How to Play Fuck the Dealer - The Best Card Drinking Game

If you came here hoping for poker tips or advice on seducing your local blackjack pro, you’re in the wrong place—but if you're looking to absolutely destroy your friend with a deck of cards and a few too many drinks, buckle up.

Fuck the Dealer is the high-stakes, low-skill drinking card game that punishes the unlucky, rewards the lucky, and ruins everyone equally by the end.

 

What You Need to Fuck the Dealer

  • Players: 2+ (The more, the merrier)
  • Deck: A standard 52-card deck

  • Seating: Form a circle or huddle around a table

Ace is high. Always. This ain’t Go Fish.

 

Phase 1: Pick Your Starting Dealer

Start by picking someone to shuffle, hold the deck and start the game.

Funny ways to choose the first dealer:

  • Whoever’s the drunkest
  • Fastest shotgunner in the group
  • The person who organized this absolute mess of a night

  • Birthday boy/girl

The first dealer shuffles the deck and holds the cards face-down. This person is officially the first dealer of the game. 

Phase 2: Let the Fuckery Begin

How the Game Works:

  • Player to the left of the Dealer guesses the top card's value.
    • For example, they guess 7
  • The dealer looks at the top card and says “higher” or “lower” depending on the actual card value.
    • For example, the card is a Queen, which is higher, so the dealer says higher
    • (No lying allowed. Keep it honest, you degenerate.)
  • The guesser tries again with their second guess. If they guess wrong again:
    • The player takes a drink
    • The dealer reveals the face-up and places it on the table in sequential order
    • The next player guesses (player to the left of the last guesser)

If Someone Guesses It Right:

  • The dealer takes a drink
  • The card is revealed face-up on the table in sequential order

  • The next player guesses

How does the deck move? See the next phase. 

🔥 HOUSE RULES:

Guesser - Drink as many sips as the difference between your final guess and the actual card. Guessed a 9, card was Queen? Enjoy your 3 sips, champ.

Dealer - Drink as many sips as the people you have passed since the last correct answer. 

Laying Down the Cards

The cards must be placed face-up in sequential order (2-10, J, Q, K, A). This way everyone can see what cards have been played to increase their chances of guessing the correct answer. Once all four cards have been played for an individual value, the cards are flipped over (face-down). This allows all guessers to know that this value is no longer in play and should no longer be guessed. 

Punishment Rule

If a player guesses a value that is no longer in play, the player must shotgun a beer or a take a shot. 

Phase 3: Pass the Pain – Who Becomes the Next Dealer?

The current Dealer keeps the deck until three players in a row guess wrong on both attempts.

If someone guesses correctly, the count resets. The Dealer is stuck holding the deck until three chumps fail back-to-back.

Once that happens:

  • The Dealer passes the remaining face-down deck to the next player clockwise.

  • The next guesser? It’s the player to the left of the last person who guessed. (Yes, it’s confusing. No, you’re not drunk yet.)

Rinse and repeat.

 

Phase 4: Fuck the Dealer (The Inevitable)

The endgame is brutal.

With fewer cards left, players can practically feel the card values. Guesses get sharper. And that means:

The Dealer gets Fucked.

Back-to-back-to-back correct guesses mean sips stack FAST. This is how legends are made… and how dealers get absolutely fucked.

Want to ruin your buddy’s night?

  • Guess smarter.
  • Work the odds.

  • Make sure they never pass the deck.

FAQ: Because You’re Already Googling This Stuff

Q: Is Ace the highest or lowest card in Fuck the Dealer?
 A: Ace is the highest. So if you guess “King” and the dealer says “higher,” congrats, you’re about to give a drink.

Q: In Fuck the Dealer, how many drinks does the player take if they guess wrong?
 A: One minimum. But if you're using our house rules, it’s the difference between your final guess and the actual card. (Guess “9,” reveal “Queen”? That’s 3 drinks)

Q: When can the dealer pass the deck in Fuck the Dealer?
 A: After 3 players in a row fail to guess correctly. If anyone guesses right, the count resets.

Q: Who guesses first after a new dealer is picked?
 A: The person to the left of the last person who guessed before the deck was passed.

 

Final Thoughts: So... Want to Fuck a Dealer?

This game is equal parts brutal and beautiful. It starts slow, builds strategy, and ends in someone finishing the fresh White Claw that they just opened. If you’re looking for a drinking game that mixes chance, punishment, and a whole lot of yelling at your friends—Fuck the Dealer is your move.

Want more games like this? Check out:
 👉 Smoke or Fire - A Drinking Card Game

👉 Shot-Zee: Dice Drinking Game

👉 King’s Cup (coming soon)

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