Pyramid

• 🕹️   What You Need to Play Pyramid
• 🎲   How to Play Pyramid
• ⭐️   Example Round
• 🤪   Tips for a Fun Game

Test your memory, bluff your friends, and survive the pyramid! In this fast-paced card drinking game, players memorize their hand, assign drinks based on matches—or clever bluffs—and try not to get caught.

Quick to learn, chaotic to play, and perfect for parties, Pyramid keeps everyone on their toes from the first card to the last.

What You Need to Play Pyramid

• Standard deck of cards
• Drinks of choice
• 2+ players

How to Play Pyramid

Players sit around a table. The dealer arranges the cards face down in a 6-5-4-3-2-1 pyramid, then deals four face-down cards to each player.

Take a moment to memorize your cards—their suits and numbers matter! You only get one quick glance before gameplay starts.

1. Memorize your cards

Each player has 5–10 seconds to memorize their four cards. Once memorized, they remain face down for the rest of the game (unless a bluff is called).

2. Flip the pyramid cards

Cards in the pyramid are revealed row by row, starting from the bottom. Players can assign drinks based on:

• Matching cards in their hand
• Bluffing about what they have

3. Bluffing and calling out

• If assigned a drink, you can call a bluff. The assigning player must reveal that card from their hand.
• Correct call: bluffer drinks double.
• Incorrect call: caller drinks double.

Tip: After being caught bluffing, the player discards that card and draws a replacement face down.

4. Drink counts by row

• Bottom row = 1 drink
• Next row up = 2 drinks
• …
• Top row = 6 drinks

Example Round

1. Reveal a card from the pyramid

The dealer flips a card in the second row (2 drinks). Players watch closely and can choose to assign drinks to someone they think has a matching card—or bluff.

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2. Assign drinks or bluff

Player A claims to have the card and assigns 2 drinks to Player B. Player B now has a choice: accept the drinks or call a bluff.

3. Resolve the bluff

• If Player B calls correctly: Player A drinks double the assigned amount (4 drinks).
• If Player B calls incorrectly: Player B drinks double (4 drinks).

4. Continue flipping and assigning

The game proceeds row by row until the pyramid is fully revealed. Bluffing, memory, and strategy decide who drinks the most—or the least.

Tips for a Fun Game

Want to make Pyramid even more exciting? Try these ideas:

1. Keep your memory sharp

Take mental notes of card positions. It gives you an edge and reduces your chances of drinking unnecessarily.

2. Bluff strategically

Overconfident or wild bluffs can backfire—but smart bluffs can make others drink more.

3. Set the pace

Don’t rush turns. Allow time for reactions, laughs, and playful banter between players.

4. Agree on drink limits

For longer sessions, decide on sip sizes or skip drinks to keep it safe and fun.

🤓 Suggested read: The Ultimate "Ride the Bus" Drinking Game Guide

5. Add optional twists

Include bonus challenges like “assign a drink to everyone who guesses wrong” or mini speed rounds to shake things up.