Beer Olympics Games Ideas: Fun Challenges for Beer Parties

1. Beer Pong

Description: A classic drinking game where players throw ping pong balls into cups filled with beer.

How to Play:

• Set up 10 cups in a triangular formation on each side of a table.
• Each team takes turns throwing a ping pong ball into the opposing team’s cups.
• When a ball lands in a cup, the opposing team drinks the beer in that cup.
• The game ends when one team eliminates all the cups of the other team.

2. Flip Cup

Description: A team-based drinking game where players must drink and then flip a plastic cup upside down.

How to Play:

• Divide players into two teams and set up cups filled with beer.
• The first player drinks from their cup, then tries to flip it by flicking the rim with their fingers.
• Once a player successfully flips the cup, the next person on their team goes.
• The first team to finish all players wins.

3. Quarters

Description: Players attempt to bounce a quarter off of the table and into a cup.

How to Play:

• Players take turns trying to bounce a quarter into a cup.
• If a player successfully lands the quarter in the cup, they can choose someone else to drink.
• The game continues until everyone has had a chance.

4. Civil War

Description: A large-scale beer pong game with multiple cups and players.

How to Play:

• Set up two large tables with a lot of cups arranged on each.
• Each team has three players who take turns shooting ping pong balls into the cups.
• If a ball lands in a cup, the opposing team must drink the beer.
• The first team to eliminate all cups from the opposing team wins.

5. Power Hour

Description: Players drink a shot of beer every minute for an hour.

How to Play:

• Set a timer for 60 minutes.
• Every minute, players must drink a shot of beer.
• The goal is to finish all 60 shots in one hour without stopping.
• The player who completes the Power Hour without vomiting wins.

6. Kings

Description: A card-based drinking game where each card drawn has a different meaning.

How to Play:

• Players sit in a circle and spread a deck of cards face down in the middle.
• Players take turns drawing cards, and each card has a corresponding action (e.g., 2 = “You,” meaning the player picks someone to drink).
• The game continues until all cards are drawn.

7. Drunk Jenga

Description: A twist on the classic Jenga game, where each block has a rule written on it.

How to Play:

• Stack Jenga blocks as usual but write rules on each block (e.g., “Take a drink,” “Swap seats”).
• Players take turns pulling a block, and the player must follow the rule written on it.
• The game ends when the tower falls.

8. Beirut (Beer Pong Variation)

Description: Similar to Beer Pong but with larger cups and different rules.

How to Play:

• Set up 6-10 large cups on each side of the table.
• Players throw ping pong balls into the cups of the opposing team.
• If a ball lands in a cup, the opposing team must drink from that cup.
• The first team to eliminate all cups from the opposing team wins.

9. Drinking Roulette

Description: A roulette-style game where players spin a wheel to determine their fate.

How to Play:

• Set up a roulette wheel with different drink options (e.g., “Drink a beer,” “Swap drinks”).
• Players take turns spinning the wheel, and they must follow the rule indicated by the wheel.
• The game continues until everyone has had enough.

10. Slap Cup

Description: A fast-paced game where players try to bounce ping pong balls into cups, and the opposing team slaps the cups when they land in them.

How to Play:

• Set up cups on a table with a small amount of beer in each.
• Players take turns throwing ping pong balls into the cups.
• When a ball lands in a cup, the opposing team must slap the cup to remove it from the table.
• The game continues until all cups are eliminated from one side.

11. Flamingo Race

Description: Players use plastic flamingos to race each other across the room.

How to Play:

• Place flamingos at the starting line and a cup of beer at the finish line.
• Each player must take a sip of their beer before racing their flamingo.
• The first flamingo to reach the finish line wins.

12. Boat Race

Description: A relay race where teams compete to drink beer and finish as fast as possible.

How to Play:

• Divide players into two teams and set up cups of beer.
• The first player on each team must drink their beer, then pass the cup to the next person.
• The next player drinks their beer, and the process repeats.
• The first team to finish all their cups wins.

13. Drunken Soccer

Description: A game where players attempt to kick a ping pong ball into a cup filled with beer.

How to Play:

• Set up cups with beer scattered around the room.
• Players must kick a ping pong ball into the cups to score.
• The first team to score 10 points wins.

14. Baseball (Beer Edition)

Description: A variation of beer pong with a baseball-style game format.

