Shuffles: The dealer shuffles the deck.

Gameplay:

1. Order of Play: The player to the left of the dealer starts, and play proceeds clockwise.
2. Guessing the Card:
   • Each player has 3 attempts per turn to guess the rank of the top card of the deck.
   • Announce your guess, and the dealer reveals the top card.
   • Correct Guess: The dealer drinks, and play moves to the next player.
   • Incorrect Guess: The player drinks and guesses again with the next card.
3. Third Guess:
   • On the third guess, instead of guessing the rank, guess whether the next card is higher or lower than the second guess.
   • Correct Guess: Play moves to the next player.
   • Incorrect Guess: The player drinks, becomes the new dealer, and the next player starts their turn.
4. End of Game: The game ends when the deck runs out of cards.

Final words

Well, I have nothing to conclude in this post but If you have liked it then do let us know in the comment section I will complete the promise that I have made above. Rest your party and please do tell us, did you’re friends enjoyed the game or if there are any changes to make in the game.