40+ forfeit ideas that are actually funny

Every drinking game needs forfeits — for the sober players, the designated drivers, the "I'm pacing myself" crowd, and anyone who'd rather perform than drink. These are doable in a living room, need zero props, and don't humiliate anyone who didn't sign up for it.

This guide explains the traditional game as it is played offline. Antics for iOS is a party-only app built on forfeits and contains no drinking instructions.

QUICK-FIRE PHYSICALFast, silly, done in seconds

1. Do 5 jumping jacks.
2. Hold a plank for 20 seconds.
3. Do 10 squats while humming a song of your choice.
4. Stand on one leg for the whole of the next round.
5. Do 15 star jumps.
6. Do your age in seconds of wall-sit.
7. Keep your arms above your head for the next two rounds.
8. Sit on the floor until your next turn. No cushions.
9. High-five everyone in the room in under five seconds.
10. Hold your breath for 15 seconds while the group watches, judging silently.
11. Balance a spoon on your nose for 10 seconds.
12. Wear your jacket or hoodie backwards for the next 3 rounds.
13. Swap seats with the person opposite you.
14. Do the macarena with zero music and full commitment.

PERFORMANCESFor people who peaked in school plays

1. Speak in an accent for the next 2 rounds.
2. Do your best chicken impression for 10 seconds.
3. Talk like a pirate until your next go.
4. Say the alphabet backwards from M.
5. Give the player on your left a sincere compliment — mid-lunge.
6. Do your best runway walk across the room.
7. Sing everything you say for the next round.
8. Let the group pick a dramatic new laugh you must use for 3 rounds.
9. Recite a nursery rhyme in your most dramatic acting voice.
10. Perform a 15-second interpretive dance about your day.
11. Narrate your next turn like a sports commentator.
12. Give tomorrow's weather forecast in your best TV presenter voice.
13. Say everything twice for the next round. Say everything twice for the next round.
14. Repeat your last sentence — as opera.
15. Announce the next player's turn like a darts referee announcing a 180.
16. Perform 20 seconds of your best air guitar solo.

PHONE-BASEDThe modern truth serum

1. Hand your phone to the player on your right until your next turn.
2. Show the group today's screen-time report. No explaining.
3. Read out your last three Google searches.
4. Eyes closed, scroll your camera roll for 5 seconds — show the group where you land.
5. Play the last song you searched for, out loud, from the top.
6. Show your most-used emojis and defend the top three.
7. Let the player on your right send one emoji to anyone in your recent chats.
8. Type "I am secretly a" and tap your keyboard's middle suggestion ten times. Read it out.
9. AirDrop the group the fourth photo in your camera roll.
10. Let the player on your left take a selfie and set it as your lock screen for the night.
11. Voice-note a 10-second chorus, chosen by the group, to a group chat.
12. Compliment yourself in the front camera, out loud, for 15 seconds.

Choosing forfeits that keep the night fun

A good forfeit costs dignity, not wellbeing: performances beat endurance, and the phone forfeits work because the stakes are social. Agree one standing rule before you start — anyone can swap a forfeit they genuinely won't do for two others. Pressure stays theatrical, the game stays fun, and nobody's night gets ruined over a card.