How to Play:

• Set up a baseball field with four bases.
• Players attempt to hit a ping pong ball into cups placed at different bases.
• When a player successfully hits the ball into a cup, they move to the next base.
• The first team to get three players around the bases wins.

15. Flip Cup Relay

Description: A team-based game where each player must drink and flip their cup before passing it.

How to Play:

• Set up cups with beer for each player.
• Players drink their cup, then flip it upside down using only their fingers.
• Once a player flips their cup, the next teammate goes.
• The first team to finish all their cups wins.

16. Speedball

Description: A variation of beer pong with a faster pace.

How to Play:

• Set up the usual Beer Pong cups.
• Players take turns trying to land the ball into the cups, but they have only 10 seconds per shot.
• The first team to eliminate all cups wins.

17. Boat Races

Description: A drinking relay race where each player must drink and pass the cup.

How to Play:

• Players are divided into two teams.
• The first player of each team drinks a beer, then passes the cup to the next player.
• The team that finishes first wins.

18. Toss the Cup

Description: A simple game where players toss a cup into another cup filled with beer.

How to Play:

• Players take turns tossing a cup into another.
• If the cup lands inside the other, the player must drink.
• The first player to finish their drink wins.

19. Chug-a-lug

Description: A timed drinking contest where the goal is to finish a beer the fastest.

How to Play:

• Players compete against each other to chug a beer the fastest.
• The winner is the player who finishes first.

20. Brew Ball

Description: A fun game that combines soccer with beer pong.

How to Play:

• Set up a field with cups placed at various points.
• Players kick a ping pong ball into the cups to score points.
• The team with the most points wins.

21. Rage Cage

Description: A fast-paced drinking game involving multiple cups and teams.

How to Play:

• Set up a large table with several cups arranged in a circle.
• Players bounce ping pong balls into the cups, and when a ball lands in a cup, the team drinks and places the cup in the center.
• The first team to clear all their cups wins.

22. Flip, Sip, and Pass

Description: A game where players flip a cup, sip their drink, and pass the cup.

How to Play:

• Players stand in a circle, and each has a cup filled with beer.
• One player flips the cup, then drinks from it, and passes it to the next player.
• The first team to finish all their cups wins.

23. Drinking Dice

Description: A game where players roll dice to determine their drinking challenge.

How to Play:

• Players take turns rolling dice, with each number representing a different challenge (e.g., 1 = “Take a drink,” 2 = “Pick someone to drink”).
• Players continue rolling until a designated time or until someone can’t complete their challenge.

24. Civil War: Extended Version

Description: A larger version of Civil War Beer Pong that involves more players and cups.

How to Play:

• Set up three tables with cups arranged in a triangle.
• Players take turns bouncing ping pong balls into the cups, and when a ball lands in a cup, the opposing team must drink and remove the cup.
• The first team to eliminate all their cups wins.

25. The Tower

Description: A game where players stack cups in a tower, and each person must drink before stacking their next cup.

How to Play:

• Players take turns stacking plastic cups on top of each other, but before stacking each cup, they must drink from it.
• The first player to complete their tower wins.

26. Beer Run

Description: A race to chug beers and cross a finish line the fastest.

How to Play:

• Set up a starting and finishing line.
• Players chug their beer and race to the finish line.
• The first person to cross the line wins.

27. Power Hour Shotgun

Description: A timed game where players shotgun beers every minute for an hour.

How to Play:

• Players take turns shotgunning a beer every minute.
• The player who finishes all 60 beers in one hour wins.

28. Reverse Flip Cup

Description: A variation of Flip Cup where players must flip the cup upside down after drinking.

How to Play:

• Players drink from a cup and then must flip it upside down.
• The first player to flip the cup correctly wins.

29. Ring of Fire

Description: A popular drinking card game with a set of rules tied to each card.

How to Play:

• Players take turns drawing cards from a circle of cards laid out in the middle.
• Each card has a rule (e.g., 2 = “You,” meaning the player picks someone to drink).
• The game continues until all cards are drawn, and players must drink according to the rules.

30. Stein Holding Contest

Description: Players compete to hold a stein filled with beer the longest.

How to Play:

• Fill a stein with beer.
• Players must hold the stein with their arm extended and the beer at eye level.
• The last player remaining with their stein still held in position wins.

