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Koreans like to drink, nothing new there, but they also have a variety of drinking games that you should definitely try. Pick any of the Korean drinking games in this list and let the fun begin!
If anyone loses in these games you can chant “MASYEORA MASYEORA! (마셔라! 마셔라!)” [Which means “Drink! Drink! in Korean]
The first player of whichever of these games is chosen by “Rock-Paper-Scissors”
Babo Game 바보 게임
Babo (바보) means “fool” in Korean. In this game one player starts saying a number from 1 to 5 while at the same time showing a different number with their hand. For example: The first player says 1 but has 3 fingers up in his hand, so he is safe and the next person has to say the number of fingers he has up while having a different amount in their hand and so on. People lose if they say the same number as fingers they have or they don’t say the number of the previous player hand.
① The first player starts saying a number from 1 to 5 and showing a different number in his hand. ② The next player then says the number the first player showed in his hand while showing a different number in their hand. ③ If a player says the same number that they are showing in their hand they lose. ④ They also lose if they take too much time in showing or saying a number. ⑤ If they lose they have to drink!
Baskins Robbins 31 배스킨라빈스 31
This is pretty simple, and no, it has nothing to do with the brand. Basically all you have to do is each player say up to 3 numbers in succession until they get to 31, whoever says 31 has to do a shot.
① Chant the Baskin Robbin’s 31! 
② Each player says up to three numbers in succession, each can say between 1 or 3 numbers all the way to 31. ③ The player who says 31 loses. The loser has to drink!
Sense Game 눈치
This is pretty popular among young drinkers, where you just have to say a number from 1 to the number of people there are playing. Players lose if two people say the same number or whoever is the last.
① Start the sense game by countdown. ② Each player says one number until the # of players in the game. ③ If two players say the same number they lose and both have to drink. ④ They also lose if they are the last one to say a number. The loser has to drink!
The Bottle Cap병 뚜껑 게임
This is pretty simple. Take the soju cap and twist the loose part until its straight (without breaking from the cap) and then you flick it with your finger. You only get one chance per turn and continue to pass the cap around until someone breaks it. Whoever breaks it makes everyone else drink.
① This game requires a soju cap, twist the loose part to get something like this. ② This game goes by turns. ③ Each player calculates where to hit, and flicks the straight part to try to weaken its base. ④ Whoever manages to break the loose part, wins the game, and makes the person to their left and right drink! ⑤ The losers drink!
High-Low 하이–로우
After flicking the loose part you can then play a whole new game with just the cap! Whoever won the bottle cap game starts and takes the cap and says it’s a number between 1 – 50 and players start guessing what number it is, with the one with the cap hinting whether is higher or lower that number. Whoever guessed correctly is safe and the people to the left and right of the person who guessed right has to drink.
① You need a Soju cap for this game. Without letting anyone else seeing it, look for the number inside. ② Start with setting a range of numbers. (don’t go overboard if the the number is not that large) ③ Each player takes turns in guessing the number with the cap holder motioning if it’s higher or lower. ④ Each player takes turns in guessing the number with the cap holder motioning if it’s higher or lower. ⑤ If someone guesses correctly them and the cap holder can make the rest drink! ⑥ Whoever didn’t guess the correct number has to drink!
Mandoo 만두
This might sound a little bit complicated but once you get used to it, is actually pretty fun. Mandoo (만두) is dumpling in Korean.
① The game starts with everyone’s hands up front with their fingertips resting on the thumb. ② The first player chants the game song. ③ After that all players (including the first player) have 2 options. A closed hand that equals 5 points and an open hand that equals 0 points. ④ The player says a number and shows a hand. [The number has to be a multiple of 5] ⑤ The number said has to be multiple of 5. ⑥ The MAXIMUM number that can be said is [# of Players * 5 ] (in the picture there are 5 players so the biggest number that can be said is 25) ⑦ So the number is said and everyone shows their hand. ⑧ The value of the hand is then summed. ⑨ If the sum equals more or less than what the player said they stay in the game. ⑩ If the number sums the same as the player said, they are safe and out of the game. And the next player continues. ⑪ The game continues until there is only one player left. ⑫ The loser has to drink.
Bunny Bunny바니바니
This doesn’t require a bunny, don’t worry. You put both of your hands like you are eating while chanting “Bunny Bunny” as many times as you want and then without stopping choose a random player to ‘Pass the bunny’. At the same time the immediate players to their left and right chant “dang-geun(당근)” (Which means carrot in Korean) to try to mess the chant up. Whoever mess the chant ends up drinking.
① The first player starts by motioning their hands like they’re eating and chanting “Bunny Bunny” ② Pass the “Bunny” to another random player. ③ Next player does the same, with the players in their immediate vicinity chant “당근” [Which means carrot in Korean] to try to mess the chant up. ④ This continues for each player, until someone messes the chant. ⑤ Whoever makes a mistake with the “Bunny” chant has to drink.
Sam-Yuk-Gu 삼–육–구
In this game each player says one number counting up, but for each number ending in 3, 6 or 9 you have to clap. For example, 1-2-Clap-4-5-Clap-7-8-Clap… and so on… if you get to 30~39, 60~69, 90~99 basically you clap to the whole thing, however if it’s two numbers (33,36,39,63,66,69,93,96,99) you clap two times. For example, (30)Clap-(31)Clap-(32)Clap-(33)ClapClap-(34)Clap….and so on…Whoever messes up, has to drink.
① Start the game by chanting the game’s song. ② Each player says one number per turn, but every time they get to numbers ending in 3, 6 or 9 they have to clap. ③ If you manage to get all the way to 30 (or 60 or 90) you clap for the whole set, BUT when getting to a double digit number like 33 or 36 or 39, you Clap Twice ④ The game continues until someone makes a mistake. ⑤ The loser has to drink!
Image game 이미지 게임
This game is pretty simple and based around “VOTES”. Basically the first player starts saying something descriptive like “Most popular among girls/boys”. And then everyone points at whoever they think fits the “image” the most. The person who gets the most votes has to drink.
① The first player says something descriptive. ② One…Two…Three.. POINT! ③ Each player points to whoever they think fits the IMAGE the most. ④ Then the votes are counted. The one with the most votes loses. The loser has to drink.
The Submarine 잠수함 게임
You will need a tall (deep) glass and a small (shot) glass, fill the tall glass with beer and put the small glass inside, players take turns to pouring amounts of soju in the small glass, you can put as little or as many as you want. Whoever makes the small glass sink, drinks the whole thing.
① You will need a tall glass filled with beer and an empty small shot glass. ② Put the small shot glass inside the tall beer glass. ③ Then take turns to fill the small shot glass with Soju. ④ Each player can pour as much or as little as they want. ⑤ Whoever sinks the small shot glass loses! ⑥ The loser drinks the whole thing!
Have you played any of these Korean drinking games yet?
If you’re tired of plain soju and beer and feel like upgrading your drinks for the next gathering with friends, why not try one of these 5 Easy DIY Soju Cocktail Recipes?
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