THE LITTLE BOOK OF DRINKING GAMES
First published in 2003
Second edition published in 2008 as Drinking Games
This revised edition copyright © Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2014
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DRINKING EXCESS ALCOHOL CAN DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH.
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Contents
Cover
Title
Copyright
Important Warning
INTRODUCTION
EASY-PEASY GAMES
CARD GAMES
GAMES OF CHANCE
VERBAL GAMES
SILLY AND MESSY GAMES
Introduction
Most of these games have one thing in common: they combine a full glass of booze with making a complete fool of yourself – all the ingredients for a great night, in fact! These games take different formats – cards, chance, verbal, etc. – but the outcome is always the same: players will find themselves laughing hysterically at each other. Each game has a list of what you will need to play – needless to say, you will need alcohol of some sort for all of them.
So gather your friends and crack open your favourite poison: it’s time to play some drinking games!
DRINKING RULES
Whenever you are instructed to ‘take a drink’ in this book, you are expected to do so with relative moderation, so make a rule about this before you begin. A good starting point is the ‘two-finger rule’ – where you hold two fingers to your glass and use that as a measure of how much drink to consume each time. This can apply for drinking penalties too.
It’s always fun to add some extra restrictions to keep people on their toes during an evening of silliness. If you break any of the following rules, you must take a drink:
1 No pointing (you can use your elbows to gesture)
2 No swearing
3 You must drink with the hand that you don’t normally use (e.g. your left if you are right-handed) and with your little finger pointing out.
ALL IS FAIR IN
LOVE AND BEER.
EASY-PEASY GAMES
COUNTDOWN
You Will Need
TWO OR MORE PLAYERS A CLOCK/WATCH
How to Play
DIFFICULTY
A real no-brainer.
This is possibly the easiest game in the book. Players decide how long (in minutes) the game will last – a recommended duration is five minutes – then each person picks a number from one to twelve. When the second hand of the clock/watch passes a player’s chosen number, they take a drink. It’s as simple as that!
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