31. Speed Flip Cup

Description: A faster version of Flip Cup, where the challenge is to flip the cup as quickly as possible.

How to Play:

• Set up cups filled with beer for each player.
• Players race to drink and then flip their cup before the next person in line goes.
• The team that finishes first wins.

32. Drunk Waiter

Description: Players race to serve drinks like a waiter, but with a twist—they must drink a shot of beer before every “order.”

How to Play:

• Players stand behind a table with beer shots.
• They must serve drinks to their teammates, but each time they serve, they take a shot.
• The first player to complete all orders wins.

33. Balloon Pop

Description: Players must pop balloons by sitting on them while drinking beer.

How to Play:

• Inflate several balloons and place them in the middle of the room.
• Players must drink a beer before sitting on a balloon to pop it.
• The player who pops the most balloons in the least time wins.

34. Hose Pong

Description: A larger, outdoor version of Beer Pong, where players aim a water hose to land a ball in a large cup.

How to Play:

• Set up large cups in a backyard and have a water hose with a nozzle at each end.
• Players aim and shoot ping pong balls into the large cups using the hose.
• The team that lands the most balls wins.

35. Ball Toss

Description: Players toss a ping pong ball into a cup filled with beer, but the cups are spaced farther apart.

How to Play:

• Set up cups at various distances from a central point.
• Players take turns tossing ping pong balls into the cups.
• The player who lands the most balls wins.

36. Drinking Limbo

Description: A limbo game where players must drink and then pass under a bar.

How to Play:

• Set up a limbo stick and place cups of beer at different levels.
• Players must drink from the cups and then try to pass under the bar without touching it.
• The player who can limbo the lowest wins.

37. Penny Toss

Description: Players toss pennies into beer mugs from a distance.

How to Play:

• Place beer mugs around the room or on a table.
• Players take turns tossing pennies into the mugs.
• The player with the most pennies in the mugs wins.

38. Drunken Bowling

Description: A bowling game where the pins are cups filled with beer.

How to Play:

• Set up 10 cups filled with beer in a bowling pin formation.
• Players roll a ball and try to knock down the cups.
• If a cup is knocked down, the opposing team must drink from it.

39. Tug of War

Description: A classic game of tug-of-war, but with beer in the middle.

How to Play:

• Players form two teams and use a rope to play tug-of-war.
• The middle of the rope should have a bucket of beer or drinks.
• The team that pulls the other across the line gets to drink the beer.

40. Speedy Shotgun

Description: Players compete to see who can shotgun a beer the fastest.

How to Play:

• Players each open a can of beer and prepare to shotgun it.
• The race begins when the signal is given.
• The first player to finish their beer wins.

41. Pong Golf

Description: A beer pong-inspired game where players try to get ping pong balls into cups arranged like a golf course.

How to Play:

• Set up multiple cups arranged on a table like a mini-golf course, with varying distances.
• Players take turns trying to bounce ping pong balls into the cups.
• Each successful shot counts as a “hole-in-one” and the game continues until all cups are cleared.

42. Chandelier

Description: A high-paced game that involves multiple cups and a large central cup.

How to Play:

• Set up one large central cup on a table and several smaller cups around it.
• Players take turns trying to bounce ping pong balls into the central cup. If a ball lands in one of the smaller cups, the player must drink the contents.
• The first player to land a ball in the central cup wins.

43. Giant Beer Pong

Description: An oversized version of traditional beer pong that can be played outdoors with larger cups and balls.

How to Play:

• Use large plastic containers or trash cans as cups, and use a larger-sized ball.
• Players take turns throwing the ball into the large cups, with each successful throw requiring the opposing team to drink.
• The first team to clear all of the opposing team’s cups wins.

44. Boat Race

Description: A relay-style beer drinking game where players race to finish their beer first.

How to Play:

• Divide players into teams of equal size.
• Each player must drink a beer and then run to tag the next player in line.
• The first team to finish drinking and tagging all players wins the game.

45. Beer Die

Description: A competitive game involving dice and cups filled with beer.

How to Play:

• Players stand on opposite sides of a table and try to throw dice into the opponent’s cup.
• If the dice land in the cup, the opposing team drinks.
• The first team to successfully make the opponent drink a set number of times wins.

46. Bounce the Cup

Description: A variation of beer pong where the cups are on the floor and players try to bounce the ball into the cup.

