Would You Rather Drinking Game: Rules and Dilemma Ideas
By Drunkdeck · Published July 24, 2026
The drinking version of Would You Rather adds a stake to a game that's normally just conversation filler. Someone poses two options, both slightly terrible, and the group has to pick one out loud. Disagreement is the whole point: the split forces people to defend a choice nobody actually wants to make.
How to play
- One player reads two options: "Would you rather X, or Y?"
- Everyone answers out loud, one at a time.
- Whichever option gets fewer votes drinks: the minority pays for going against the group.
- Or run it as: anyone who hesitates more than 5 seconds to answer drinks.
- Rotate who poses the next dilemma.
Dilemma ideas
Silly: "Would you rather fight one horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?" Social: "Would you rather always know when someone is lying to you, or always get away with lying yourself?" Hard: "Would you rather lose all your memories from the past year, or never make a new memory again?"
Variations
Add a "why" rule where the minority has to explain their choice after drinking: it usually produces the best arguments of the night. For bigger groups, split into teams and debate before voting.
Ideal group size
Would You Rather works at any size from two people up, but it's at its best somewhere between four and ten: enough people to get a real split in the vote, few enough that everyone still gets heard when the arguing starts. Past about twelve, it helps to have one person keep count of votes out loud so the minority is clear.
Play the Would You Rather drinking game inside Drunkdeck
The SFW deck includes Would You Rather-style dilemma cards ready to go, so the group never runs dry on options. Switch to the NSFW deck for dilemmas built for a more adult crowd.
Playing with alcohol? See Responsible Drinking for pacing tips and alcohol-free options that work with any of these rules.