Jenga Drinking Game
The Jenga drinking game turns a regular Jenga tower into a party game. You write a rule on each block, and whoever pulls that block has to follow it.
Setup takes about ten minutes with a marker. After that, every pull is a surprise, and the tower falling is the big finish.
- Players
- 2-8
- You need
- A Jenga set, A permanent marker, Drinks for everyone
How to Play Jenga
Setup: Write a short rule on each block with a permanent marker. Leave some blocks blank so not every pull is a penalty. Build the tower as normal.
How to play: Take turns pulling a block with one hand and placing it on top, just like regular Jenga. Read the block out loud and do what it says. Whoever knocks the tower over finishes their drink.
Block ideas:
- Take a sip.
- Take two sips.
- Give out three sips.
- Everyone drinks.
- The player to your left drinks.
- The player to your right drinks.
- Waterfall.
- Pick a drinking buddy for the rest of the game.
- Make a rule.
- Cancel a rule.
- Categories: name one, and the first to blank drinks.
- Rhyme time: say a word, and the first to miss a rhyme drinks.
- Never have I ever: say one, and anyone who has done it drinks.
- Truth: answer a question from the group or take a sip.
- Do your best impression of someone here.
- Swap seats with anyone.
- Last person to touch their nose drinks.
- Last person to raise their hand drinks.
- Tell a joke. If nobody laughs, drink.
- Speak in an accent until your next turn.
- Compliment everyone at the table.
- Anyone wearing black drinks.
- Youngest player drinks.
- Oldest player drinks.
- The last person who checked their phone drinks.
- Pull another block.
- Skip your next turn.
- Take a selfie with the tower.
- Sing the chorus of any song.
- Free block. Nothing happens.
Tips
- Keep the rules short so they fit on a block and read fast.
- Mix in blank and easy blocks. Too many penalties wears people out.
- Use a set you do not mind marking up. The rules are permanent.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do you write on drinking Jenga blocks?
Short rules like "take a sip," "give out two sips," "make a rule," or mini games like Categories. Leave some blocks blank so the game keeps moving.
What happens when the Jenga tower falls?
In most groups, whoever knocks the tower over finishes their drink. Then you rebuild and play again.
Can you play Jenga drinking game without alcohol?
Yes. Swap in any drink, or turn the drink rules into dares. The tower is just as tense either way.