All the best drinking games for predrinks.

Card games. Card Games

Cards.
Card Head
Players.3+

A great drinking game for the gamblers among us - each player sticks a playing card to their head and bets drinks on whether it's higher than their opponent's.

Ace of Spades.
Chase the Ace
Players.3+

A quick and easy drinking game twist on the classic card game - at the end of each round the player with the lowest card has to drink.

Suspicious.
Cheat
Players.3+

The most dishonest drinking game of them all - you can't win without cheating, but don't get caught or you'll have to drink.

Bridge.
Cross the Bridge
Players.2+

Ten cards are dealt face-down in a line - players must cross from one side to the other without turning over a face card or they'll have to drink.

Poker.
Drinking Snap
Players.3+

A drinking game version of the classic card game which is likely to get messy. Try to win early else the more drunk you get the slower you'll react.

Target.
Firing Line
Players.2+

A tense drinking game where a row of shots are lined up and players take turns drawing a card. Get unlucky and you'll have to drink a shot.

Croupier.
Fuck the Dealer
Players.3+

Players take it in turns to be the dealer in a type of Higher or Lower game - but as the game goes on it gets easier and easier to 'Fuck the Dealer'.

Exchange.
Higher or Lower
Players.2+

A good quick and easy drinking game - guess whether the next card will be higher or lower than the one you've been dealt. Get it wrong and you drink.

Jockey.
Horse Racing
Players.2+

A great drinking game for large groups - the four Aces race along a line of face-down cards, with players betting on which suit will win.

Pyramid.
Pyramid
Players.2+

A pyramid of face-down cards is laid out - players must get from the bottom of the pyramid to the top without turning over a face card or they have to drink.

Bus.
Ride the Bus
Players.2+

A diamond of face-down cards is laid out - players must 'ride the bus' from one side to the other without turning over a face card or they have to drink.

Ring of Fire.
Ring of Fire
Players.3+

Every student's favourite drinking game - each card has a different rule and the unlucky person who draws the fourth King has to see away the dirty pint.

Police.
The Dealer and The Fuzz
Players.4+

In this drinking game one player is The Dealer, who must discreetly wink at another player without being caught by The Fuzz.

Crown.
The Dictator
Players.3+

In each round one lucky player becomes The Dictator - this grants them the power to make rules which decide who drinks and who doesn't.

Word games. Word Games

Octopus.
Animals
Players.3+

A quick and easy game for three or more players that involves making ridiculous animal noises. Great for when you don't have a pack of cards to hand.

Hand.
Fives
Players.3+

A popular drinking game at University socials - everyone shows an open hand or closed fist, and players must guess the total number of outstretched fingers.

Duckling.
Fuzzy Duck
Players.3+

A popular game at University socials - players take it in turns to say 'Fuzzy Duck' or 'Ducky Fuzz' depending on the situation. If you mess up you drink.

Ball.
Invisible Ball
Players.3+

A popular drinking game at University socials - players say 'Whizz', 'Bounce' or 'Boing' to throw an invisible ball. Don't drop the ball or you have to drink.

Prohibited.
Never Have I Ever
Players.3+

A popular game with students (especially freshers) - players take it in turns to say something they've never done, and anyone who has done it must drink.

Chat.
Sentence
Players.2+

A funny drinking game with no setup required - players make up a sentence between them by taking it in turns to say a word. If you mess up you have to drink.

Clap.
Slap, Clap, Click
Players.3+

Players bash out a drum beat while taking it in turns to name something from a specified category. If you lose rhythm or hesitate too long you have to drink.

Cubes.
The Alphabet Game
Players.2+

A category is chosen and players take it in turns to name something from that category which starts with the next letter of the alphabet.

Dressing Room.
The Celebrity Game
Players.3+

A quick and easy drinking game - players take it in turns to name a celebrity whose first name starts with the same letter as the previous celebrity's surname.

Symbols.
The Forehead Game
Players.2+

Each player has the name of a person stuck to their forehead and must guess who they are by asking yes or no questions, drinking every time the answer is 'no'.

Donate.
The Wot-le-wot
Players.3+

Players pass a random object between themselves whilst trying to remember the order in which it went round. Anyone who messes up has to drink.

21.
Twenty-One
Players.3+

Popular at University socials - players count up to 21 by saying between one and three numbers at a time, and whoever gets to 21 has to down their drink.

Questions.
What The Fuck
Players.3+

Popular at University socials - everyone chooses a name for themself and a chant is started. Play passes to someone when the active player calls out their name.

Arrows.
Would You Rather
Players.3+

A great game to play at Freshers - players take turns to pose a 'Would you rather?' question and everyone who votes for the less popular option has to drink.