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[fridgeflower]

Hello.

I've been assigned a very important task that I now realize I'm very ill-prepared for, having lived a life of quiet and pathetic solitude.

Please help:

1. Party game suggestions?
2. Venue recommendations?
3. Cocktail + mocktail recipes?
4. Public speaking tips?
5. Dance instruction maybe????

Thank you.

Comments

[chainlinks]

Oh no, no it's simple, that's probably why its so dangerous.

So first what you'll need is enough of the same wooden chopsticks for everyone. Each of them has a number, and one of them has a colored base instead. You hide the numbers with a hand and everyone picks a chop stick.

Does that make sense so far?

[fridgeflower]

For sure. Lot drawing.

Hit me with that twist.

[chainlinks]

So this is where the fun begins. Whoever is king or queen then issues an order. Like Number 3, jump on one leg!

You have to follow the king's orders.

But then you start all over again, mixing up the sticks and everyone picking out again.

However, whoever is king next has to issue an order that is worse than the other. You have to up the ante each time. Well, as long as everyone's comfortable, of course.

[fridgeflower]

Gotcha. Definitely one to keep in my pocket!

Not that I want to risk anything, like, un-fun happening. I guess you'd have to set some kind of rules beforehand, too, maybe.

[chainlinks]

It's mostly a game Japanese adults play at a bar, since it's easy to get some chopsticks to play. As you can imagine, alcohol does not help at all.

[fridgeflower]

You're right. I CAN imagine.

I thought you were maybe talking about "Circle of Death," which apparently is also called Kings or King's Cup. Marginally similar rules, actually!

[chainlinks]

[Giving a trickster more ideas? He's all ears.]

Circle of death sounds even more dangerous. I need to know more.

[fridgeflower]

I learned it in college, haha. It can occasionally get questionable.

So... Along with everyone having their own drink, there's a drink of choice in the center, and then you arrange a deck of cards face-down around it so that they form a circle. Then you go around taking turns drawing cards. Each number has a rule attached to it, which can vary depending on the house.

I learned the following list:
Ace - "Waterfall." Everyone drinks, starting with the drawer and going around. Drawer can't stop drinking until the last person does.
2 - "You." The drawer picks someone to take 2 drinks.
3 - "Me." Drawer has to take 2 drinks.
4 - "Floor." Everybody must touch the floor. The last one to do so must drink.
5 - "Guys." The men drink.
6 - "Chicks." The women drink.
7 - "Heaven." Opposite of 'Floor.' Everyone has to reach up.
8 - "Mate." Drawer picks a 'mate,' and they must each drink whenever the other does.
9 - "Rhyme." Drawer picks a word. Going around, others must state a rhyming word. He who flubs drinks.
10 - "Categories." Drawer picks a category. Other musts list items within that category (ie. cereals, dog breeds, etc.). He who flubs drinks.
Jack - "Never Have I Ever." Loser drinks.
Queen - "Questions." Drawer asks questions to individuals. If one chooses not to answer, they drink.
King - "Rules." Drawer makes a rule applicable throughout the game. If one breaks it, they drink. (ie. No saying certain words, The Little Man Game.)

Oh, and whoever breaks the circle when they draw their card has to drink the center cup.

That's a really long explanation. Sorry!

[chainlinks]

[That is a lot of drinking wow.]

I've heard of never have I ever as a game by itself but that sounds fun too. Maybe more sugar drinks for me in my case cause I know I have a low alcohol tolerance.

[And no one wants Ren yelling PERSONA while he's drunk.]

I wonder if the two could be combined somehow...

[fridgeflower]

Maybe established rules for the numbered chopsticks? And I guess drawing the colored tip might mean you've got the drink the concoction.

[chainlinks]

That could work. The 'king' or 'queen' takes the drink then decides which number has to do their action. Id they can't take the shot then a new pick starts.

[fridgeflower]

Seems like a decent merger. We might have to do some research into the finer details at some point.

[chainlinks]

Maybe over some dancing tips?

[What? He can be pretty smooth.]

[fridgeflower]

Sure. I could probably manage that.

I've got somebody who might be down for ballroom/waltzy stuff, if we wanna make a THING of it.

[chainlinks]

I've never tried ballroom dancing. Sounds pretty fun.

[fridgeflower]

Yeah. I just hope it doesn't sound more fun than it actually is. I'd be a little worry about embarrassing myself, but... that's me with most things, really.