Ring of Fire is the king of drinking games.
It's hilarious, fast-paced and easy to set up - everything a good drinking game needs to be.
Get your night out off to a flyer as you dial up the carnage with StagWeb's Ultimate List of Ring of Fire Rules.
What You Need for Ring of Fire...
- A deck of cards
- A flat surface
- An empty pint glass
- Alcoholic beverages
How to Set Up Ring of Fire...
- Put the empty pint glass in the middle of the table
- Spread the cards around the pint glass in a circle
- Ensure there are no gaps between any of the cards
- The first person to play picks up a card and must correspond the number to the rule below
- Carry on clockwise until the last king is picked up
- When the last king is picked up, the person who picked it must drink the contents of the pint glass in the middle which will be filled up throughout the course of the game
The Ultimate Ring of Fire Rules
- 2 - You - Nominate someone to drink
- 3 - Me - You have to drink
- 4 - Thumb Master - You are the thumb master until the next 4 is picked. Put your thumb on a surface. Everyone must copy you. The last person to do so drinks.
- 5 - Guys - All the guys must drink
- 6 - Chicks - All the women must drink
- 7 - Heaven - Point to the heavens. Last person to do so drinks.
- 8 - Mate - Choose a mate to drink with you. They must now match you until the next 8 is picked.
- 9 - Rhyme - Say a word. Then the person to your left must rhyme with that word. This carries on until someone messes up or hesitates.
- 10 - Categories - Choose a category (dogs, lager brands, supermarkets, etc.) and go in a circle naming something related to that category.
- Jack - Make a Rule - The ultimate card. You make a rule and everyone MUST obey.
- Queen - Question Master - You are now the question master until the next Queen is picked. If you ask someone a question and they answer, they have to drink.
- King - Pour - You must pour some of your drink into the empty pint glass in the middle of the table. This works better if people are drinking different drinks.
- Ace - Waterfall - The player who picks up the card starts drinking. The person to their left then starts drinking, and so on. You cannot stop drinking until the person before you stops.
Other Ring of Fire Rules
- Breaking the Ring of Fire - Remember at the beginning we said to arrange the cards so there were no gaps. Well, this is why. The first person to pull a card that breaks the circle must finish their beer.
- The Final King - The person to pick up the final king must drink the contents of the glass in the middle.
- Beer Can - Balance your discarded cards on top of a can of beer. Keep going until they fall off. The person who made them fall drinks the can.
Ring of Fire Rule Variations
- Alphabet Challenge - Any Number - The player who picks the card must say a word beginning with the letter A. The next person must say a word beginning with the letter B. This carries on until someone messes up or hesitates.
- Name That Song - Any Number - The player who picks up the card hums a song. First person who guesses currently nominates someone to drink. The player who picked the card is exempt.
- Ace - Safe - Everyone drinks apart from the cardholder
- Want to Fight Me - 3 - Arm wrestle the person opposite - loser drinks
- We're Whores - 4 - Everyone takes off a piece of clothing - slowest to do so drinks
- Floor - 4 - All players must touch the floor. The last person to do so drinks.
- Whores - 4 - Some people have four as whores - all the women drink
- My Life - 5 - Have a sip of everyone's drink
- Dicks - 6 - Some people have six as dicks - all the men drink
- Close to Heaven - 7 - Do a shot out of the belly button of the person to your left
- Time to Shine - 9 - Do 20 push-ups. The number short is the number of sips you have to do.
- Social - Jack - Everyone must drink
- Mixer - Queen - Reassign everyone's drinks
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How Many People Can Play Ring of Fire?
Ring of Fire is perfect for large groups. We suppose the maximum number of people who can play is 52 as that's the number of cards available.
Can Two People Play Ring of Fire?
At a push, two people could probably play Ring of Fire, but some of the rules would need to be tweaked and you wouldn't get the most out of this hilarious game.
How to Play Ring of Fire with a Beer Can?
You can add an extra layer to Ring of Fire by balancing your discarded cards on top of a can of beer. Players keep trying to balance until they fall off. The person who makes them fall off drinks the can.
How Long Does it Take to Play Ring of Fire?
It depends how quickly you and the guys rattle through it, but anywhere between 30-45 minutes is pretty standard for a game of Ring of Fire.
Alternative Ring of Fire Names
- King's Cup
- Doughnut
- Circle of Death
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Please Drink Responsibly
Ring of Fire is meant to be fun.
What's not fun? Forcing someone to drink when they don't want to or overstepping the mark.
Have a laugh, enjoy yourselves, but know your limits and respect other people's decisions to skip a go or sit out the game entirely.
Also, put the phone down. Whatever idea had popped into your mind ain't a good one.
