A drinking game is any competition which involves multiple people drinking some form of liquid according to a series of rules which are based on outside circumstances.
While these games are often played with alcoholic beverages, it is not necessary to use an intoxicant, and you can often have just as much fun playing these games with juices, sodas, or coffee.
They act as a sort of ice breaker, getting everyone involved and comfortable interacting with one another.
Drinking games can be divided into some relatively broad categories.
The easiest are probably based on games of chance.
A dice is rolled, or cards are pulled from a deck, and based on what happens you have to drink a certain liquid a certain amount of times.
For instance in the game "6's" a group rolls a standard dice, each taking turns.
The first person to roll a 6 has to make a drink using whatever they want.
The second to roll a six has to pay for the drink, if in a restaurant or bar, or has to add a second substance to the drink if at home.
The third person to roll a 6 then has to drink it.
The fun of this game is that even if the person who rolls the first six makes a nasty drink, there's still a chance that they will also roll the third six and be forced to imbibe it.
Another category of drinking games involves verbal and social skill.
These games require you to remember an ever growing string of words, or to make up new answers based on old answers.
The best verbal drinking games you can have at a party involve saying another person's name, and then giving them instructions.
Failure to say someone's name results in a penalty; which then forces everyone to get to know everyone else rather quickly.
Some drinking games require props like novelty drink coasters, board games, card, dice, or other equipment.
The simpler verbal games are better for public spaces, but if your throwing a party in your home then having some of the accessories around for playing these games can be helpful.
Probably the most popular drinking games are those that require a certain level of skill.
Of these the most famous are the drinking pong games.
This activity requires setting up a long ping pong table.
Glasses are placed in a triangular pattern at each end of the table, with a little bit of liquid in each of them.
The teams then try to bounce or throw a ping pong ball across the table in order to try and land it in their opponent's cups.
If they are successful, then the opposing team is required to drink the contents of the cup that the ball landed in.
Drinking games are a fun and exciting way to add a little life to the party.
While traditionally they are played with alcoholic beverages, they don't have to be, and you can enjoy a good drinking game with your friends using nothing more than soda, juice, tea, or whatever your favorite refreshing beverage is.
While these games are often played with alcoholic beverages, it is not necessary to use an intoxicant, and you can often have just as much fun playing these games with juices, sodas, or coffee.
They act as a sort of ice breaker, getting everyone involved and comfortable interacting with one another.
Drinking games can be divided into some relatively broad categories.
The easiest are probably based on games of chance.
A dice is rolled, or cards are pulled from a deck, and based on what happens you have to drink a certain liquid a certain amount of times.
For instance in the game "6's" a group rolls a standard dice, each taking turns.
The first person to roll a 6 has to make a drink using whatever they want.
The second to roll a six has to pay for the drink, if in a restaurant or bar, or has to add a second substance to the drink if at home.
The third person to roll a 6 then has to drink it.
The fun of this game is that even if the person who rolls the first six makes a nasty drink, there's still a chance that they will also roll the third six and be forced to imbibe it.
Another category of drinking games involves verbal and social skill.
These games require you to remember an ever growing string of words, or to make up new answers based on old answers.
The best verbal drinking games you can have at a party involve saying another person's name, and then giving them instructions.
Failure to say someone's name results in a penalty; which then forces everyone to get to know everyone else rather quickly.
Some drinking games require props like novelty drink coasters, board games, card, dice, or other equipment.
The simpler verbal games are better for public spaces, but if your throwing a party in your home then having some of the accessories around for playing these games can be helpful.
Probably the most popular drinking games are those that require a certain level of skill.
Of these the most famous are the drinking pong games.
This activity requires setting up a long ping pong table.
Glasses are placed in a triangular pattern at each end of the table, with a little bit of liquid in each of them.
The teams then try to bounce or throw a ping pong ball across the table in order to try and land it in their opponent's cups.
If they are successful, then the opposing team is required to drink the contents of the cup that the ball landed in.
Drinking games are a fun and exciting way to add a little life to the party.
While traditionally they are played with alcoholic beverages, they don't have to be, and you can enjoy a good drinking game with your friends using nothing more than soda, juice, tea, or whatever your favorite refreshing beverage is.
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