{"id":3956,"date":"2021-04-01T17:17:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T17:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letsplayadrinkinggame.com\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2021-11-19T15:15:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:15:21","slug":"categories-drinking-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letsplayadrinkinggame.com\/party-games\/categories-drinking-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Categories Drinking Game: When And How To Play Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Categories is a fun drinking game that\u2019s easy to play with friends, because all you need is a drink and your imagination. Below we\u2019ll go over the rules for Categories, as well as the different ways to play it. It can be used as a standalone game, or it can be part of a larger, more involved, drinking game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When is Categories Played?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Categories as Part of Ring of Fire \/ King\u2019s Cup<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve ever played the drinking game Ring of Fire<\/a><\/span> (also called King\u2019s Cup or Waterfall), you know that Categories is used as one of the results of drawing a card. Each type of card has its own action, and 10 is usually considered to be Categories. So whoever draws a 10 from the ring of cards must start the game of Categories by coming up with the category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that \u201cCategories\u201d is sometimes used as another name for the overall game of Ring of Fire. If you\u2019re looking for rules for that entire game, you can find them here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Categories as a Consequence in Other Drinking Games<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Categories is a well-known part of Ring of Fire, but it is also used as a part of other drinking games. Drunk Jenga<\/a><\/span>, for example, can include a block that starts a game of Categories if drawn. Popular turn-based drinking game apps, like Picolo, also use Categories. You may also see it as a step on homemade drinking board games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Categories as a Drinking Game<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Categories can be used as a standalone drinking game. It\u2019s great for situations when you don\u2019t have a deck of cards on hand, like at a bar or brewery, because all you need is your voice. (It\u2019s also great as a road trip game, without alcohol of course.) All you have to do is establish some sort of player order, have one person pick the category, and then everyone takes their turn naming a part of the category. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Play Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main point of Categories is (as we\u2019re sure you\u2019ve guessed!) for everyone in the group to name as many parts of a category as possible. The \u201ccategory\u201d must be an umbrella idea that multiple other ideas fall under. For example, \u201ccolors\u201d would be a category, and people would name \u201cred,\u201d \u201cblack,\u201d \u201cpink,\u201d and so on as part of the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s got to be some sort of order so that people know when to go. The easiest way is to form a circle, but you can also be sitting in a line, or just remember who you\u2019re after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One person will name a category. The person next to them will start by coming up with one part of the category, then the next person will go, and it continues until one person gets stuck and can\u2019t think of anything. They drink! And the game starts over with another person naming a category. You can rotate the \u201cstarting\u201d position throughout the group (clockwise or counterclockwise), so that everyone starts the same number of times, or you can say that the person who messed up starts the new game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Categories can be a pretty fast-paced game, especially if you establish a time limit (i.e. 3 seconds before you must answer). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to think of the difficulty of the category. If you pick an easy one, the game could go on forever. Like \u201cmovies.\u201d I bet your friend group could name movies all day long. But pick a hard one, like \u201cmovies filmed in Tanzania,\u201d and you might not make it to the second person. That can definitely be part of your strategy, though, if you really want to stump people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category Ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are some ideas to get you started. This is by no means an exhaustive list, as there are infinite categories you can choose from! Some of our favorites are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n