Getting ready for summer means setting up your backyard with all the essentials: pool floats [1], water toys [2], new plants [3], new decor [4], and getting the grill [5] ready. But once those things are all set, you need to have a solid stash of games, preferably drinking games, that you can play in the sunshine and on those warm summer nights. So grab a drink, put your feet up, and keep reading to shop eight backyard drinking games you should buy for the season, from tumbling tower games to boozy board games [6].
Shot Glass Darts Bar Game Set
Take this Shot Glass Darts Bar Game Set [8] ($23, originally $25) outside for an epic setup. The game uses magnetic darts so there are no punctured walls or fences to worry about.
Drink-Up Bean Bag Toss Game
This new spin on a beanbag toss will have you aiming for the right target hole all afternoon. Be sure to grab your favourite beer before you start this Drink-Up Bean Bag Toss Game [9] ($120).
Yard Dice Drinking Game
Grab your siblings (and parents!) and get outside to play this Yard Dice Drinking Game [10] ($30), which comes with the wooden dice, a bucket, a game card, and a dry erase marker. Choose your favourite drink, and make a few additional rules on when to drink them.
Double Tipsy Jello Shot Tower
Get ready to play a classic tower game with a twist with the Double Tipsy Jello Shot Tower [11] ($89). Be warned that 15 of the bricks have holes for jello shots, and whoever pulls it out has to drink!
Cornhole Drinking Game
Take your regular cornhole game to the next level with this Cornhole Drinking Game [12] ($200). Where your bag lands determines how much you have to drink.
Beeropoly Drinking Game
Set up the Beeropoly Drinking Game [13] ($35) on your back patio table, and get to playing. Each spot around the board is a different challenge including dancing, drinking, and rhyming words in a sentence, which will obviously get more difficult as the night goes on!
GoPong Pool Lounge Beer Pong
Why not play a game while floating in the pool? With GoPong Pool Lounge Beer Pong [14] ($40), that dream just became a reality. The float is six feet long, so just be sure your pool is big enough to hold it!
Backyard Golf Solid Wood Cornhole Board
The Backyard Golf Solid Wood Cornhole Board [15] ($195, originally $229) is perfect for summer days spent outside. The kit includes two boards and 12 plastic balls.