Strip game

A strip game is a party game, usually involving more

than one player, where a player is required to remove
clothes when they lose a card hand, points in a game, or
otherwise fail to come out ahead. Most board games, card
games, sports, or other games, can be adopted to create
a stripping variant. A classic example is strip poker, the
strip variant of poker.

game to stop at that point, with the players either putting

clothes back on, or remaining unclothed or semi-clothed
for the rest of the evening.

Unlike their traditional variants, strip games are usually

not played until the last player is removed from the game
by being outscored by other players, instead players are
removed from the game when they have no further garStrip games can be played by single-sex groups or by ments left to take o or refuse to take o further garmixed groups and may be intended to generate an at- ments.
mosphere of fun and lighten the social atmosphere, or to These variations of rules are introduced in order to make
heighten the sexual atmosphere by creating sexual excite- game play more enticing, get more players involved, and
ment. Like other adult or adolescent party games, activ- keep guests entertained, especially during parties where
ities besides removing clothing and playing cards might alcohol is already being consumed. Unlike its traditional
be involved. ("Truth or Dare?" type options are often in- counterpart, the strip game becomes signicantly more
cluded.)
exciting the longer it progresses, as players are anticipatStrip games are comparable to drinking games, in which ing the losers to be fully or partially nude, depending on
players are required to match game losses with the drink- the rules of the game.
ing of a certain amount of alcohol.
As with drinking games, the strip game is usually not
drawn out until the players are fully undressed or completely intoxicated, instead the players usually withdraw
from the game voluntarily beforehand, depending on the
1 Features
degree of their personal inhibitions, as well as the general
social atmosphere.
In a strip variant of a game, players, in addition to losing points according to the normal rules of the game, are
also required to incrementally remove their clothing. The
number of garments removed depends on the particular 2 Examples
rules being used, but typically one piece is removed per
loss or per point lost. As there are many variants of each The rules of many card and board games can be altered
game, the rules which will be followed on each occasion to produce a strip variant. Traditional casino games, such
will need to be made clear, especially if there are new as Blackjack and Poker, as well as games often played
players. A rule which will need to be clear is when a at parties, such as Scrabble, Bullshit, Speed, Chess,
game is to stop. For example, players can agree for the Yahtzee, Shithead, and many others can be varied to ingame to stop when a player is in their underwear, has only clude a stripping aspect.
one article left or is naked or for the game to continue until only one player is left with some clothes on; and if any
player can pull out if they feel uncomfortable. Other rules 2.1 Strip poker
which will be made clear is when a player must remove
clothing, as well as what constitutes clothing (for exam- Strip poker is played like regular varieties of poker, exple, whether a pair of shoes or socks is one article or two, cept that players remove an article of clothing when they
and whether jewelry, sunglasses or other accessories are lose a round. Any form of poker can be adapted to a strip
clothing).
form; however, it is usually played with simple variants
Generally, players will start wearing the same number of with few betting rounds, like ve card draw.
articles of clothing, though that is not necessary. It must
be made clear as to what happens when a player has removed all their clothes. For example, the person may be 2.2 Blackjack
permitted to put their clothes back on and continue playing, or the person may continue playing without clothes, Like in regular Blackjack, players try to get a higher card
until everybody has removed their clothing, or for the count than a dealer and not over 21. Each time a player
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wins a hand, the dealer takes o one article of clothing

and if the dealer wins, the player/s take one o.

2.3

Strip Scrabble

Normal Scrabble rules apply except for the stripping

rules, which can vary. For example, the players can agree
to remove an article of clothing if a player scores less than
5 points; or when another player gets a triple word score;
or if a player did not score the highest score on a round.

2.4

Music box

This game is a variant of pass the parcel or hot potato,

and involves a group of people passing around a windup music box. When the music stops playing, the person
holding the box must remove an item of clothing. The
box is then wound up and passed around again.

2.5

Yakyuken

The same as rock-paper-scissors game. The most popular

strip game in Japan, possibly even in East Asia.

2.6

Twister

Standard Twister gameplay, with the additional penalty

that every time a player falls, they must remove an article
of clothing.

2.7

Uno

Standard Uno gameplay, Normal Uno rules apply except

for the stripping rules, every time a player loses a hand,
the person must remove an item of clothing.

In popular culture

Stripping games also often appear as plot devices or even

themes in erotic or pornographic lms. One example
of such a case is the 2012 lm Strip Mahjong: Battle
Royale.[1]

3.1

Television game shows

Partial or complete removal of clothing has formed a central role in numerous game shows broadcast in Europe,
Asia and the US for some years. These include:
Everything Goes - (United States, 19811988)
Rsypokka - (subTV - Finland - 2002)

REFERENCES

Strip!- (RTL II - Germany - 1999)

Strip Poker - (syndicated - United States - 1997)
Tutti Frutti/Colpo Grosso - (Germany/Italy - 1990)
Dog Eat Dog - (United Kingdom/United States) 2001-2003
Pants-O Dance-O - (United States, 2006
present)

4 See also
Yakyuken
Drinking games
Party games
Card games

5 References
[1] Strip Mahjong: Battle Royale (2012)

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