Beer War

Also Known as...

War

Players
2+

Equipment

Booze, Deck of Cards (No Jokers)

Intoxication Level

Very High

Setup

Players sit in a Circle with the full deck of cards.

Gameplay

One player flips a Card from the deck whover has the higher card doesn't drink, the player(s) with the lower card(s) must. The winner of the hand takes the cards into their pile. If there is a tie, three cards are dealt face down for each player that tied and a fourth upright. The winner of this "Playoff" gets the pile including the face down cards. Play continues until one player has all the cards or all other players are unable to continue.

(Variation A) Playoff Pile Drinks

Some people play that the loser of a playoff drinks a specific amount based on how many cards were in the pile (i.e. 2 cards per ounce)

(Variation B) Playoff Finger Drinks

Some people play that the loser of each playoff drinks until the dealer counts off all the cards in the pile (i.e If there were 18 cards in the pile then the Loser must drink until the dealer counts to 18). The winner may count at any speed but is subject to future retrobution.

(Variation C) Playoff Rank Drinks

Some play that the loser of each playoff drinks a specific amount based on what card was the matching card (i.e. 2-6 = 2 drinks, 5-10 = 3 drinks, Face card = 4 drinks, Ace = 5 drinks.

(Variation D) Empty Finish

Some play that the loser of the entire game must finish any remaining beer in their own cup.

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