Two Player Drinking Games: 30+ Games for Couples & Pairs

Not every night calls for a huge party. Sometimes it’s just you and one other person—your partner, best friend, or roommate. And you want to have some fun with a drink or two.

The problem? Most drinking games need 4+ players. Beer Pong needs cups. Flip Cup needs teams. Kings Cup needs a crowd.

But we’ve got you covered! Here are 30+ drinking games designed for exactly two people. Whether it’s date night, a quiet night in, or pregaming before going out, these games deliver.

Quick Navigation:

• Card Games for Two
• Dice Drinking Games
• Verbal & Question Games
• Movie & TV Drinking Games
• Couples-Specific Games (Spicy!)
• Video Game Drinking Games
• No Props Needed

Card Games for Two

Grab a deck of cards and let’s go. These classics work perfectly with just two players.

1. Higher or Lower

What you need: Deck of cards

How to play:

1. Dealer flips one card face up
2. Player guesses if the next card will be higher or lower
3. Wrong guess = drink
4. Three correct in a row = dealer drinks
5. Swap roles after each round

Pro tip: Aces can be high or low—decide before you start!

2. Ride the Bus

What you need: Deck of cards

How to play:

1. Round 1: Red or black? (Wrong = 1 drink)
2. Round 2: Higher or lower than first card? (Wrong = 2 drinks)
3. Round 3: In between or outside the first two? (Wrong = 3 drinks)
4. Round 4: Guess the suit (Wrong = 4 drinks)

Build a pyramid and “ride the bus” if you have the most cards at the end!

3. War

What you need: Deck of cards

How to play:

1. Split deck evenly
2. Both flip top card simultaneously
3. Lower card drinks (Aces high)
4. Tie? “War”—flip 3 cards down, 4th up. Loser drinks 3 sips
5. Play until deck is exhausted

Simple, fast-paced, and surprisingly competitive!

4. Two-Person Kings Cup

What you need: Deck of cards, drinks

How to play: Spread cards around a center cup. Take turns drawing. Each card means something:

• 2: You (draw 2, give 2 drinks)
• 3: Me (draw 3, drink 3)
• 4: Floor (both touch floor, slowest drinks)
• 5: Guys (you both drink)
• 6: Chicks (you both drink)
• 7: Heaven (both point up, slowest drinks)
• 8: Mate (pick each other, both drink)
• 9: Rhyme (loser drinks)
• 10: Categories (loser drinks)
• Jack: Make a rule
• Queen: Question (ask questions, first to answer drinks)
• King: Pour into center cup. 4th King drinks it!
• Ace: Waterfall (start drinking, stop when other stops)

For the full rules, check our Kings Cup complete guide!

5. Blackjack Drinking

What you need: Deck of cards

How to play:

1. Dealer deals 2 cards each
2. Goal: Get closer to 21 than opponent without going over
3. Hit for more cards, stand to hold
4. Loser drinks the difference (e.g., 21 vs 18 = 3 drinks)
5. Bust (over 21) = chug

Alternate who deals each round!

6. Speed

What you need: Deck of cards

How to play:

1. Each player gets a 5-card hand and 15-card draw pile
2. Two cards are flipped in the center
3. Players race to play cards that are one higher or lower than center cards
4. First to empty their hand wins; loser drinks 5

Fast and chaotic—exactly what you want!

Dice Drinking Games

Simple props, quick games, maximum fun.

7. 7-11-Doubles

What you need: 2 dice, shot glass

How to play:

1. Roller fills shot glass and rolls
2. If they roll 7, 11, or doubles: opponent drinks the shot
3. Opponent must drink AND refill before roller gets another 7, 11, or doubles
4. If opponent finishes in time, they become the roller

Gets intense fast!

8. Mexican

What you need: 2 dice, cup to hide dice

How to play:

1. Each player rolls secretly under a cup
2. Announce your roll (can lie!)
3. Opponent can call your bluff or try to beat it
4. Revealed lower score drinks. Called wrong bluff = caller drinks double
5. Scoring: 21 (Mexican) beats all, then 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, 11, then highest number

9. Three Man

What you need: 2 dice

How to play:

1. Both roll; first to get 3 is the “Three Man”
2. Take turns rolling. If dice sum to 3 or show a 3, Three Man drinks
3. Other combos: 7 = person to right drinks, 11 = person to left drinks, Doubles = give out that many drinks
4. Roll a 3 yourself to pass Three Man status

Simple but the Three Man position is brutal!

