Drinking Games

Though it would not be socially responsible to suggest that a person should regularly engage in drinking games, if you happen to be looking for a way to entertain yourself while drinking with friends, then drinking games are an option. There are many age-old drinking games that probably stem from as far back as the phrase that denotes drinking a person under the table is literally possible.

Drinking games involve at least a few people consuming large amounts of alcohol, so do not play drinking games in any situation that could require responsible behavior on your part. It’s best not to play drinking games if you are not prepared to wind up drunk.

One of the most widely known drinking games is quarters. Quarters requires skill and luck, and mostly luck since skill is of no use if you are inebriated. To play quarters, first pick your poison and then determine how much a drink is. If you play with beer, you may choose to make a drink half of a cup. If you play with whiskey, one drink should be no more than half a shot glass. Players sit around a table attempting to bounce a quarter into their own cup or shot glass. If they make the quarter in their cup, they choose another player to take a drink. If they miss, play passes to the left. If a player makes three quarter shots in a row, they get to make up a rule for the remainder of the round. Any player who violates the rule has to drink. This game lasts longer if you establish a maximum number of drinks per player per round.

Other drinking games involve much the same picking and choosing of drinks and drinkers, but can be decided with dice. For example, you can “bet” a certain number of drinks around the table. Each player can call, raise, or pass. Once the betting has made it around the table, each betting player rolls a dice. The highest roll gets to designate the winning bet times the number on their dice in drinks. For example, if the highest bet was 3 and the highest dice was 4, then the player who rolled a 4 designates 12 drinks. It’s best to divvy them up between players and place a maximum of designated drinks to one player. This way, no one drinks more than say 5 drinks per round. All passing players in each round do not have to drink. Remember to establish before hand how much one drink actually is.

As with all drinking games, play can get out of hand quickly as players get very drunk. Remember to drink responsibly and not to drink and drive. Know your limit and avoid alcohol poisoning - which is not a game.