150 Dares for Friends, Parties and Couples

Dares are challenges one player throws at another: “I dare you to stand on one leg while you sing a chorus.” Do it and you win the round. Refuse and you admit you chickened out — and take the penalty you all agreed on at the start. It is the oldest party game there is, and it still works for adults: quick, loud, funny, and you need nothing but a room and a couple of glasses of water.

We put together 150 dares for adults and parties and sorted them from mild to sweet: first dares you do on your own, then funny ones, then dares with other players, and finally dares for couples. None of them are gross or dangerous — you can do every one in front of friends, family and the neighbours. They passed the same filter as the cards in our game: no undressing, no drinking, no filming.

How to play “I dare you” with this list

1. Agree on a penalty for chickening out — one for everyone or one each: sing a verse, do 10 squats, tell a story. Keep the penalty lighter than the dare, or everyone will just refuse.
2. Go round the circle. Whoever’s turn it is reads a dare from the list (or picks a number at random — fingers on the count of three) and says: “I dare you.”
3. The player decides: “I’ll do it” — and does it — or “Chicken” — and takes the penalty.
4. Start with the warm-up and funny dares; move to the couples section once everyone has relaxed.
5. Anyone can skip any dare without explaining why. “Chicken” is a joke, not pressure.

Warm-up dares you do on your own (40)

The start of the night: dares you do yourself, in front of everyone. A bit of nerve, a bit of balance — and nobody has to touch anybody.

1. Do 20 squats, counting out loud in French.
2. Speak only in a whisper for the next two minutes.
3. Balance a glass of water on the palm of your outstretched hand for 30 seconds without spilling a drop.
4. Walk backwards across the room with your eyes closed — the group gives directions.
5. Eat a teaspoon of plain ketchup without pulling a face.
6. Do 5 push-ups and clap your hands after each one.
7. Hold the yoga tree pose for 30 seconds with your eyes closed.
8. Keep a straight face for 30 seconds while the group tries to make you laugh.
9. Sing a verse of any song, replacing every word with “meow”.
10. Give a toast to the group — 30 seconds without a single pause.
11. Do an arabesque — stand on one leg, lean forward — and hold it for 10 seconds.
12. Walk a lap of the room with a plastic plate on your head.
13. Draw the player on your right with your eyes closed — you have 30 seconds.
14. Tell a joke. If nobody laughs, tell another one.
15. Jump an imaginary rope for 30 seconds — with sound effects.
16. Count down out loud from 50 to 1 in under 20 seconds.
17. Present tomorrow’s weather forecast like a TV news anchor — 20 seconds.
18. Don’t blink for 20 seconds while everyone watches you.
19. Walk across the room as if you were walking on burning-hot sand.
20. Stand on tiptoe for 20 seconds with your arms in the air.
21. Say every player’s name backwards.
22. Sing the chorus of your favourite song while pinching your nose.
23. Show three emotions in a row — using only your eyebrows.
24. Do 15 squats holding a glass of water without spilling it.
25. Talk in a cartoon voice for the next two minutes.
26. Open the window and loudly say: “Good evening, everyone!”
27. Stand on one leg while you sing the chorus of any song.
28. Be a robot vacuum and do a lap of the room in a squat.
29. Hold an ice cube in your fist while the player on your left slowly counts to 30.
30. In 30 seconds, tell your most ridiculous school story.
31. Mime opening a really stubborn jar of pickles.
32. Do 10 squats and give yourself a compliment after each one.
33. Walk heel-to-toe in a straight line with your eyes closed.
34. Call a friend and sing them one line of any song without saying anything else.
35. Dance to any song the way people danced in the 90s.
36. Do 20 jumps on the spot, clapping your hands above your head.
37. Balance a spoon on your palm while standing on one leg for 15 seconds.
38. Say “She sells seashells by the seashore” three times fast without a mistake.
39. Walk across the room balancing a coin on the back of your hand.
40. Do 10 slow squats with your hands on your head.

Funny dares (40)

Mimes, voices and ridiculous little scenes. Whoever laughs first loses — and everyone will laugh.

41. Act out a dinosaur trying to tie its shoelaces.
42. Read the weather forecast like a news anchor who is desperate to sleep.
43. Show how a cat wakes up its owner at five in the morning.
44. Do a live 30-second advert for any object on the table.
45. Sing “Happy Birthday” to yourself like a rock star in a stadium.
46. Act out a kettle coming to the boil — whistle included.
47. Talk for one minute, rhyming every sentence.
48. Strike five magazine-cover model poses — 3 seconds each.
49. Act out the morning of someone who overslept for work.
50. Dance as if you were seaweed at the bottom of the sea.
51. Act like a fish out of water for 10 seconds.
52. Retell “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” in 30 seconds as a sports commentator.
53. Act out an alien seeing a spoon for the first time.
54. Be a tour guide and give a 30-second tour of the room.
55. Walk across the room like a cowboy after a long ride.
56. Act out a ringing alarm clock — then switch yourself off.
57. Act out, on your own, two grannies arguing on a park bench.
58. Show how you sing a karaoke song when you don’t know the words.
59. Pull three funny faces in a row and hold each for 5 seconds.
60. Give the mayor’s speech at the opening of a new fountain.
61. Show how people dance at a wedding after midnight.
62. Act out a snail that’s late for a date.
63. Read the label of any product as if it were a dramatic poem.
64. Dance the “Dance of the Little Swans” from Swan Lake with a completely straight face.
65. Speak with a French accent for one minute.
66. Act out a delivery driver carrying a pizza through a storm.
67. Without words, show how to make pancakes — flipping included.
68. Act out an elephant sneezing.
69. Show how you dance when you’re sure nobody’s home.
70. Be a frozen computer: freeze mid-sentence, then “reboot”.
71. Sing everything you say for the next two minutes.
72. Be a frog and hop a lap around the room.
73. Sell the group an imaginary vacuum cleaner in 30 seconds.
74. Recite a childhood poem in the voice of a movie villain.
75. Walk five steps in slow motion, like in a movie.
76. Do a cow, a goat and a duck in a row — with sounds.
77. Ask a houseplant to dance and dance with it.
78. Make up and sing an advert jingle about any player.
79. Be the roar of a whole stadium, on your own, for 10 seconds.
80. Move around on tiptoe like a ninja for the next two minutes.

