Kings Cup, also known as Kings, is a drinking game with very simple rules.
This makes it an easy game (well, relatively easy) to play while getting smashed.
And, be forewarned, you will get smashed.
What is Kings Cup?
Kings Cup is a playing card game in which each card determines who takes a drink.
Each number or face card in the deck represents a different action.
Players must perform this action when the card is drawn.
Kings Cup Card Meanings
When it comes to Kings Cup card meanings, anything goes really.
Its your party; you make the house rules.
But a few popular Kings Cup card meanings have been adopted for the game.
Print a high-quality version of the basic rules here Kings Cup Card Basic Rules.
(See below.)
Ace in Kings Cup Waterfall
All players start drinking.
(The exception to this is if a players drink runs out.)
The player who drew the card may stop drinking whenever they choose.
The player to their right cannot stop drinking until they stop drinking and so on.
This continues around the circle until the last player stops drinking.
Kings Cup 2 Two for You
The player who draws this card doles out two drinks.
Its a simple rule, but an easy one to remember when youre drunk off your ass.
Kings Cup 3 Three for Me
The player who draws this card has to take three drinks.
Kings Cup 4 Touch the Floor
All players have to touch the floor with a hand.
The last player back upright drinks.
Play it by ear.
If the rule feels dangerous, swap it out.
Kings Cup 5 Five for Guys
All men drink.
Kings Cup 6 Six for Chicks
All women drink.
Kings Cup 7 Reach for Heaven
The player who draws this card points upward without warning.
All other players must point upward.
The last player to point upward drinks.
Both players take a drink.
Kings Cup 9 Nine is Rhyme
The player who draws this card chooses and says a word.
Moving clockwise, every player must say a word that rhymes with the players word.
The first player to miss or repeat a word drinks.
Tip: Ban the word orange from the get-go, or youll always havethatasshole.
The first player to miss or repeat an answer drinks.
Again, its good to set a time limit.
Jack in Kings Cup Jack is Social
Everyone drinks.
The player who is asked must ask any other player a question.
Then, that player must ask another player a question and so on.
The first player to fail to come up with a question or to respond to a question drinks.
Laughing, gasping, or showing any reaction at all counts as response.
The goal is to ask a question that will make the person react.
Its kind of like this game from Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Queen is for Question can also be extended with the player who draws the card becoming the Question Master.
The Question Master can ask any player a question any time they want.
If the player answers the Question Masters question, they must drink.
Whoever draws the fourth king receives the Kings Cup and must drink the entirety of its contents.
Let the player whose shindig it is go first.
That might be the birthday girl or graduate or party host.
Those arent always the most fun, though.
As such, numerous alternative rules and meanings for Kings Cup cards have been invented over the games history.
This is one of our teams favorite distributions of Kings Cup Rules
(Find detailed card meanings below.)
Print a high-quality version of our favorite rules here Kings Cup Card Fave Rules.
Kings Cup Rules Ideas
Use at your leisure or peril.
The player who draws the card is exempt from drinking.
All other players must drink.
The player who draws the card spins a bottle.
Whoever it lands on has to drink.
(Obviously, this alternative requires the addition of a bottle to your equipment list.)
The loser has to drink.
The player who draws the card chooses a Never Have I Ever statement e.g.
Never have I ever been arrested.
The player who draws the card makes a rule all players must follow.
Whoever breaks the rule must drink.
The rule remains in place until the next Make a Rule card is drawn.
The player who draws the card has to takes a sip of everyone elses drink.
Avoid during flu season!
(Of course, it doesnt have to be the belly button.
Use your imagination.)
Its time for military training.
The person who draws the card must do 20 push-ups, sit-ups, or a 20-second plank.
The deeper into the game, the crueler this one becomes.
The player who draws this card acts as sommelier.
All players must hand in their drinks, and the sommelier redistributes them however they wish.
The player who draws this card acts as mixologist.
The player gets to combine any three players drinks into a shot and choose a player to drink it.
A preview version of the Kings Cup.
(Requires the addition of a shot glass.)
SeeKings Cup Rules Jackbelow.
But jacks can take on a very special place in a Kings Cup game as well.
What is jack in Kings Cup?
In many variations of Kings Cup, the jack is seen as the jester.
That means hes there to entertain.
When jack represents the jester in Kings Cup, anything goes.
The rules are as wild as players imaginations.
You might make the jester dance or somersault or sing or recite a spontaneous poem.
If the jester refuses, the jester must drink.
If the jester performs, everyone else must drink.
As such, its best to start with the most basic rules.
Kings Cup can also get players very drunk very fast.
Remember, always drink responsibly and dont force any player to do something dangerous or irresponsible.
That way everyone can keep playing and having a good time!
