The Ultimate Minecraft Drinking Game

For the Movie, the Game, or Both. May Your Liver Respawn.

Whether you’re watching Jack Black craft his way through the Overworld in A Minecraft Movie (2025) or mining diamonds with your squad at 2 AM, we’ve got the drinking rules to make your blocky adventure even more legendary. This guide covers both the film AND the video game—because sometimes you need to do both in one glorious evening.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Pace yourself. Unlike Minecraft, you only have one life. Drink water. Eat snacks. Don’t be a zombie.

🎬 Part One: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

The long-awaited adaptation has arrived, and it’s exactly the chaotic, cube-filled fever dream we deserved. Jason Momoa punches things. Jack Black is Steve. Jennifer Coolidge falls in love with a villager. This is not a drill. Grab your drink and let’s go.

🍺 Take a Sip When…

• Someone says “craft” or “crafting”
• A recognizable Minecraft mob appears on screen (zombie, skeleton, creeper, spider, etc.)
• Garrett (Jason Momoa) references his “Garbage Man” gaming past
• Anyone breaks a block or places a block
• You hear the iconic Minecraft sound effects (block breaking, item pickup, etc.)
• Steve (Jack Black) does something chaotically wholesome
• Henry (the high schooler) shows off his creativity
• Dawn mentions her mobile petting zoo backstory
• Someone looks confused by the cubic physics of the Overworld
• A biome changes (forest to desert, plains to snow, etc.)
• Anyone opens a chest
• A portal is shown or mentioned

🥃 Take a Shot When…

• Jack Black sings (“I Feel Alive” counts as one shot, not per lyric—we’re not monsters)
• A CREEPER EXPLODES (the sacred law)
• The Nether appears on screen for the first time
• Malgosha (Kate McKinnon’s piglin villain) does something unhinged
• “Pigstep” plays during the Nether’s Got Talent sequence
• Jennifer Coolidge’s Vice Principal Marlene has a romantic moment with the villager
• You spot a Chicken Jockey
• Steve’s wolf Dennis does something heroic
• C418’s original Minecraft music plays (title track, “Dragon Fish,” etc.)

🍻 Finish Your Drink When…

• Someone dies and respawns
• The heroes finally defeat Malgosha
• The Orb of Dominance is used to open a portal
• The gang makes it back to Idaho (or wherever home is)
• Sequel bait appears (we all know it’s coming in 2027)

🎮 Part Two: Minecraft (The Video Game)

These rules work for solo survival sessions, multiplayer servers, or watching your friend lose everything in lava. Adjust difficulty based on your tolerance—and your world’s difficulty setting.

🍺 Take a Sip When…

• You mine coal or iron ore
• You kill a zombie, skeleton, or spider
• You eat any food item
• You craft something at a crafting table
• Night falls and the music changes
• You open a chest (natural spawn or yours)
• You hear the “oof” sound
• You pick up a dropped item
• You place a torch
• You jump over a one-block gap (we all do it constantly)

🥃 Take a Shot When…

• A CREEPER EXPLODES (again, sacred law—this rule is universal)
• You find diamonds
• You die in lava and lose your stuff
• An Enderman stares at you (MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT WHILE DRINKING)
• You fall into a ravine or cave unexpectedly
• You enter the Nether
• You find a dungeon spawner
• A Skeleton snipes you from somewhere you can’t see
• You accidentally hit your pet dog or cat
• You find an Ancient City (Deep Dark)

🍻 Finish Your Drink When…

• You die and can’t recover your items (they despawned or burned)
• You defeat the Ender Dragon
• You defeat the Wither
• Your entire base burns down or explodes
• You get the “How Did We Get Here?” achievement (all effects at once—good luck)

👥 Multiplayer Bonus Rules

Playing with friends? Add these chaos multipliers:

• Friendly Fire Penalty: If you accidentally (or “accidentally”) kill another player, finish your drink.
• The Bed Wars Rule: If someone destroys your bed, they drink. If you die without a bed, you drink.
• Resource Thief: If someone steals from a shared chest, the group votes on whether they drink. Democracy in action.
• The “STEVE!” Rule: First person to yell “STEVE!” when someone messes up doesn’t have to drink. Everyone else sips.
• Build Battle: If someone builds something genuinely impressive, toast them. They get to assign a drink to someone.

🎬🎮 The Ultimate Combo: Movie + Game Night

For the truly ambitious: Watch the movie first, THEN play the game. Apply both rule sets. The movie rules end when the credits roll—then the game rules take over. We call this “The Overworld Experience.”

Bonus Combo Rules:

• If you find something in-game that was in the movie (a biome, mob, item), take a bonus sip and say “THAT WAS IN THE MOVIE.”
• First person to craft something Jack Black crafted in the movie gets to assign a shot.
• If someone quotes the movie while playing, everyone else drinks.

🍺 What to Drink

Beer Picks:

• Creeper Green: Any green-hued beer works. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, a matcha beer, or anything with hops so fresh it’s practically neon.
• Nether Portal Sour: A dark, tart sour beer. Something that makes you question your decisions—just like entering the Nether.
• Diamond Lager: A crisp, clean pilsner. Refreshing. Rare. You’ve earned it.

Cocktail Ideas:

• Potion of Swiftness: Energy drink + vodka + blue curaçao. Glows if you add tonic under blacklight.
• Lava Bucket: Fireball whiskey + orange juice + grenadine (layered). Handle with care.
• Golden Apple Cider: Hard apple cider with a splash of goldschläger and honey. Restorative.

Non-Alcoholic Options:

Use sparkling water, mocktails, or energy drinks. Same rules apply. Staying hydrated is basically a Regeneration potion.

⚙️ Difficulty Settings

• Peaceful Mode: Skip the shot rules. Sips only. For beginners or those who have work tomorrow.
• Normal Mode: All rules as written. The intended experience.
• Hard Mode: Double all sips. Add house rules. No mercy.
• Hardcore Mode: If you die in-game, you’re done drinking for the night. (Actually, this might be the responsible option.)

Final Thoughts

Minecraft is about creativity, exploration, and occasionally panicking when you hear a hissing sound behind you. This drinking game is the same—except the panic is about how full your bladder is. Play smart, drink responsibly, and remember: if you die in the game, you can always respawn. If you die from alcohol poisoning, that’s a different story.

Now go forth. Mine. Craft. Drink. And may your inventory always have room for one more golden apple.

🍻 Level up your drinking game. See you in the Overworld.