Kings (drinking game)
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| Kings (card game) | |
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 Cards during a game of Kings |
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| Alternate names | Kings Deck, King's Cup, King of Cups, Kings, Sociables, Circle of Death, Fubar, Ring of Fire, Waterfall, Sociables, Categories, Nine's a Rhyme, Captain Dickhead |
| Type | Drinking |
| Players | 3+ |
| Deck | 52 |
| Cards | Anglo-American |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Card rank (highest to lowest) |
Ace(A)-Two(2) |
| Related games | Circle of Death |
| Playing time | 15-20 minutes |
Kings (also less commonly known as "Thumbmaster" King's Cup, Sociables, Four Kings, King of beers, Captain Dickhead, Circle of Death, Cards Have Values, Ring of Fire, or Ace to the face) is a popular drinking game. It uses a standard deck of playing cards. The deck of cards are shuffled and spread down on a table, usually in a circle. In some variations, a cup is placed in the center of the table. The game goes around the table with each player drawing one card at a time. Each card has a different action associated with it, which are listed below.
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[edit] Equipment
- 1 glass or mug
- 1 deck of playing cards
- 3 or more people
- Sufficient alcoholic beverages to induce inebriation upon completion of the game
[edit] Official rules
It should be noted here that it is customary for "house rules" to be established before the beginning of the game. All parties involved (or else the host) should agree on the rules before commencement of the game to prevent disagreements due to variances in rules. Often, if a particular apartment or person hosts drinking nights, it's often a smart idea to keep the rules of Kings written on a small whiteboard, for all to see. If at some point, a guest of a party suggests a good variance, the rules can then be easily updated. If they are posted, no one can argue with the rules.
To begin the game, spread a deck of cards face down in a circle around an empty cup. Later in the game, if a player "breaks the seal", he or she must drink.[1]
This also can be used with the "mushroom rule", where players place a full can or bottle of beer in the center of the circle of cards, and, as each card is drawn, it is placed on the full beer, with at least two corners hanging unsupported by cards underneath. The first person to place a card on top of the beer and knock off the cards has to chug the full beer. This is an option to use if the players decide not to use the "king's cup" rule.
Another variant is to have a full can of beer in the center of the circle of cards and, as each card is drawn, it is placed under the tab of the beer can. Whichever person places the card that breaks the seal of the beer is required to chug the full beer.
Others play with the additional rule that players can only touch the card that they are currently drawing from the circle.
[edit] "Number" cards
Cards with numbers 2 to 4 are worth their face value in fingers (the amount if drink from the vessel as is required to equal the width of one finger pressed against the glass).
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| Black ♣ ♠ | "Black You Give Back" - The player must give out the face amount in fingers to other player(s). |
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Red ♥ ♦
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"Red To The Head" - The player must take that amount of fingers him/herself. |
[edit] "Special" cards
Cards 5 to Ace (A) are all special cards. The color/suit of the card does not matter.