How to Play:

• Place a cup on the floor and give each player a ping pong ball.
• Players take turns trying to bounce the ball into the cup.
• If a player lands the ball in the cup, the opponent must drink and the game continues.

47. Slap Cup

Description: A combination of beer pong and flip cup, where players slap cups to the middle of the table.

How to Play:

• Players take turns tossing ping pong balls into cups.
• Once a ball lands in the cup, the opposing player must slap the cup to the middle of the table, causing the player to drink.
• The first team to finish all cups wins.

48. Screwdriver Challenge

Description: A game where players race to drink their beer and then drink a glass of orange juice.

How to Play:

• Set up a glass of beer and a separate glass of orange juice for each player.
• Players drink their beer and then must immediately drink the glass of orange juice.
• The first player to finish both drinks wins.

49. Tequila Pong

Description: A twist on the classic beer pong game, with tequila shots.

How to Play:

• Set up a traditional beer pong table with cups filled with tequila shots.
• Players take turns tossing ping pong balls into the cups. If a ball lands in a cup, the opposing player must take the shot.
• The first team to eliminate all of the opponent’s cups wins.

50. Spin the Bottle (Beer Edition)

Description: A beer-filled version of the classic “Spin the Bottle” game.

How to Play:

• Place a beer bottle in the center of a circle of players.
• Players take turns spinning the bottle. Once it stops, the player the bottle points to must drink.
• The game continues until all players have had a turn.

51. Stack Cup

Description: A stacking challenge where players must drink from their cup and then stack it.

How to Play:

• Players must drink their beer, then stack the empty cup in a pyramid formation.
• The first player to stack their cups correctly wins.

52. Kings Cup

Description: A popular card game where players draw cards and follow instructions based on the card they draw.

How to Play:

• Lay out a deck of cards in a circle and place a large central cup (the “Kings Cup”) in the middle.
• Players take turns drawing cards and must follow the instructions based on the card they draw (e.g., “2” means “You,” the player chooses someone to drink).
• When the King card is drawn, the player pours some of their drink into the central cup, and the last person to draw the King must drink from the cup.

53. Redneck Flip Cup

Description: A variation of Flip Cup where players are required to flip a beer bottle instead of a plastic cup.

How to Play:

• Players fill their bottles with beer and try to flip the bottle onto its neck.
• The team that flips all their bottles first wins.

54. Drunken Pirate Dice Game

Description: A pirate-themed dice game where players roll to determine the challenge.

How to Play:

• Players roll dice to determine the number of drinks they must take or actions they must perform (e.g., “Swab the deck,” meaning the player must clean up part of the room).
• The first player to finish all their challenges wins.

55. Shotgun Relay Race

Description: A race to see which team can shotgun a beer the fastest.

How to Play:

• Divide players into two teams. Each player must shotgun a beer and then pass the can to the next player.
• The first team to finish all their beers wins.

56. Drunk Jenga

Description: A Jenga game where each block has a challenge written on it.

How to Play:

• Players take turns removing blocks from a Jenga tower, but each block has a drinking challenge written on it.
• When a player pulls a block, they must complete the challenge (e.g., “Take two drinks,” “Choose someone to drink”).
• The game ends when the tower falls.

57. Flip, Sip, or Shot

Description: A game where players must choose between flipping a cup, sipping their drink, or taking a shot.

How to Play:

• Players take turns choosing one of three options: flip the cup, sip their drink, or take a shot.
• If a player chooses to flip the cup, they must succeed in flipping it upside down. If they fail, they take a shot.
• The first player to complete all challenges wins.

58. Beer Ball

Description: A combination of beer pong and dodgeball.

How to Play:

• Players throw beer balls at their opponents to try to eliminate them.
• If the ball hits an opponent, they must drink and leave the playing area.
• The last team standing wins.

59. Toss the Beer Bottle Game

Description: Players toss beer bottles into cups set at different distances.

How to Play:

• Players stand at a designated line and attempt to toss beer bottles into cups arranged at varying distances.
• The player who successfully tosses the most bottles into the cups wins.

60. Flip the Bottle

Description: A game where players try to flip a bottle with beer in it to land upright.

How to Play:

• Each player fills a bottle with beer and tries to flip it to land upright.
• The first player to land the bottle upright wins.

These beer games are designed to be fun, competitive, and perfect for any beer Olympics event!