Ride the Bus
Four rounds of guessing, each harder than the last: colour, higher or lower, inside or outside, then the suit.
Play this now2–10 players
What you need
- 2–10 players
- One phone each
- 15 minutes
How to play
- Round 1 — Red or blackCall the colour of your first card. A coin flip, and the easiest drink you will avoid all game.
- Round 2 — Higher or lowerIs your second card higher or lower than the first?
- Round 3 — Inside or outsideWill the third card fall between your first two, or outside them? Two cards close together make this brutal.
- Round 4 — Guess the suitOne in four. Most tables lose someone here.
Who drinks, and how much
- One drink for each wrong guess, in every round.
Variants and house rules
No bus ride
The classic pub version has a second phase where the worst player 'rides the bus' through a gauntlet of face cards alone. This version stops after the four rounds — it keeps everyone involved instead of making one person play solo while nine people watch.
Escalating stakes
Agree that round 3 is worth two drinks and round 4 is worth three. The difficulty already ramps; the drinks may as well.
Good to know
- Inside or outside is exclusive: a card matching either of your first two counts as outside.