DRINKING GAMES THAT GET THE BASH GOING
Added on: 17th Feb 2016
BLANK HANDS
Whether it’s Edward 40 Hands, Edward Cider Hands, or Amy
Winehands, players have a bottle taped to each hand and cannot
have the tape removed – for anything – until they finish both
bottles. Slow drinkers and those with small bladders may
want to steer clear of this one.
3 MAN
The drinking game 3 Man is played with two die. A player becomes
the 3 man by rolling a combo of 3 and drinks every time it’s
rolled. If a player rolls 7, the player to their left drinks; if 11, to their
right; if 9, everybody drinks; if 3, the 3 man drinks; if doubles, give
away that many drinks; and, if snake eyes, make a rule that anyone
who breaks it has to drink. When the 3 man next rolls a 3,
they must give the dubious honour to someone else.
RULE SUGGESTIONS
With so many games allowing you to add rules, here are some
suggestions: Leprechaun: Whenever you take a drink, you
have to remove the little leprechaun sitting on the rim of your glass
and return him when you finish; in number games, replace a number
with a clap or pure silence; Swear-free: If anyone swears, they drink.
MAKE YOUR OWN!
The multitude of popular TV shows means the potential for heaps
of drinking games. Agree on a set of rules before (e.g. drink when
Homer from the Simpsons says “D’oh!” or when someone on
The Big Bang Theory says “bazinga”) and let the fun begin.
NEVER HAVE I EVER
Never Have I Ever is a good drinking game to play later in the night
or when you need to break the ice. Everyone holds up three
(or more, for smaller groups) fingers. Players take turns going
around the group with each person saying “Never have I ever…” +
something they have never done. If you’ve done it, put a finger down.
Whoever puts all their fingers down first loses (or wins, depending
on your perspective). There is also a version without the fingers
where you play until people are bored of it.
BEER PONG
A list about drinking games wouldn’t be complete without mentioning
Beer Pong. The basic idea is to line up an amount of cups (generally
anywhere from 6 to 21) in a pyramid shape. Players on each side of
a long table try to throw a ping pong ball into their opponents’
drink cups. If they do, the opponent has to drink the beer in that cup.
The game is over when a team has made all of their opponents’ cups.
BEER PONG EXTRAS
Though it’s a relatively classic drinking game, Beer Pong can be
spiced up a bit. Try out these extra rules: rapid fire, where you
shoot as soon as you get your ball back; adding a flip cup component;
and, making cups worth more (e.g. two cups for every one made)
for doing things like bouncing or throwing the ball around the back.
HASH HOUSE HARRIERS
Nothing to do with the hash some people smoke, the Hash House
Harriers run in cities around the world – from New York to Saigon
to Louisville. The group gathers to run a trail led by the “hare”,
the organiser for that week, marked out in chalk or flour.
It turns into a treasure or scavenger hunt through city and
wilderness with false trails and fun puzzles. Successful (everyone
will be successful) hashers find the treasure: beer!
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