When is St. Patrick’s Day?
Are St Patrick Day drinking games popular?
What are some of the best ones?
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St. Patrick’s Day happens every year on March 17. This holiday has been adopted as a popular drinking holiday, especially in the United States, and adults often go to rowdy parties and get drunk while celebrating. Hosting parties for this holiday can be a fun way to get a group of friends together in the early part of the year.
If you’re thinking of having a St. Patrick’s Day party for your friends, you should learn about some of the best drinking games to feature at your party. In this article, we’ll show you some of our favorites you can incorporate into your next party for this popular drinking holiday.
Read on to find some great St Patricks Day drinking games.
Option #1. Shot Potato
Materials Needed:
- 1 potato
- 5 or more players
- Beer
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How to Play
- Everyone playing stands in a circle. Be sure the circle is wide enough so that everyone has enough room to throw and move.
- The first player throws the potato to another player of their choice.
- However, the catch is that the player throwing the potato must say the name of another player who is not the one they’re throwing the potato to.
- For example, if Matt is throwing the potato to Stacy, Matt can say the name of any other player, but cannot say Stacy’s name or his own.
- Players only have 5 seconds to throw the potato and say another player’s name.
- If a player says the wrong name, they are out, and they have to take a shot.
- If a player drops the potato, they also have to take a shot.
- The winner is the last player standing.
- Because this is a quick game, expect to play a few rounds.
Option #2. Irish Poker
Materials Needed:
- 1 deck of cards with the Joker removed
- 1 drink for everyone playing
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How to Play
- There isn’t actually any real poker involved in this game, and it’s a simple drinking game that can help everyone loosen up a little bit at the start of a party.
- One player deals out cards face-down so that none of the other players can see them.
- Each player then has to guess if their card will be black or red.
- If they are right, they don’t have to drink anything that round. However, the dealer has to drink a number of sips corresponding to the number on the card.
- If they are wrong, they have to take a number of sips corresponding to the number on the card.
- Another way to play this game is to have the players drink for a number of seconds corresponding to the number on the card instead.
- The dealer should change each round.
- Players should agree on values for face cards before playing. Alternately, the dealer can remove the face cards if this will be too complicated for players who are already drunk.
- This game can be enjoyed by just a few people or by a large group.
Option #3. Irish Roulette
Materials Needed:
- Enough dice so that every player can have one (ideally, dice should be different colors)
- One drink for every player
- A table or other hard surface for dice rolling
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How to Play
- Two players face off against each other in this game, although it can also be played in teams.
- Both players roll a die at the same time. The player who rolls the lower number between the two has to take a shot.
- If both players roll the same number, they have to shout “shotgun,” and the slower player has to take a shot.
- It is possible to play this game in a larger group as long as everyone can keep track of which die is their own. For this reason, it might be a good idea to stock up on some different dice colors.
- If players don’t want to use the “shotgun” rule, then players with matching numbers can both take a shot instead.
- If this game is played in teams, treat it like a relay race. Players can tag the next player in their team and go through rounds until everyone has finished taking turns rolling the dice and taking shots accordingly.
Option #4. Flip Cup
Materials Needed:
- Long table
- One cup per player
- Enough alcohol to fill the cups for each player
- 10 or more players
How to Play
- Players should divide into teams evenly and stand on either side of a long table.
- Give each player a cup and fill it with the drink of your choice.
- The first player should chug their drink and then flip the cup so that it lands upside-down, standing up, on the table. If this doesn’t happen on the first try, the player has to keep trying to flip the cup until it lands correctly.
- As soon as this happens, the next player in the relay can go.
- The winning team is whichever team finishes drinking and flipping their cups first.
- You can vary this game depending on how many people you have to play it. If you only have a few, you may require more than one round before the game ends.
- You can also change the rules of the game by saying the alcohol has to be sipped through a straw or from ice cube trays instead of from cups, for example.
- Set this game up outdoors if possible to minimize the mess.
Option #5. Beer Pong
Materials Needed:
- Long table
- 20 Solo cups
- Alcohol
- Two or more ping pong balls
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How to Play
- Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day party like a classic game of beer pong.
- Divide players evenly into teams.
- Set up cups for both teams on either side of the table in a pyramid shape. Most beer pong fans prefer to play with ten cups per team, but if you’re new to the game or have some lightweights on your team, you might want to choose a lower number.
- Fill each cup with a little bit of alcohol, about a shot or so per cup.
- Players begin by bouncing ping pong balls on the table and trying to get them to land in their opponent’s cups.
- When this happens, the opponent has to drink the contents of the cup and then remove the cup from play.
- The last team to still have cups in play on the table is the winner.
- If both players manage to land their ping pong balls in each other’s cups, they either get to go again or they must both drink, depending on the house rules.
- There are many variations on how to play beer pong, so be sure you go over your own rules with your guests before you start playing.
Conclusion
Are you prepared for your next St. Patrick’s Day bash? What should you stock up on beforehand? What are the best drinks or cocktails for these games?
When it comes to getting ready for a St. Patrick’s Day party, it’s always a good idea to have some green drinks on hand. You can often buy green beer around this time of year, or you can make green cocktails for your guests instead. Otherwise, you can go a more classic route and serve Irish beer or whiskey shots instead, to keep with the spirit of the holiday.