These questions are for adults who are of legal drinking age where they live. There are three kinds of rounds. In a “sip if” round, the reader says a statement and anyone it’s true for takes a sip. In an answer-or-pass round, one person answers a question or says pass. Table rounds choose who reads or picks next.
Rules to agree before the first round
- Everyone plays with whatever they’re drinking: alcohol, water, soda or juice. A sip is a sip.
- Passing is always free. No sip, no point lost, no explanation.
- Nobody tells anyone else to drink. The rounds that pick a person pick who asks next, not who drinks.
- Sort out rides home before the game starts. Anyone who has been drinking doesn’t drive.
- Keep water and food on the table, and stop the game while it’s still fun.
If anyone in the group is under the legal drinking age, play with points instead and use the never have I ever lines.
How a round goes
Take turns being the reader. The reader picks a “sip if” line and reads it, and everyone it’s true for sips at the same time. That’s it. If someone wants to tell the story behind it, let them; no one has to.
For an answer-or-pass question, the reader asks one person by name. They answer in a sentence or two, or pass. Mix one of these in after every three or four statements, so the game has some stories, not only sips.
Other games to play at the table
Most likely to works well with drinks: everyone points, and the person named can take a sip or a bow, their choice. For games with no drinks at all, see the party games for adults.