The 6 best games to play while high ⋆ Patriots Hemp

Contemporary cannasseurs and boardgame geeks alike can agree that a game night paired with ganja is a singular pleasure, especially when the game in question accommodates even the most stoned.

Unlike board and card games that require constant focus, point scoring, rule-keeping, and close attention, the best games to play while high are typically built on the premise that most, if not all, players are too high to have their heads in the game the entire time.

In fact, the best stoner games don’t focus on strategy or high scores at all — they focus on connection, friendly competition, and getting absolutely zooted. Oh, and they make you laugh until your face hurts.

And while we’re totally for smoking weed and playing Mario Kart or Grand Theft Auto until 2 a.m., a game night with a few buds can deliver far more unforgettable (or not) memories and inside jokes than being plugged into a screen can.

So, without further ado, here are the best games to play while high.

Pictionary

Pictionary is a classic game that’s pretty straightforward — players take turns drawing a picture, and their teammates try to guess what the drawing is of correctly. The first team to make it to the last square on the board and guess a sketch correctly wins. What makes this game fun to play while high is how low-stakes and silly it can get. Drawing skills are not required — in fact, sometimes the worst sketches are what make Pictionary so much fun.

Guess Who

Guess Who is a guessing game in which players use the process of elimination to guess which character their opponent has singled out on their board. Players ask identifying yes-or-no questions, like “Does your person have a mustache?” or “Does your person have a hat on?” Whoever eliminates all but the correct character on their opponent’s board first wins. Guess Who is the perfect game to play while high because it requires a little imagination and a sense of humor — two things being high helps with.

Exploding Kittens

Considered fast, easy to learn, and a crowd-pleaser, Exploding Kittens is a card game in which players draw cards until someone draws an exploding kitten card, which means that player is out of the game. Players collect cards from their draws, some of which can save them from being out when they draw an exploding kitten. The last player standing wins the game. The cards have comical images on them, and drawing the exploding kitten card always gets a laugh, making it a great game to play while high.

Full disclosure: No kittens were harmed in the making of this game.

Joking Hazard

From the creators of the Cyanide & Happiness comics, Joking Hazard is a card game in which players compete to complete a three-panel comic strip, and the worse the comic strip is, the better. The game starts with each player drawing seven cards. The deck plays the first card — flip the top card off the deck, which reveals the first panel. The designated judge places the second panel, followed by each player placing a card from their deck face down to complete the comic strip.

The judge determines which player’s card is the best third panel, and that player collects their card to keep track of their wins. The judge changes every round, and the player with the most winning cards at the end wins. If you’re familiar with Cyanide & Happiness comics, you know what you’re in for. And if you’re not, prepare yourself for a night of comic strips so terrible they’re funny, especially when you’re high.

Cards Against Humanity – Weed Pack

Everybody’s favorite game, Cards Against Humanity, has a THC-themed expansion pack, and it’s a must-have addition to the game chest of all card-gaming pot enthusiasts. The Weed Pack delivers signature CAH gameplay but with weedy overtures and grassy implications that won’t fly too high over any teetotaler’s dome in case there are a few non-smokers at the party.

Jenga

You’ve likely played Jenga before, but if not, here’s how the game goes. Named after the Swahili word “kujenga,” which means “to build or construct,” Jenga is a block-building game where players stack 54 blocks, then take turns removing blocks one at a time and placing the removed blocks back on top of the tower without knocking the structure over.

No scores, cards, or questions make it an ideal game to play stoned. The game becomes increasingly more challenging as the tower becomes more unstable with every move. The player who topples the Jenga tower loses. But at the night’s end, everybody wins because you’ll all be laughing the entire time.

In case you missed it

While this year’s list focuses on easy-going, stoned-friendly games, last year’s list was all about bud. From cannabis-themed Candy Land to card games about kush, this selection is for true lovers of the plant: