University Serise: Pre-drinks

Becoming a fresher you will get the reputation of doing no work and just partying ALOT. I didn't go out too much during my first year once or twice every week or so. During freshers I did the whole 7 days and thankfully didn't get freshers flu. But last yeqar I only turned 18 in August and only managed to go out once before uni and that was for my birthday. I was oblivious to pre-drinking games, you don't just learn stuff from your lecturers at uni!

Predrinking is a gathering of people usually a group who bring alchol and drink it before a night out in order to get drunk before you get to the club. 1. It saves money because you're buying less drinks whilst out. 2. It's a laugh. 3. Everyone can meet up before you do go out and make a "game plan" where you'll all meet ect if you're getting taxis. 4. To get drunk and have a good night. 

So here's a little guide to some of the predrinking games we play to get pissed. 

Ring of fire (or Kings if you're Irish):
Needed pack of playing cards
Alcohol
Pint glass for in the middle of the table. 

You put the pint glass in the center of the table spread the cards in a circle around the pint glass and all sit at the table. Go around the group each picking a card at a time. Different cards have different rules. Different people have different rules and some may vary from what I say here. But here's how we play ours. 

Ace- Waterfall. The person with the card drinks and you all have to drink until they put their cup down. Usually one of the lads will get this card and show you he's johnny big balls and try and make you down a pint. 

2 - You. Choose a mate who has to take a swig of their drink. 

3 - Me. If you pick this card you have to drink your drink. 

4 - Floor. The last person to touch the floor has to take a drink. 

5 - Thumbmaster. The person who has the card can put their thumb on the table at any point and when they do you have to place yours down as well. Whoever is last to put their thumb down has to drink. (Be wary of this I never noticed and always ended up being the one who had to drink.)

6 - Chicks. All the girls present have to drink. 

7 - Heaven. The last one to put their hand up towards the sky has to drink. 

8 - Mate.You can pick someone who has to drink with you. 

9 - Rhyme. The person with the  card comes up with a word that everyone has to say a rhyme to. The person who says a word someone's already said or can't think of something that rhymes has to take a drink. 

10 - Men. All lads present have to drink. 

Jack - Rulemaster. Make a rule, when everyone drinks they have to do what you've said or they have to drink again. 

Queen - Questionmaster. Whoever has this card if they ask you  a question and you answer you have to drink. 

King - Pour. Like rihanna's song pour it up pour it up. Whoever has a king has to pour their drink into the pint glass in the middle of the table. Whoever gets the fourth king has to down the dirty pint which will be full of the other peoples drinks. Just be careful when mixing drinks guys!

When the last king has been picked up and dirty pint downed, down it you freshers has been chanted, the game has ended.

Beer pong: 
12 cups (plastic is the best don't want smashed glass). 
A ball of some sort. 
Kitchen floor. 
Alcohol. 
Two people or two teams. 

Put out 6 cups on each side of the floor in a triangle shape and pour drink into them. 

Take the ball and the object is to bounce the ball into the cups. When the ball lands in the other person/teams cup they have to drink what's in the cup. 

The first team/person to have drank all their cups looses. 

Never have I ever :
Group of people and alcohol. 

This ones good if your playing cards are still soaked from ring of fire. 

Go around the group each asking a question which starts with "Never have I ever..." If you have done what the person says then you drink.  For example "Never have I ever stroked a dog." Everyone who's stroked a dog drinks. 

This usually becomes a laugh and banter is thrown about. Some sexual questions will probably arise so be wary! If one of your mates knows you've done something they'll probably do a question on that and then you'll be the only one drinking everyone will ask about it and you'll have to tell your little tale. Many a laugh have been had at this game. 

Finally, Cards against humanity:
Not for pussys or the easily offended. 
Group of people. 
Pack of cards against humanity.
Alcohol. 

There are black and white cards, pick up 12 white cards. These will have stupid stuff on them ranging from Vikings to Jade Goody's cancerous remains. 

Someone picks a black card and reads it out. You have to give them a white card which is your answer to their blank. The person with the funniest white card wins the black card. 

The person with the most black cards wins. Again hilarious game which is rather offensive. Not for the faint hearted. Another game where I've had many a giggle at. 

Hope this helps, 
Bekka