Because there’s only so many times you can play Never Have I Ever.
Flip Cup
Players required: Two or more, preferably four.
Items needed: One cup per person playing.
How to play: Flip Cup is a team game with two sides sat on opposite sides of a table. Each cup is filled part of the way to the top with your chosen alcohol. The aim of the game is to drink your drink as quickly as possible, hold the cup over the edge of the table and try to flip it so it lands upside down. First team to finish wins.
How to take your game to the next level: As the great sports coach Gordon Bombay taught The Mighty Ducks, "soft hands". Most plastic cups are pretty light, so let the base of the cup do the work for you.
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The Claim Game
Players required: Four or more, in a circle.
Items needed: Everyone needs a drink.
How to play: The Claim Game is started by one person saying "I claim I can name..." something. For example, "I claim I can name four songs by Beyoncé." It then goes to the person to the left, who increases the number by how confident they feel – up to five songs, 15 songs etc. This continues until someone makes a claim on a number, and the person caught out has to make good on their bet. A loser sees off their drink.
How to take your game to the next level: Game the system by picking things with a nice finite limit. There have been 13 Doctors in Doctor Who, so get ready to cash in when someone gets close to that.
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Danger Fives
Players required: Three and up.
Items needed: A drink per person.
How to play: Everyone puts a clenched fist into the centre of the circle. On the count of three each person either opens their hand or keeps it clenched. At the same time, the person in play guesses out loud how many hands will be open in multiples of five (for five fingers per hand). If the guess is correct – e.g. "25" as five people open their hands – the player is out of the game and safe. BUT, to be safely out, they must declare, "Ladies and gentleman, thank you for a lovely game of fives," without laughing or smiling. Whether they're out or not, the game then moves on to the next player. Last one in sees off some of their drink.
How to take your game to the next level: Quick draw. When someone calls a correct number, immediately call a multiple of five one less than the one they called and close your hand (or call it one more and open your hand). Then say "Ladies and gentleman, thank you for a lovely game of fives" while looking vaguely at the table to avoid making eye contact and laughing at your crafty moves.
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Red or Black
Players required: Two or more.
Items needed: A pack of cards.
How to play: Each player in turn draws a card and makes a prediction about it being black or red. If you guess correct on your draw, happy days. Get it wrong, drink.
How to take your game to the next level: You've got a 50/50 chance (kinda). Don't worry about it.
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