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King card can also make a rule that must be followed until the next King is picked. Some common rules include Buffalo (must always use left hand), Thumbs (player puts their thumb on the table silently, last person to follow suit drinks), Drink Drank Drunk (no one can say any version of the word "drink"), In bed (everyone has to say "in bed" after every sentence), and Teeth (players can't show their teeth when they laugh).
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A popular variation in Australia is the Smoko or Toilet Card replacing Give Two Take Two. In this version, a player needs to possess a Smoko Card to leave the table to smoke or to use the toilet. A player can have multiple copies of the card and they can be traded, typically under conditions such as;
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When each of the first 3 Kings are drawn, the person who drew the card puts some of their drink into the King's Cup at the center of the table. When the 4th King is drawn, the person who drew the 4th King must drink the contents of the King's Cup. In some variations, the first three people to pick a
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Choose a person to be your mate and they drink when you drink, and vice versa, for the rest of the game. If one of the mates draws another 8 card they chose another player and now all three have to drink. You can also merge two mated pairs this way. If all players of the game become mated, then all
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Like most other drinking games, Kings has endless variations of rules, and individual drinking groups usually have their own set of card effects. There will be similar rules, but there will most likely always be some that some players have never encountered before. Some games specify that playing a
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In this game, a deck of cards is shuffled and dealt into a circle around either an empty cup or a full drink of choice. Each card value is assigned an action, which is then performed by the relevant players upon it being drawn. Players then take turns drawing cards and participating in the activity
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The player who drew the card becomes the question master. Whenever they ask a question, other players must also respond with questions or otherwise drink. This continues until another Queen is drawn, at which point that player becomes the question master.
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In Belgium the game is known as "Circle of Destruction" or "Hardcore Kings". In the beginning a pint is placed in the middle of the circle and everyone has to pour some of their drink in it, from now on this drink is referred to as "Witch's Brew".
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A major variation in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa or Canada is that the contents of the King's Cup are drunk by the player who breaks the circle of cards (known as the Ring of Fire in the UK).
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The player who drew the card says a word, with players going clockwise each saying a word that rhyme with the original. The first person to fail to come up with a rhyming word that has not been used must drink.
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When drinking from bottles of beer, the discard can be placed on top of the beer with two corners of each card hanging off the edge. As this continues, it will begin to resemble a mushroom. Similar to the game
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You can make up any rule that everyone has to follow, such as you can only drink with your left hand. Everyone (including you) must follow this rule for the whole entire game and if you disobey you must drink.
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The player who drew the card chooses a category, with players going clockwise to name things that fall within the category. The first person to fail to come up with something that has not been said must drink.
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In the "Ring of Fire" version of the game, a can of beer (or other alcoholic beverage) is placed in the center of the ring of cards. Players "discard" cards by sliding them under the
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This game is open-ended and all of the cards can signify any mini-game, the rules and the card assignments are normally confirmed at the beginning of the game. Depending on
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The player who drew the card starts by asking anyone a question. This player then asks anyone else a question. The first player who fails to ask a question must drink.
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Starting with the player who drew the card, everyone goes around the circle and saying "never have I ever ___." Whomever has done the action must drink.
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The player who had sex the most recently drinks, the second time this card is drawn the player who had sex the second most recently drinks and so on...
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You have to do a credible and serious belly dance, for every minute you can pull this off you may choose another player who had to down their drink.
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A match of arm wrestling is played with the player sitting on the opposite side of the circle, the loser drinks. A slap contest can also be played.
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When you put your thumb on the table everyone must follow and whomever is last must drink. You are the thumb master till someone else picks a five.
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The last person to touch the floor with their hands must take a drink. (In some versions this is one hand, in other versions it's both hands)
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Players also often make up and agree on a set of rules every time the game is played. Some common assignments for card values include:
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A large cup which will be used as the King's Cup, or (in the "Ring of Fire" version of the game) an unopened beer can
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The player who drew the card gives out two drinks, either both to the same person or one to two different people.
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You have to do 20 push ups, if you can't do it you have to drink the amount of sips you were short of 20.
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the recipient must refill drinks on demand, crawl for the rest of the game, talk in a funny voice, etc.
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If by drawing a card a player creates a gap in the circle of cards, they must finish their own drink.
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Everyone has to take off one piece of clothing as fast as they can, last on to do so has to drink.
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certain card allows that player to make up a new rule which lasts for the remainder of the game.
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Every player has to hand in his drink and you may reassign them to different players.
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You can use your rewind power one time to let someone do their assignment again.
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All women playing take a drink. (In some versions this is under the number 4)
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All women playing take a drink. (In some versions this is under the number 6)
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All men playing take a drink. (In some versions this is under the number 5)
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All men playing take a drink. (In some versions this is under the number 6)
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You have to down the witch's brew. Afterwards the pint is refilled.
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Do a body shot out of the belly button of your left-hand neighbour.
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Kings (drinking game)
King game
King's Game
King (company)

drinking game
playing cards
house rules
Alcoholic beverages
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beer
mixed drinks
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