World
Flunkyball
Germany's park classic - hit the target, chug while they fetch.
World Drinking Games
How the rest of the planet plays. German Flunkyball and Hammerschlagen, Korean soju games, Aussie Goon of Fortune, British Pub Golf and the beer-crate hike called Kastenlauf.
All 9 world drinking games
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Hammerschlagen
One stump, one nail each, one hammer - last nail standing drinks.
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Pub Golf
Nine pubs, nine pars - the great British drinking crawl.
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Goon of Fortune
Boxed wine on a spinning clothesline - Australia's finest.
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Titanic
Float the shot glass, pour with a surgeon's hand - don't sink it.
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Baskin Robbins 31
Count to 31 in turns - whoever says 31 drinks. Simple. Deadly.
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3-6-9
Korea's clapping trap - clap on every 3, 6 and 9 or drink.
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Kastenlauf
Race the course carrying a crate - it must be empty at the line.
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Centurion
100 shots of beer in 100 minutes - the long war.
Quick picks: which one tonight?
Easiest way in
Baskin Robbins 31
The gentlest game on this shelf (intensity 2/5) - teach it in one round and let 3-10 players settle in.
The heavyweight
Centurion
Rated 5/5 - the most intense pick here. Save it for the night's main event and pace accordingly.
Compare every world game
| Game | Best for | Players | Intensity | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flunkyball | Germany's park classic - hit the target, chug while they fetch. | 6-16 (2 teams) | 20-40 min | |
| Hammerschlagen | One stump, one nail each, one hammer - last nail standing drinks. | 3-10 | 20-40 min | |
| Pub Golf | Nine pubs, nine pars - the great British drinking crawl. | 4-20 | 3-6 hours | |
| Goon of Fortune | Boxed wine on a spinning clothesline - Australia's finest. | 4-15 | 30-60 min | |
| Titanic | Float the shot glass, pour with a surgeon's hand - don't sink it. | 3-10 | 15-30 min | |
| Baskin Robbins 31 | Count to 31 in turns - whoever says 31 drinks. Simple. Deadly. | 3-10 | 10-20 min | |
| 3-6-9 | Korea's clapping trap - clap on every 3, 6 and 9 or drink. | 3-12 | 10-30 min | |
| Kastenlauf | Race the course carrying a crate - it must be empty at the line. | 4-30 (pairs) | 1-3 hours | |
| Centurion | 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes - the long war. | 1-15 | 100 min |
How to run a great world night
Every drinking culture solved the same problem - how to turn a round of drinks into an event - and solved it differently. Germany built team sports out of parks and bottle crates (Flunkyball, Kastenlauf) and precision rituals out of a stump and a hammer. Korea perfected the fast tabletop meta-game, where soju rounds are decided by counting traps and floating shot glasses. Britain turned the pub crawl itself into a scored sport, and Australia looked at a rotary clothesline and saw a roulette wheel.
These pages are written as travel guides as much as rule sheets: the cultural context is half the fun, and knowing why Titanic is played with somaek or why Hammerschlagen uses the wedge end of the hammer makes you the most interesting person at the table. If you're hosting an around-the-world night, run it as stations - one country per hour - and let whoever's been to the country captain that round.
World Drinking Games FAQ
What drinking games do they play in Germany?
Flunkyball (a team throwing-and-chugging battle played in parks), Hammerschlagen (hammering nails into a tree stump, loser drinks) and Kastenlauf, a cross-country race where teams must carry - and finish - a full crate of beer.
What are Korean soju drinking games?
Fast, loud table games played with soju: Titanic (float a shot glass in beer and pour without sinking it), Baskin Robbins 31 (a counting trap to 31) and 3-6-9, a clapping number game that punishes anyone who says a forbidden digit.
What is Goon of Fortune?
Australia's finest invention: a bag of boxed wine ('goon') pegged to a rotating clothesline. Spin the line, and whoever it stops at drinks from the bag. It is Wheel of Fortune with sunburn.
What is Pub Golf?
A British bar crawl scored like golf: nine pubs are nine 'holes', each with a par (the number of sips to finish your drink). Finish under par, wear terrible golf outfits, and keep a scorecard. Our page includes a printable scorecard.
Want something different? Browse all 108 drinking games, jump into Quick Play, or check the party guides for picks by group size and occasion. And whatever you play, read the drink-responsibly guide first.