Ring of Fire

Draw a card, follow its rule. Whoever draws the fourth King drinks the cup.

Players: 3–12
Time: 30–60 min

Play with phones + TV Pass one phone round

A classic card-drawing game. Every card has a rule: some make one person drink, some start a mini-game, and some add lasting rules. It's simple to pick up and gets sillier as rules pile up.

Setup

Room version: the host starts a Ring of Fire room from the home page and shares the 4-letter code. Everyone joins on their phone with a name and, optionally, a photo and whether they're a guy or a girl. That last one lets the Guys and Girls cards (5 and 6) work out who drinks on their own.
The host opens the TV / admin panel on a big screen. To use a separate device (like a smart TV), open /tv there and enter the code plus the admin password shown to the host. Without the password the screen just shows the game.
Optional: the host can switch off any card type, e.g. turn off Kings if you don't want a King's cup. Switched-off cards are skipped when drawing.
Put an empty cup in the middle of the table for the King's cup.

How to play

Players take turns in join order. When it's your turn, your phone shows a big “Your turn” button. Tap it to draw.
The card appears on the TV, and every phone explains its rule with steps and an example.
If the card needs a decision (who drinks, who's your mate, what the new rule is), the drawer picks on their phone. The host can also pick for them.
Anyone who has to drink gets a full-screen “Drink!” on their phone, with a buzz and the reason. They tap “Done — I drank” when finished.
The next card can't be drawn until everyone who has to drink has tapped Done. The TV and phones show who you're waiting on, and the host can skip someone who's wandered off.
The game ends when the deck runs out. The fourth King (if Kings are on) means the drawer drinks the King's cup.

What each card means

Waterfall

Everyone drinks in a chain. You can't stop until the person before you stops.

Whoever drew the card starts drinking, then everyone else starts, going round the circle.
The person who drew it can stop whenever they like.
Each person can only stop once the person before them has stopped.

Example: Sam drew it, so Sam stops first. Alex (next to Sam) can stop as soon as Sam does. Jo has to wait for Alex.

You

Pick someone to drink.

Point at anyone in the group.
They take a drink.

You drink.

Whoever drew the card takes a drink. That's it.

Floor

Last person to touch the floor drinks.

As soon as the card is shown, everyone slaps the floor (or the table if you're outside).
The slowest person drinks.

Guys

All the guys drink.

Everyone who identifies as a guy takes a drink.
In a room game, phones of anyone who picked “Guy” when joining buzz automatically. The drawer is only asked about people who skipped.

Girls

All the girls drink.

Everyone who identifies as a girl takes a drink.
In a room game, phones of anyone who picked “Girl” when joining buzz automatically. The drawer is only asked about people who skipped.

Heaven

Last person to point to the sky drinks.

Everyone points straight up as fast as they can.
Slowest hand drinks.

Mate

Pick a drinking partner. Whenever you drink, they drink too.

Choose one person to be your mate (drinking partner).
For the rest of the game, every time you drink, they drink as well. In a room game their phone tells them automatically.
It doesn't work the other way: if they drink, you don't have to (unless the host pairs you both ways).

Example: Sam picks Jo. Later Sam draws a 3 (Me), so Sam and Jo both drink.

Rhyme

Say a word, then everyone takes turns rhyming it.

Whoever drew the card says a word.
Going round the circle, each person says a word that rhymes with it.
The first person who hesitates, repeats a word, or can't think of one drinks.

Example: “Cat” → “hat” → “mat” → “bat” → … → “uhh…” Drink.

Rules

Mates (drinking partners): Draw an 8 and pick a mate: from then on, whenever you drink, their phone tells them to drink too, and so on down the chain. You can't pick someone who's already your mate. If everyone already is, the 8 just passes. The host can also set partners at any time (Menu → Drinking partners, or Partners on the TV admin panel), one way or both ways.
Question master: The last person to draw a Queen gets buttons on their phone to catch anyone who answers their questions. Tapping a name makes that person drink.
Getting rid of rules: Whoever draws a Jack can spend it calling a vote to scrap an existing rule instead of making one. Everyone votes Yes or No on their phone; more yes than no removes it. The host can also remove any rule at any time.
Breaking a rule: The host can tap “drink” next to any player on the admin panel, e.g. for breaking a Jack rule.

Tips

Play in a circle so “the person before you” in Waterfall is obvious.
Rules made with a Jack are listed on the TV and every phone, so nobody can claim they forgot.