10. Ship, Captain, Crew

What you need: 5 dice

How to play:

1. Each player gets 3 rolls per turn
2. Must roll 6 (ship), 5 (captain), 4 (crew) in that order, setting aside
3. Remaining dice are your “cargo” (score)
4. Lower cargo drinks the difference

Verbal & Question Games

No props needed—just you, your drink, and your wits.

11. Never Have I Ever

How to play:

1. Take turns saying “Never have I ever…”
2. If the other person HAS done it, they drink
3. If NEITHER has done it, person who said it drinks

Gets revealing fast! Need questions? We have 150+ Never Have I Ever questions!

12. Truth or Drink

How to play:

1. Take turns asking increasingly personal questions
2. Answer honestly OR take a drink to skip
3. The more you skip, the drunker you get!

Perfect for couples who want to learn more about each other. Check our Truth or Dare questions for inspiration!

13. Most Likely To

How to play:

1. Read “Most likely to…” statements
2. On count of 3, both point at who they think fits
3. If you both point at the same person, they drink 2
4. If you point at each other, both drink 1
5. If you point at yourself, drink 3

Questions: 150+ Most Likely To Questions

14. Two Truths and a Lie

How to play:

1. One person states three things—two true, one false
2. Other person guesses the lie
3. Wrong guess = guesser drinks
4. Correct guess = liar drinks

Gets harder as you run out of obvious facts!

15. Would You Rather

How to play:

1. Take turns asking “Would you rather…” questions
2. Both answer. If you disagree, minority drinks
3. If you agree, questioner drinks

Questions: Would You Rather for Couples

16. Drink While You Think

How to play:

1. Pick a category (e.g., Movies with Tom Hanks)
2. Take turns naming something in category
3. While thinking, you must be drinking!
4. Repeat or can’t think of anything? Take a big gulp

Movie & TV Drinking Games

Netflix and chill… with drinks!

17. Custom Movie Rules

Pick any movie and create drinking rules. Classic examples:

Harry Potter:

• Someone says “Harry” – sip
• Spell is cast – sip
• House points mentioned – 2 sips
• Voldemort appears – finish drink

The Office:

• Michael makes a “that’s what she said” joke – sip
• Jim looks at camera – sip
• Dwight mentions beets – 2 sips
• Anyone says “that’s what she said” – finish drink

Any Rom-Com:

• Meet-cute – sip
• Obvious miscommunication – sip
• Grand romantic gesture – finish drink

18. Bad Movie Drinking

Pick a notoriously bad movie. Drink for:

• Plot holes – sip
• Bad acting – sip
• Unnecessary exposition – 2 sips
• Anything that makes you cringe – sip

Try: The Room, Sharknado, Twilight, or Cats!

19. Reality TV Bingo

Watch any reality show. Drink when you see:

• “I’m not here to make friends” – sip
• Dramatic music – sip
• Someone cries – 2 sips
• Plot twist – finish drink

Couples-Specific Games (Spicy!) 🔥

These games are designed for couples who want to add some heat to their night.

20. Drunk Jenga (Couples Edition)

What you need: Jenga set, marker

Setup: Write couple-specific dares on Jenga blocks:

• “Give a 30-second massage”
• “Whisper something dirty”
• “Take off one piece of clothing”
• “Do a body shot”
• “Demonstrate your best kiss technique”
• “Truth: What’s your favorite thing about me?”

Pull a block, do the dare. Tower falls? That person has a bigger penalty!

More ideas: Dirty Dares for Couples

21. Strip Higher or Lower

How to play:

1. Play Higher or Lower (card game #1)
2. Wrong guess = lose an article of clothing OR take 2 drinks
3. Game ends when someone’s out of clothes or taps out

Classic for a reason! 😉

22. Spin the Bottle (Two Person)

What you need: Bottle, list of dares

How to play:

1. Take turns spinning
2. Where the bottle points (you or them) determines who does the dare
3. Dares escalate throughout the night
4. Refuse? Drink double

23. Drunk Twister

What you need: Twister mat

How to play:

1. Play regular Twister
2. Before each move, spin player takes a drink
3. Fall = chug
4. Optional: Call out “body part on body part” rules instead of colors for couples!

Gets tangled… in the best way!

24. Couples Trivia

How to play:

1. Ask questions about your relationship (first date spot, favorite movie, etc.)
2. Both write down answers
3. Reveal simultaneously
4. Different answers = both drink
5. Same answer = cheers! Kiss instead of drink

Video Game Drinking Games

Turn your gaming session into a drinking session!

