Tv drinking games

Rules for drinking games are extremely prevalent on the internet.To find some pre-made TV drinking games, simply use your favorite search engine to look up the keywords ("TV Drinking Game") and you will likely find more than enough to keep a party busy for hours.However, it can be far more fun, not to mention more practical, to create or at least customize your own.

Customization of pre-existing drinking games is fairly straightforward.First, make sure to print out or at least copy down the rules for the show or movie you plan to watch.Any changes you make should be written on the same piece of paper; by the end of the night you may not remember all the changes, or even the original rules, without having some visual proof.Customizing an existing game is useful for when the participants want to either drink more or drink less.For the latter, simply reduce the amount drunk at each of the cues, or eliminate some of the cues altogether.Another option is to divide the list among the participants, so that each person has different cues for drinking.To increase the amount of drinking, either add additional amounts to the pre-determined cues, or create new cues of your own.

A classic example of a drinking game that can be modified is the simplistic enter/exit "Friends" game.The rules are straightforward: any time one of the six "Friends" (Chandler, Ross, Joey, Monica, Rachel, Phoebe) enters or exits from the scene, each participant drinks a sip of their alcoholic beverage.To modify the rules in order to reduce the number of drinks, participants could divide up each of the characters (so that person A drinks only when one of the men comes or goes, and person B drinks only when one of the women enters or exits), or participants could divide locations (person A drinks when people enter or exit Central Perk, person B drinks when people enter or exit an apartment).Alternately, to increase the level of drinking, additional cues could be added: each time one "Friend" says another's name; any time someone drinks coffee; each time an animal is seen.

The adding of cues is all that is required for creating a custom drinking game.Inventing your own TV drinking game is often a good idea.It is helpful when you have not pre-planned to play a drinking game, do not have internet access or a drinking game book, and it can be created for whatever program happens to be on the television when you want to play.All participants can suggest their own rules prior to the show's beginning; remember to write down the ones you agree to play with to prevent confusion later.It is usually a good idea to have both specific and universal cues.In the "Friends" example, the enter/exit cue is relatively universal; you know that people will enter and exit during any show.Specific clues, like watching someone drink coffee, or seeing an animal, can directly reference the show or movie, or even the specific episode you plan on watching.Specific cues usually occur less frequently (if they occur at all), and so are often given a higher drinking value (2 or more sips of a beverage).

It is also important to remember that the point of drinking games is to have fun, not get sick or wind up with alcohol poisoning.If any participants decide to drop out of the game or exhibit signs of illness or severe inebriation, make sure to respect their decisions and ensure they get any needed medical attention.Drink responsibly; make sure you and your friends can all make it to the next party.