Hockey

Hockey is another fun game that takes some a little time to learn as well as a little luck to play. It is a four player game. All you need for this game is a table to play on, a full deck of cards, and plenty of beer to drink. This is a game where its important to make sure the teams are fair before start so the two people who haven’t played before are on the same team.
How to play: The game is set up like hockey. There are three periods and the person who scores the most goals at the end of the game wins. After each period the score is tallied up, and whoever loses must drink the number of seconds they lost by.
You start by having the partners sit across from each other. Partners cannot talk to each other about their hand, nor hint in any way of what they have. All the cards are dealt out. A person scores by playing the same card as their opponent did right in front of them. For example if player 1 throws a King, player 2 throws a 7, player 3 throws a Queen, and player 4 throws a Queen. Player 4 would score that round for player 2 and 4. Its important to remember each card that has been played to learn what cards are safe for you to throw. There are two safe cards, Jacks and eights. Players cannot score on the safe cards so they are good to have in your hand. It is a challenging game to learn right away, but it is a fun game to play when you have a couple of friends around wanting to drink. Its unlike most other drinking games where you actually have to pay close attention throughout the whole game.

Beerflip

This is a fun game I just recently learned that combines beer pong and flippy cup into one exciting, fast moving game. This is a 4 person game with two people on a team. All you need for this game is a table, 10 plastic cups, two ping pong balls, and some beer.
How to play: Each player stands across the table from their teammate and lines five cups in a row in front of them towards their teammate. A beer is usually split into the five cups, so that each cup is around 1/5 full. Once everyone has 5 cups full of beer in front of them the game is ready to start. When someone says go one player from each time shoots the ping pong ball into the teammate’s cup. If they make it the person drinks the cup and must flip it over onto its top before someone can shoot again. While the person is drinking they can throw the ball back to their teammate so they can be ready to shoot once the cup is successfully flipped. Any team member can shoot at any time; there aren’t any rules on shooting turns. The first team to have all ten cups made and successfully flipped wins. If the ball falls onto the floor the opponent can throw or kick the ball across the room if they want too. This is where the game gets fun because there are people diving all over the floor to make sure they get the ball before it is kicked across the room. The only rule with that is you cannot hit the person or ball when they are shooting. This is a fun active game to play to drink a lot and have fun doing it.

March Madness

Being that March Madness is starting today, I figured I would come out with a drinking game to all basketball games. You can make drinking games out of anything on TV whether shows, movies, or anything as long as you make rules to drink with. This is a fun way to add a little more excitement into the games. All you need for this game is a TV to watch and a bit of beer to drink, and preferably some comfortable chairs all around.
Here are some rules broken down into different categories to help try and remember them all. I recommend have all the rules written down in front of you because it’s a lot to remember especially if your drinking.
Drink when the announcers…
-when they say each others name- 1 drink
-when they talk about a past tournament – 3 drinks
-after a fake argument – drink 5
-if they call someone scrappy –drink 5
Drink during the game your watching if…
-any 3 point attempt -1 drink
-for any fast break points – 2 drinks
-for any timeout – 1 drink
- if you see a mascot dancing – 2 drinks
- any ball lands in the stands – 4 drinks
-every turn-over – 1 drink
-any shooting foul – 1 drink
-any air ball or shot clock violation – 3 drinks
-any technical foul – 5 drinks
During the commercials…
- for every “proud sponsor” – 1 drink
-for every university commercial – 2 drinks
-for any CBS drama preview – 2 drinks
In your place…
-If someone mentions money on a game – 2 drinks
-if the channel is changed – 1 drink
-if you mispronounce a name – 1 drink
-if you miss a basket – 2 drinks
- if you don’t know where a school is 2 drinks
In your bracket…
-if your pick loses the tip – 2 drinks
-if your pick loses by 20 points – 4 drinks
-for incorrectly calling an upset – 3 drinks
-for every wrong game you pick – 5 drinks

This is a fun game during March Madness to add a little more excitement to the games. This will add up to a lot of drinking if you watch multiple games in a day, but you can change the rules, or drinks associated with any of them.

