Mayham’s Mixers – Beer Die

So this past weekend a few buddies came over and we decided to play a drinking game, pretty standard stuff. Like so many in this country, the go to lately has been Beirut (more commonly known as beer pong for the misinformed , real beer pong involves a game centered around actual ping pong playing - I’ll go into more detail at another time) but alas we were out of keg cups. Not to worry however, we decided to play another great game that used to be the go to a few years back in our abode… Beer Die!

Beer Die is a case killer, so if you do decide to play make sure you are stocked with dozens of cheap and cold beers. All that is needed to play is a large table, four cups that can withstand the pinging of a die and four willing participants. The goal of the game is to get to 5 or 7 points before your opponents. The unusual thing here is scoring points doesn’t result in the other team drinking, however different actions throughout the game force you to drink.

Ha, alright, if there is one downside to this drinking game it’s that there are a ton of rules, so as I’m writing this I’ve decided to save myself several paragraphs and a nice chunk of time by doing this:

Click here for a thorough breakdown of all the rules and regulations provided by Wikipedia!

I realize this was the easy way out, but even if I tried to break it all down myself I would’ve failed in comparison to the detailed instructions provided on Wikipedia. The bottom line is once you get the hang of the game you might think twice before going with whatever your “usual” game is because it’s a lot of fun and gets the job done - meaning you will drink a lot and quickly. So the next time you have a small get together read up on the rules above and give it a shot.

One last thing, I’d like to give a special shout out to Gil and Ant for inspiring me to write this, oh and to Sideburns for assisting in the beat down that took place.

Cheers!

Mayham