“Wait, what’d you just say?!?”

Yeah that’s right kids, this game has a gross title. But hey, you can call it whatever you like if that makes you uncomfortable. But let’s get down to business and talk about how to play. This is one of the more complicated card-based drinking games around, but it’s extremely fun. We’ll lay it out for ya:

Number of players: 4

Materials: Deck of cards and drinks (a few cans of beer are necessary as well)

Game ends: When you want it to

How to Play:

• Each player has their drink of choice on hand. There are lots of times during the game where players will have to take a chug/sip of their drink, so keep it handy.
• Fan out the cards face down in a circle and you place an unopened beer in the middle of the circle (yes I am aware I used a Coke in the photo)
  

  A pretty good looking circle o' cards there, if ya ask me.

• Players go in a circle each picking up a card. Each card represents a rule or an action that the one who drew the card has to do before the next player draws a card. Here’s how that breaks down:
  • 2 is You – meaning you get to pick someone to drink.
  • 3 is Me – meaning the person who grabbed the card has to drink.
  • 4 is War – meaning that the person who drew the card picks someone in the circle to battle in a thumb-war. Loser drinks.
  • 5 is Make a Rule – This is where the game gets really awesome. Every time a 5 is drawn, the one who draws it gets to make a rule that lasts the remainder of the game. For example, a good rule to make is that everyone must hold their drink in their left hand. If someone is caught holding their drink in their right hand, they have to drink. Another awesome rule I’ve heard is that everyone has to speak in a British accent for the rest of the game. That one gets pretty hilarious, and LOTS of drinks get handed out.
  • 6 is Dicks – meaning all guys drink.
  • 7 is Heaven – meaning when this card is drawn everyone has to throw their hands up in the air. The last one to put their hands up drinks.
  • 8 is Pick a Date – this is another highlight of this game. Pick a Date means that the one who drew the card gets to pick one of the other players as their “Date” for the night, meaning that every time that player drinks his/her date has to drink as well. This gets pretty exciting when there is a lot of dates; for example, Player 1 is dating Player 2, and Player 2 picks Player 3 as their date. Now every time Player 1 drinks, Player 2 AND Player 3 have to drink, and so on.
  • 9 is Bust a Rhyme – meaning the player who drew the card has to say a line and the next person has to rhyme with it until someone can’t come up with a rhyme. That person drinks. Everyone interprets this rule differently; I’ve seen it played as everyone rhymes one word and as everyone has to rhyme a whole phrase. The phrase way is more entertaining, but the word way can go on for longer. Your choice.
  • 10 is Categories – meaning that player picks a category like “Fast Food” or “Favorite Colors”. Everyone then goes around naming different things that fall into the category until no one can come up with one or repeats one. Loser drinks.
  • Jack is Never Have I Ever – meaning you say something you have never done and whoever has done it has to drink. I’ve played where this card is used for 3 questions at a time; that way more drinks are handed out and you learn more scandalous things about each other.
  • Queen is for Questions – This one is confusing. The player that drew the card starts by asking the player to their left a random question. That player then turns immediately to their left and has to ask another player a different question WITHOUT answering or responding to the question they were asked. First one to respond or fail at asking a question drinks.
  • King is for Captain Dick Head – The name of the game. Literally. When a player draws a King, he/she becomes the Captain. The Captain can make anyone drink at any time for any reason, and if they’re really feeling like a control freak, can make a new rule. This player remains Captain until someone else draws a King.
  • Ace is Waterfall – meaning the player who drew the Ace starts the waterfall. A Waterfall is when one player starts drinking, and the person to their left starts after them and so on. When the player who starts the Waterfall puts down their drink, the player to their left puts theirs down, and everyone follows in succession. Yes, that does mean that the person to the Waterfall starter’s right drinks the longest. Crazy!
  • Now about that beer in the middle of the circle of cards: Each time someone draws a card, they place the card underneath the tab of the can (see picture). The player whose card makes the can pop open (you will hear the telltale fizz sound) must down the whole beverage. If you want to be really intense you can say that that player has to chug the whole thing, but if you want to be a little more mellow about it then they just have to drink it over the course of the night. Up to you.
    

    The card just barely has to be under the tab. STRATEGY!

Now this game is fun even if you don’t drink alcohol. All you need is some sort of canned beverage for the middle, and make sure everyone has something to sip on. This could be done with energy drinks or apple juice for all we care. Have fun, and be responsible about it. In other words, don’t be a Dick Head. Enjoy!