25. Mario Kart Drinking

Rule: You cannot finish the race until your drink is finished.

Catch: You can’t drink while driving!

Stop, chug, drive, repeat. Strategy is key!

26. Smash Bros Shots

Rules:

• Lose a stock – sip
• Get KO’d by a weak move – 2 sips
• Lose the match – finish drink
• Get perfect’d – chug + switch to their main

27. Any FPS (Loser Drinks)

Rules:

• Die – sip
• Kill – opponent sips
• Headshot – opponent takes 2
• Melee kill – opponent finishes drink

Works for Call of Duty, Halo, Fortnite, etc.

28. Racing Games

Rules:

• Spin out – sip
• Crash – 2 sips
• Finish last – chug
• Win by less than 1 second – both drink

No Props Needed

Just grab drinks and play!

29. Fingers

How to play:

1. Both place finger on rim of cup
2. Countdown from 3
3. On “go,” either keep finger on or lift off
4. Simultaneously call how many fingers will be on the cup (0, 1, or 2)
5. If you guess right, you’re safe. Other person drinks
6. Both wrong or both right? Repeat

30. Medusa

How to play:

1. Both look down
2. On “go,” look up at either each other or away
3. Make eye contact? Both shout “Medusa!” and drink
4. No eye contact? No drinks. Repeat

Simple but weirdly tense!

31. Straight Face

How to play:

1. Write funny/inappropriate phrases on paper
2. Take turns reading them with a straight face
3. Laugh, smile, or crack? Drink
4. Keep straight face? Reader drinks

32. Word Association

How to play:

1. One person says a word
2. Other immediately says the first word they think of
3. Back and forth as fast as possible
4. Hesitate, repeat, or say something weird? Drink

Sounds easy until you’re a few drinks in!

Looking for more ideas? Check out our complete guide to the best drinking games for adults for even more party-ready options.

Looking to mix things up? Try bingo drinking games for a fresh twist on classic drinking game night.

Tips for Two-Person Drinking

Pace Yourselves

With only two people, there’s no crowd to dilute the drinking. Go with beer or wine instead of shots. Add snacks. Stay hydrated!

Set Boundaries

Especially for couples games—agree on limits before you start. Having a safe word isn’t just for the bedroom!

Make It Your Own

The best drinking games are the ones you customize. Inside jokes, shared interests, and personal questions make everything more fun.

Have a Backup

If a game isn’t working, move on. The goal is fun, not following rules perfectly.

Looking for even more inspiration? Browse our ultimate guide to adult party games for 150+ ideas across every category.

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the best drinking game for couples?

Truth or Drink is perfect for couples—it combines drinking with deep conversation and getting to know each other better. For something more physical, Drunk Jenga with couple-specific dares creates memorable moments. And Never Have I Ever gets revealing fast when it’s just the two of you!

Can you play drinking games with just 2 people?

Absolutely! Many drinking games work great—or even better—with just two people. Card games like Higher or Lower and War are designed for pairs. Verbal games like Never Have I Ever and Most Likely To become more personal. Movie drinking games are perfect for two. You just need the right games.

What drinking games can you play without cards?

Plenty! Try Never Have I Ever, Truth or Drink, Most Likely To, Two Truths and a Lie, or Would You Rather—all you need is drinks and conversation. Medusa and Fingers need nothing at all. Movie drinking games just need a screen. Word Association and Straight Face are also prop-free.

How do you make drinking games more fun for two people?

Personalize them! Use inside jokes in your questions. Add forfeits beyond just drinking (massage, dare, embarrassing text). Mix up games throughout the night. For couples, add romantic or spicy elements. The key is keeping it fresh and tailored to your relationship.

What’s a good drinking game for a date?

Start with something light like Would You Rather or Two Truths and a Lie—they’re great conversation starters. Then move to Truth or Drink as you get more comfortable. Couples Trivia is sweet for established relationships. Keep games focused on talking and learning about each other rather than pure drinking.

Ready for Game Night?

Two-person drinking games are underrated. You don’t need a crowd to have an epic night. Grab a partner, pick a game (or three), and enjoy!

More resources:

• 30 Date Night Games for Couples
• Drinking Game Rules Compendium
• Dirty Dares for Couples
• Valentine’s Day Games for Couples
• 150+ Never Have I Ever Questions

Want games for bigger groups? Check out our party drinking games or game night ideas for adults!

Cheers to game night for two! 🥂