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"Guys" - Guy's Drink. |
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"Chicks" - Chick's Drink..[2] |
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"Heaven" - Everyone points to the sky, and last to do has to drink. |
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"Strait" - The person across from you drinks.[1] |
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"Rhyme Time" - The player must pick a word/phrase, and, going clockwise around the circle, all players must think of a rhyme with the word/phrase. The player to mess up the rhyme drinks. The starting word must not be rhymeless (e.g. orange, purple).[1] |
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"Categories" - The person who picks up the card calls out a category such as "car makes" or "Family Guy characters" and then starts with the first example of something from that category. No example can be repeated and the first person to fail to come up with another example drinks 2 fingers.[2][3] |
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"Rule" - The player must choose a rule to be in effect for the rest of the game. If any player breaks a rule, he/she must drink.[1] In most games, the rules become void while involved in game related activity (Rhyme Time, Questions, etc.) |
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"Buffalo" - When this rule is in effect all players must drink with their left hand only. If a player gets caught drinking with their right hand, anyone may call "Buffalo" on them and they have to finish their drink. [2] |
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"King's Cup" - The player may pour a decent amount of whatever he/she is drinking into the "king cup" located in the center of the table. When the last (4th) king is chosen, the chooser has to chug the king cup.[2] |
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"Waterfall" - All players begin to drink at the same time. It goes clockwise around the circle where the player next to the card-chooser cannot stop until the chooser does, and the 3rd player cannot stop until the 2nd one does, and so it goes around the circle until everyone is done. |
[edit] Other variants
There are probably as many variants of Kings as there are groups who play the game. There is no right game or wrong game, no right rules or wrong rules. The wealth of different rules allows people to choose the rules that they feel will be the most fun. Below are some examples of different card values:
Ace To the Face
Twos for You
Threes For me
Four to the Floor
Fives for guys
Six for chicks
Sevens to Heaven
Eight With a Mate
Nines a Rhyme; Nine, Busta Rhyme
Ten: Categories
Jack: Rule
Queen: Question
King's Cup
[edit] Card specific rule variants
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"Avalanche" - The person who drew the card must start drinking and each subsequent starts drinking at the same time. The person who drew the card can stop drinking whenever they want to, but the person after them cannot stop until the person before them has stopped[2] |
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"You" - The player picks someone ("you," which rhymes with two) who must then drink[2] |
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"Me" - The player who drew the card ("me," which rhymes with three) takes a drink[2] |
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"Whores" - All the girls drink[2] |
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"Never Have I Ever" - Everybody puts up either three or five fingers and you go around the circle saying things that you have never done. Whenever someone in the circle has done whatever was just said, they put down a finger. The first person to put down all fingers drinks. |
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"Dicks" - All the guys drink[2] |
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"Heaven" - Everyone points to the ceiling and the last person to do so takes a drink[2] |
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"Make a Date" - The person who draws this card picks somebody who from then on, is their "date", meaning that when the person who drew this card drinks, their "date"also has to drink[1] |
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"Categories" - The person who drew this card must pick a category (Types of condoms, brands of beer, dog breeds, etc.) and everyone must name something in that category. The first person to screw up, drinks.[1] |
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"Thumbmaster" - The person that draws this card becomes the thumbmaster until someone else draws another jack, meaning that at any point in the game, the thumbmaster can put their thumb on the edge of the table very discreetly, and the last person to notice and do so themselves, has to drink.[1] |
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"Bitches Drink" - All girls must take a drink.[1] |
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"Make a Rule" - Whoever draws this card gets to make whatever rule they can think of. It can be ANYTHING.[1] |
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"Face" - The person who drew the card must lick the back of the card and stick it to their forehead. They must drink until it falls off. |
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"You" - The player picks someone who must then drink 2 large sips of their drink. |
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"Me" - The player who drew the card takes 3 large sips of their drink. |
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"Whore" - All the females drink. |
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"Never have I ever" - You put up three fingers and go around the circle saying something you have never done, and if someone else says something they haven't done, but you have done, then you put a finger down. The person who has all their fingers down first loses and must drink. If someone says something they haven't done and no one else has done it either, they (the suggester, not the group) must take a drink, but the "mini game" still continues until someone has all five fingers down. |
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"Dicks" - Guys Drink. |