Dares for friends and parties (35)

Dares with other players: duets, duels, compliments and group acts. Best with four or more people.

81. Come up with a funny nickname for every player and announce it solemnly.
82. Sing the chorus of any song as a duet with the player on your left.
83. For one minute, talk and sit exactly like the player on your right.
84. Mime how your group of friends first met.
85. Arm-wrestle the player on your right — left hands only.
86. Play rock-paper-scissors with the player on your left, best of five — the loser does 10 squats.
87. Try to make the player opposite you laugh in 30 seconds without touching them.
88. Stand in the middle and receive a compliment from everyone — without saying “oh, stop it”.
89. Tell each player in one sentence what you value about them.
90. Host a one-minute talk show with two guests from the group.
91. Make up an anthem for your group and sing it — everyone joins in.
92. Lead a 30-second workout for everyone — they all copy you.
93. Give the group 30 seconds to style your hair.
94. Hold a plank with the player on your left — who lasts longer?
95. Get everyone into a conga line and lead it around the room.
96. Draw a portrait of every player on a napkin — 10 seconds per person.
97. Act out any movie scene without words with the player on your right — the group guesses.
98. Retell the group’s last conversation in a newsreader’s voice.
99. Swap one accessory — a watch, a ring or glasses — with the player on your right for two rounds.
100. Link elbows with the player on your left and walk a lap of the room sideways.
101. Have a 20-second dance battle with the player opposite you.
102. Run a 20-second “smile workout” for the group.
103. Hold a glass on your palm while the player on your right slowly pours water into it.
104. Kindly tell each player what your first impression of them was.
105. Hide any object in the room: if the group finds it within 30 seconds, you do 10 squats.
106. Play a fast clapping game with the player on your left — 20 seconds without a mistake.
107. Challenge any player to a duel: who can stand on one leg the longest?
108. In one minute, tell a story where every player is a character.
109. Give a toast in honour of the player sitting furthest from you.
110. Act out a word the group picks for the player on your right — gestures only.
111. Hug the player on your left and tell them something nice.
112. Carry a coin across the room on a spoon held between your teeth.
113. Act out one of the players as an old person — the others guess who.
114. Pick two players and perform 20 seconds of “synchronised swimming” on dry land with them.
115. Arrange everyone into a “group portrait” pose and give it a title.

Cute dares for couples (35)

Sweet, romantic dares for two — if you are a couple, or playing with someone who is happy to. Hugs, compliments, a kiss on the cheek — and nothing more.

116. Tell your partner three things you like about them while looking them in the eye.
117. Dance with your partner to a song that reminds you of the start of your relationship.
118. Declare your love to your partner like a knight from an old movie — with a bow.
119. Write your partner a short love letter on a napkin and read it out loud.
120. Kiss your partner on the cheek without anyone noticing. If someone does, try again.
121. Act out what your partner looks like when they’re annoyed — but in the cutest way.
122. Tell the story of how you met from your partner’s point of view.
123. Hold hands with your partner and don’t let go for three rounds.
124. Give your partner a red-carpet entrance: applause, a bow and imaginary camera flashes.
125. Sing your partner a serenade — one verse of any song.
126. Give your partner a tiny braid or a funny little quiff.
127. Tell your partner “I love you” in Russian, French and German.
128. Hug your partner so tight that they start laughing.
129. Pretend you’re a figure-skating pair: one graceful move to applause.
130. Draw a picture together with one pen, both holding it.
131. Do 10 squats together while holding hands.
132. Walk a lap of the room together holding an orange between your foreheads.
133. Pay your partner a compliment, then repeat it in a whisper.
134. Make a heart with your hands together and hold it for 10 seconds while everyone claps.
135. Mime your first date — your partner provides the commentary.
136. Act out a marriage proposal with an imaginary ring.
137. Stick a note with a word on your partner’s forehead — they guess it with yes/no questions.
138. Describe your partner’s looks like a romance novelist — 30 seconds.
139. Dance for your partner for 20 seconds to music they choose.
140. Kiss your partner on the top of the head.
141. Take your partner’s arm and walk around the room as if you were at a grand ball.
142. Say one thank-you out loud to your partner for something from this week.
143. Come up with a superhero name for the two of you and strike your signature pose.
144. Swap one accessory with your partner for three rounds.
145. Holding hands, sing the first line of any song together.
146. Make your partner a crown out of a napkin and crown them ceremoniously.
147. Repeat three of your partner’s favourite phrases out loud — with their intonation.
148. Kiss your partner on the cheek and ask: “Dare you to do it back?”
149. Stand shoulder to shoulder with your partner — the group decides who’s taller.
150. With your eyes closed, guess which of three outstretched hands belongs to your partner.

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