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Game of Thrones Drinking Game
The **Game of Thrones Drinking Game** turns any episode - or a full-season binge - into a party in Westeros. You...
You watchGame of Thrones
You needDrinks + friends
Triggers14 drink rules
Best with2-15 players
The Game of Thrones Drinking Game turns any episode - or a full-season binge - into a party in Westeros. You agree on a short list of drink when triggers before the opening credits roll, then sip together every time one lands on screen. Because the show is stacked with repeating beats (ravens, wine, scheming around the map table), the triggers fire often enough to keep the whole room watching closely without draining the cup in the first ten minutes. It plays like any good TV show drinking game: no equipment, no turns, just eyes on the screen.
Play it one episode at a time or settle in for a season-long binge. For a single episode, use the full trigger list below. For a long binge, drop the high-frequency triggers (every 'your grace', every raven) so the pours stay small - a full season runs close to ten hours, so per-episode pacing matters far more across a marathon than it does in one sitting.
How to set it up
- Queue up your episode (or the whole season) and get everyone a drink they can nurse - a longer pour beats a shot for an hour-long episode.
- Read the trigger list aloud and cut any rule that will fire too often for your group. Fewer, well-chosen triggers beat a giant list nobody can track.
- Assign one person to call out easy-to-miss triggers - a raven in the background or a quick map-table shot slips by fast.
- Agree that a 'drink' means a sip, not a gulp, and put water on the table before the credits roll.
Game of Thrones drinking game rules: drink when…
The heart of the game. Agree on these before you press play - pick the ones your group likes, and remember a "drink" means a sip.
| When this happens… | …you drink |
|---|---|
| Someone says 'Winter is coming' | Sip |
| A Lannister mentions gold, debts, or 'a Lannister always pays his debts' | Sip |
| A raven is sent or arrives with a message | Sip |
| Characters plot around a map or the painted table | Sip |
| Tyrion drinks wine or jokes about drinking | Sip twice |
| Daenerys reels off her full list of titles | Sip |
| Jon Snow broods or someone says 'You know nothing' | Sip |
| Cersei sips wine or plots against someone | Sip twice |
| Someone mentions the Iron Throne | Sip |
| The White Walkers or the army of the dead appear | Sip |
| Arya crosses a name off her kill list | Sip |
| Someone says 'your grace' or 'my lord' | Sip |
| A character mentions the Wall or the Night's Watch oath | Sip |
| A dragon breathes fire on screen | Drink for 3 seconds |
How to play
Choose your trigger list
Use the full list for a single episode. For a binge, keep about six triggers and cut the ones that repeat constantly ('your grace', ravens) so the game lasts all season instead of one act.
Watch together and drink on cue
Whenever a trigger happens, everyone takes the listed sip. No turns and no scoring - the fun is spotting the moments together and the collective groan when one character betrays another.
Handle the big moments
Save the multi-second 'drink' rule for the rare spectacle - a dragon breathing fire - so it lands as a moment rather than another routine sip.
Pace for the finish
For a binge, take a real break between episodes - water, food, a walk. The goal is to reach the season finale, not to peak during episode three.
Variations & house rules
Binge mode
Watching a full season? Use six low-frequency triggers only, and make every 'drink' a single small sip. Add one episode-specific rule per hour (for example, drink whenever a new house sigil appears) to keep long stretches fresh.
House loyalty teams
Split into teams and assign each a great house - Stark, Lannister, Targaryen. Your team drinks whenever your house's members scheme, win, or lose on screen. The house sitting on the Iron Throne at the episode's end hands out one sip to everyone else.
Throne duel
Two players each pick a claimant to the Iron Throne. Every time your character gains power or wins a scene, the other player drinks. A death or a betrayal resets the count.
Pro tips
A single episode runs close to an hour, and the later seasons run longer - keep pours small and alternate every round with water.
Season 3 and Season 6 are the best single-episode picks: plenty of recurring beats to trigger often without the slowest council-room stretches.
Turn captions on so quick lines like 'winter is coming' and title drops are easy to catch when the room gets loud.
Drink responsibly: A single episode means dozens of sips, and a full-season binge multiplies that many times over. A movie-length game adds up fast, so keep the pours small, water between drinks, and swap any trigger for a sip of water whenever you like. See our safety guide.
Game of Thrones drinking game FAQ
What are the rules of the Game of Thrones drinking game?
Everyone agrees on a list of 'drink when...' triggers - such as a raven arriving, someone saying 'winter is coming', or a Lannister mentioning gold - then sips together each time one happens on screen. There are no turns and no equipment; you just watch and drink on cue. Use the full trigger list for one episode and a shorter list for a season binge.
Which Game of Thrones season is best for a drinking game?
Seasons 3 and 6 are the sweet spot - plenty of recurring moments to trigger sips without the slower council-room stretches of the middle seasons. The first season is also great for a lighter, character-introducing game where the triggers fire a little less often.
Can you play the Game of Thrones drinking game for a whole binge?
Yes, but drop the high-frequency triggers or you will not make it past the second episode. Keep about six low-frequency rules, make every drink a small sip, and take real breaks between episodes with water and food. A full season is roughly ten hours, so pacing is the whole game.
Can we play without alcohol?
Absolutely. Swap every sip for water, soda, or a point tally and the game plays exactly the same - spotting the triggers together is the fun. This makes it easy to include friends who are not drinking.