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"Heaven" - Raise your hands up...then the person that drew the card comes up with a who's most likely question, and asks it to the group, and you point is most likely, who is voted most likely must drink. |
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"Mate" - You pick a mate, when you drink they must drink, and vice versa for the duration of the game. You can make "chains of mates" buy choosing someone that already has a mate, and you drink when they drink and vice versa. The only time a mate or mates doesn't have to drink is when their mate draws an Ace, the Ace of your Face "mini game" is meant only for the indvidual who drew the Ace. |
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"Viking Master" - While 'Viking Master' you have the ability, at any point, to put your hands by the side of your head (your fingers are wide spread and each hand is by that side of the bodys ear), then everyone must react and start making a rowing motion (hands together and you making a downward circling motion from side to side) and the last person to react loses and must drink. You can be viking master until the next 10 is drawn. |
[edit] Other cards values
- Fuck you in the toe - When this card is flipped, everyone shouts, "fuck you". The last player to say the phrase must take a drink.[3]
- You fuck - This is the counterpart of the previous rule. When this card appears, everyone shouts out "you fuck". The last player to do so must take a drink.[3]
- Toilet - If the players are using a rule outlawing toilet breaks, this card entitles a player to leave the table to make use of the toilet later on in the game. This card can also place the player in a position of power over someone who is desperately needing to use the toilet. This card may be offered to another player.[3]
- Freeze - When a player picks up this card, he or she retains it. At any point throughout the game, he or she can freeze in any position. The last person to follow his or her example, and freeze in the same pose, must drink.[3]
- Snake eyes - If a player holds this card, no one can look into his or her eyes. Any player breaking this rule must drink. This lasts until another player draws the same card, thus he or she becomes snake eyes. (Also known as "spy-eyes") [3]
- Number chant - If this rule is assigned to, for example, seven, the players, starting at number one, take turns counting up by ones (1, 2, 3, etc). The players count clockwise around the table. Each time either a multiple of seven or a number with seven in it is said, the number must be replaced with the word "reverse". Then, the direction of the counting reverses going counterclockwise. The first player to say a number with seven in it or a multiple of seven must drink.[3]
- Five to the Sky - When a five is drawn the last player to put their hand up in the air must drink [4]
- The 7 rule - When a seven a drawn, the group goes clockwise and takes it in turns to count upwards from the number one, but you are not allowed to say a number that is a multiple of seven, or a number that has the number seven in it, so you are not allowed to say 14 as it is a multiple of seven, or the number 73 as it has the number seven in it. The first person to say a number with seven in it, the first person to say a multiple of seven or the first person to go wrong counting upwards has to drink. Any number that is a multiple of seven, or with the number seven in it must be skipped and the player must count upwards to the next number that does not have a multiple of seven in it, or a the number seven in it.
- Ace to the Face - When an Ace is drawn, everyone must put one hand on their face, like if they are slapping themselves. Last person to do this must drink.
- Get fucked - when ever 2 consecutive same cards are picked up, You drink the rest of your pint/drink and the person who went before you's drink. All of theirs and yours.
- Double D's - when ever an 8 is drawn that person drinks twice what they are otherwise entitled until the next person draws an 8.
- Speak Your Punctuation - When this rule is made (comma) everyone must say the name of any punctuation marks that would appear in anything they speak until the rule ends (period) Failure to speak your punctuation results in a drink (Period)
- No Names, No Pointing - When this rule is made, no one may call any other player by name or point at them.
- Little Man Rule - When this rule is made, everyone pretends there is a little man sitting on the edge of their drinks. He must be removed before taking any assigned drinks, and replaced afterwards.
- To Heath - When a Joker is drawn, everyone must raise their glasses and say "To Heath!" and drink. In reference to Heath Ledger and his role as The Joker (comics) in The Dark Knight (film).
- Dick Four - When the rule card is drawn, one may choose to set the "dick four" rule, which is that after every sentence spoken you must add the phrase "dick four".
- The Viking Rule When this card is drawn the person is now the captain. Whenever (S)he puts up their index fingers up like a horned viking helmet the other players must start "rowing the boat," which is just rowing to the left and the right with both hands, last to row must drink (sips or full drinks). A third rule can be added that a war cry must be yelled.
- Buffalo - When this rule is in effect all players must drink with their left hand only. If a player gets caught drinking with their right hand, anyone may call "Buffalo" on them and they have to finish their drink.
- Thorns - When this rule is in effect, any time a player is handed drinks from another player the players on either side of him/her take half the drinks the original player was handed.
- Category - When an individual draws this card they must think of a category (ex. types of cars, colors, movie titles that start with the letter 'L', etc.) and that indivdual starts by naming something within that category and then the person to his/her left must say another item within that category without repeating other peoples items. This is continued until someone cannot think of anything else to add within the category and must drink.
- Spin the Bottle - A classic game of spin the bottle is initiated, and where the bottle points, the 2 participants must kiss for an alloted perod of time. If they kiss, everyone else drinks, if they bottle it (excuse the pun), then they both must drink once if they are both of the same gender, and treble if they are of opposite genders.
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