In-between the sheets

This is another fun game for a large group of people. The game is called in-between the sheets. It can be played at any setting, party or pregame with little preparation. All you need for this game is a full deck of cards, a table to play on, and some extra drinks on the side. This game is somewhat similar to a couple other games I’ve listed already so it shouldn’t be too hard to learn. Its an easy game to pick up and learn, as well as introduce others on the fly so anyone can play this game.

How to play: The dealer is chosen, usually the person who decides to bring the game together will start as the dealer. The dealer will start by laying down two cards face up side by side while still leaving space in the middle for a third card to fit. The person to the left of the dealer will go first and guess if the third card is going to be in the middle of the two, or on the outside. If the person is right on their guess they can give out the predetermined amount of drinks to whomever they choose. If the person is wrong then they have to drink. The amount of drinks has to be predetermined before the game starts so everyone knows and there is no arguing.

For example if the dealer lays down a Queen and a 6, and the third card is a 10. If the player guessed in-between then they would be right and get to give out drinks. If they guessed outside it would have been wrong and they would have had to drink. If the third card is the same as one of the first two cards the player who is guessing must drink double no matter what they have guessed. The deck continues to get passed around the circle so everyone has a chance to play and give out drinks. It’s a fun game for a group of people.

Shazam

Shazam is a fun game to play with your friends for another good drinking game. This game is similar to a couple others I have already mentioned, so it is a good game to play without being hard to learn. This game is best played with at least four players. All you need for this game is a table to play on, a full deck of cards, and plenty of beer to drink.
How to play: The deck of cards is spread out in a circle face down around the table. The first person draws a card and that determines what is done. This game is different because it depends on what cards are picked to determine which actions should be taken. Drinks are given out by the face value of the card, and its suit. Ace is one drink, 2 is two drinks, jack is 11 drinks, and so on. When the King is drawn, everyone yells Shazam, toasts their cup in the middle and then the fifteen drinks are given out by the suit of the card.
How the suits come into play:
Heart- Person to right drinks the Value
Diamond- Person to the left drinks the Value
Spade- Give out the Value to whomever
Club- Drink the Value
It’s a fun game to play where a bit of drinking is required and is good because the card determines which individual is going to drink that particular round. Once all the cards are drawn the deck is shuffled, put around in a circle and started all over again.

Pass the pitcher

Pass the pitcher is a fun game for a group of people that want to go to a bar and drink a lot in a short amount of time. This is a good game at a bar where they have cheap pitchers. At school we have a bar that has $1.50 pitchers Wednesday and Saturday and $2 pitchers every other day, so this is an example of a good place to play because they are cheap. It is also important to go to a bar that allows this; most should as long as you’re not causing a lot of trouble. All you need for this game is a group of people, and a bar where pitchers are sold, no cups are needed.
How the game is played: Everyone sits around a table with one pitcher for everyone. The first person takes a drink of the pitcher, as much or as little as they want but they can only take one breath at a time. The pitcher it’s passed around, everyone getting their turn to take a drink until the pitcher is almost empty. Whoever finishes the pitcher, the person who drank right before them must buy the next pitcher because he or she left enough in it to be able to be finished. This takes some thinking along with the drinking because you don’t want to leave enough for the next person to be able to finish so you have to buy the next pitcher. This is a fun game that can result in a lot of beer being drank in a short amount of time. It’s also good because some people can play the whole game without having to buy a pitcher.

Drink

This next game is another one that is very similar to a previous game I have listed called elephant. It is another game where it is best played in a party setting where you don’t need to group everyone together to play. All you need for this game is the cup you’re drinking out of, and a lot of beer. This is why it is best played at a party because there could be several times where you need to fill up back to back if you are not paying attention. This is another game where people have to know what’s going on and how to play. It is best established at the beginning of a party with people saying that the game is starting.
How to play: This game is played where you ALWAYS must have the cup in your right hand. If anyone playing sees you with your cup in your left hand they call you on it and tell you to drink. Whatever you have left in your cup must be finished if you are called out. As soon as you drink it, you go fill your cup back up again and the game starts all over again. This game goes all night long, so players always have to be paying attention to what hand their cup is in. There are no excuses; if you have your cup in your left hand and are caught you must drink, no matter what the circumstance. It is a fun game that is very easy to learn and can be played all night long with all your friends without having to set up in a group.

