Categories - Fun Drinking Game
Supplies: One deck of cards; Beer and only beer, Liquor is not recommended; 4 or more people,if there are more then 8 add another deck.
Pick one person to be the dealer. Dealer starts out by dealing to the person to their left, and continuing clockwise around the table. Remember that everything in this game happens clockwise. The queen is the only exception to this rule. Each card stands for something. Dealer will continue dealing to the person to his/her left until this person is done (dealt a 7, 8, or 9). Rules below:
Ace: Waterfalls- The person dealt the Ace starts drinking, followed by the next person, and so on. The person with the Ace can stop whenever they want. No one else can stop until the person to their right stops. If a person empties their beer before the person to their right, they are done, and the person to their left can stop if the want to. The main thing to remember is- don't stop drinking until the person to your right does. Penalty for stopping early: Finish one FULL beer in one minute.
2: Two is for you. The person dealt the Two hands out one drink to any other player.
3: Three is for me. The person dealt the Three takes one drink.
4: Four is for whores. All female players take one drink.
5: Five count. The person dealt the five starts drinking. Starting with the person to their left, and continuing clockwise, the rest of the players start counting. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The drinker can't stop drinking until A) the fifth person says five, B) the drinker finishes their beer. If the drinker finishes their beer before the next person in line says their number, that person has to finish a FULL beer in one minute. If the drinker quits early (before their beer is gone) they have to finish a FULL beer in one minute. This card is a good way to mess with your friends. If you know how much beer the drinker has left (especially if the drinker has just opened a new beer) you can prolong saying your number as long as you desire, thereby screwing over both the drinker, and sometimes the next person in line.
6: Six is for dicks. All male players take one drink.
7, 8, or 9: You're done. If the dealer deals this card, the person who receives it is done getting cards until the cards make it around the table to him/her again.
10: Rhyme time. The person dealt the Ten thinks of a word. The next person, and everyone after, must think of a word that rhymes. This continues until someone is unable to think of a word that rhymes, repeats a word that has already been used or uses a word that doesn't really rhyme. The word must be a real word, and must be English (or the primary language spoken amongst the players). Nonsense words are not allowed. Any real word, however impossible to rhyme with, is. Example: Orange. Penalty for screwing up: take one drink. Disputes can be settled with a dictionary.
Jack: Jack Back. The person behind (In BACK of) of the person dealt a Jack takes one drink.
Queen: Queen Ahead. The person AHEAD of the person dealt a queen takes one drink.
King: Category. This card often causes confusion among players and must be explained carefully. The person dealt the King thinks of a category. Example: Cars. They must then say a type of car e.g. Ford, Chevy, sedan, SUV. If they say Ford, the next player must think of another brand of car, e.g. Chevy, Dodge. If they say sedan, the next person must say another style of car, e.g. truck, SUV. Brands and styles or types are not mixable. The play for this card continues until someone can't think of a word, repeats a word already used, says something that doesn't fit the category, or gets sick of it and takes a drink. Penalty: one drink
Note: dealer also deals to him/herself.
After all the cards are dealt, all the players count up the number of cards they were dealt. The person with the least amount of cards has to drink a full beer in one minute. In the event of a tie, the dealer shuffles the deck and the players who are tied each draw one card. Low card drinks. Ace is low.
In regards to the finish a full beer in one minute rule: if this beer is not finished in one minute, they have to finish another in one minute, and so on. Better to bite the bullet and get it done. If desired, the one minute rule can be increased to one minute fifteen seconds, or a minute and a half (your choice) for women, and (also your choice) guys who can't handle it.
One more thing to remember: There are a lot of ways to screw with your friends playing this game, but they can just as easily come back and screw you over.
This game tends to be time consuming, and I have found that sometimes players tend to talk to each other instead of pay attention. We made up a rule to deal with this,and you can use it if you want or make up your own rule. The dealer counts to five, and anyone not paying attention by the time the dealer is done counting takes a drink. (Except for Five Count. The rule for not paying attention for a Five Count is to finish a full beer, which is explained with the rest of the rules for Five Count).
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