Power Hour

This next one isn’t necessarily a game, but something fun to do with friends to switch up pre-gamming every now and then. It’s a lot of fun when you can get a descent size group of people maybe around eight to ten where everyone can sit down. This one is called power hour. All you need for this game is a bunch of beer, as many shot glasses as you have people, and some type of music.
For this you will be taking a shot of beer every minute. This may not seem like a whole lot, but after a while you stomach really fills up. There are many different things that you can download that will play a song for a minute and then switch automatically. You can download mixes of any genre of music, so what ever you like listening to, or whatever you’re in the mood for, you can have it all.
Some people play with double shot glasses to drink more, and others play for 100 minutes to be a part of the “century club”. This all depends on how much you want to drink. Most of the time people do this for a pre-game so they try not to drink a ton because they are going out to drink more after it is done.

keg race

This next one isn’t necessarily a game, but more of a competition among a big group of friends. The more players you have, the better this competition will be. The game at hand is keg races. You obviously need at least two teams to play, but the more teams you have the more fun it is. Each team generally has around 8-12 people and both teams should be split evenly with males and females. The bigger the house the better, because it allows more teams to play and compete. It is best done in the same house/apartment so that the teams can actually see their competitor and not have any excuses when a certain team loses. This must be planned in advance to make sure everyone can show up. It is best when there are multiple teams and there is a theme for the event. Each team should then have a team name and create shirts for everyone.
Players can consume the beer in any way they want. Games, bongs, and anything else that will help consume the beer faster is fair game. Some people play where if you puke you cannot continue, others do not have this rule, so it is important to have all rules set up before it is started. Depending on how many players you have, and how much time you want to spend on this, you can make it a pregame event, or an all night activity. Whichever you choose to make it, either way it is a fun way to spend the night giving the winning team bragging rights. And in all reality every player is the winner because every player consumes a lot of alcohol, and this is the reason for playing originally.

Elephant

Elephant is a random party game that is fun because it can’t be played all throughout the night even during other games going on at the same time. This is a good game because you don’t need to group people together to play, can involve being creative and tricky, and can involve a lot of drinking. This game is best played at keg parties because everyone should have the same size plastic cups. This is a game that only works if some of the people know how to play. It can be easily picked up by everyone, but can never be truly started if people don’t know the rules. All you need to play this game is a cup, a lot of beer, and a smaller object. We usually used the plastic cap that comes on top of the keg, but you can use anything you have around.
How the game is played: one person grabs the plastic object and goes around the room finding other people he knows are playing and puts the plastic object into that person’s cup. If the plastic object successfully makes it into the person’s cup they have to finish whatever else they have in the cup, and then it is up to that person to find another player to keep the game going and make them drink. There aren’t rules necessarily to the game, but more of guidelines like you can’t keep your hand over the top of your cup blocking it because that wouldn’t be fair. It happens, but people are called out all the time for “cheating” and blocking their cup. This is a fun game that can involve many people without necessarily gathering and sitting people in a circle. People can continue to enjoy their night socializing with whoever they want without excluding themselves from everyone playing a game.

Turrets

Turrets is a fun game to play with a group of people. It can be played with a large group because it is a fast-moving game and everyone has to be paying attention or else they won’t do well in the game. All you need for this game is a deck of cards, table to play around, and a lot of beer.
The game is played between two people at a time. A dealer flips over the top card and the two people that are playing in that particular round say a word that starts with the letter of the card shown. Players say the first word that comes to their mouth. However they cannot say names, numbers, or something that’s already been said. For example, the dealer flips over a 5 one person could say fork; the other player could say fun. Both answers would be correct as long as they hadn’t been said before. It’s funny to hear some of the things people say, especially after they’ve been drinking for a while. The player who wins takes that specific card and places it in front of them and the deck is passed to the next person in line. The player who loses that round takes a drink. The same thing starts again with the winner and the person behind the player who lost. The dealer keeps the deck as long as that same player keeps winning. Once that player loses the deck is passed to the next person in line. After all the cards in the deck are passed out the game is over. The player who has the most cards at the end of the game gets to give out 10 drinks or a beer, or whatever the predetermined rate is. After the drinks have been taken, the game starts all over again.