Kings (drinking game)
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| Kings (card game) | |
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 Cards during a game of Kings |
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| Alternate names | King's cup, circle of death |
| Type | Drinking |
| Players | 2+ |
| Deck | 52 |
| Cards | Anglo-American |
| Play | Clockwise |
| Card rank (highest to lowest) |
Ace(A)-Two(2) |
Kings (also known as king's cup[1] and circle of death[2]) is a drinking game[3] that is played using cards.[4] It is common among college students in the United States.[3][4][5] Players must drink and dispense drinks based on cards drawn,[6] and kings can also be mixed with other drinking games.[1] The game has been criticized for its contribution to binge drinking,[7][8] and it has been banned at some universities.[9]
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[edit] Equipment
- 1 deck of playing cards[6]
- 2 or more players
- Alcoholic beverages
[edit] Common rules
In this game, players do certain actions that are association with each card.[4] Like many other drinking games, kings is played with different "house rules" throughout of the country.[10] Sometimes, rules on the cards "reveal interesting things about the participants".[11]
Usually, cards are shuffled and dealt into a circle. Each player takes turn drawing cards. If the card is red, the player who drew it must drink as many sips of alcohol as the number of the card. If it is black, he or she "dispenses" that amount.[6] Sometimes, kings is also mixed with a games such as I never and mushroom, where players balance cards that have been played above a beer can or bottle, and the participant who knocks down the pile of cards must "chug" a beer.[1]
[edit] Criticism
The game has been criticized for causing players to ingest alcohol too quickly, causing blood alcohol contents to rapidly peak, which can result in alcohol poisoning.[7][8] For this reason, "Powerade Pong" tournaments have taken place, where players drink Powerade rather than alcohol while playing common drinking games, such as kings.[12] Some American universities, such as Appalachian State University, have banned kings and other similar games on the college campuses.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Laura Powers. Oregon Daily Emerald: "Playing games with alcohol". February 21, 2006.
- ^ Michael Holtz, Helen Mubarak. Kansan: "Holtz & Mubarak: Drinking culture across the pond". April 24, 2009.
- ^ a b Eric R. Pedersen, Joseph LaBrie. Loyola Marymount University, Department of Psychology: "Drinking game participation among college students: Gender and ethnic implications". 2006.
- ^ a b c Barry Levites. The Huntington News: "Universities make move to ban drinking games on campus". November 9, 2005.
- ^ Andy Harper. The Sidelines: "Alcohol an ancient, important part of culture". March 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c Amy Sommer. Campus Circle Newspaper "Party Drinking Games" February 25, 2009.
- ^ a b Nicole Williams. The Orion: "Campus resources keep students safe". August 30, 2008.
- ^ a b Stephanie Fishel. The Daily Vidette: "Binge drinking involves dangers, health problems". March 1, 2006.
- ^ a b Jillian Swords. The Appalachian: "New alcohol policy bans drinking games". September 18, 2007.
- ^ Alyssa Webb. The Michigan Journal: "'The Imbible' is ultimate drinking games guide for college generation". October 28, 2008.
- ^ Cody Ewers. The Collegian: "Students say drinking games build unity, foster friendship, can include non-drinkers". February 28, 2008.
- ^ Andrew Bordelon. The Current Sauce: "'Powerade Pong' tournament intentions unclear". April 1, 2009.
[edit] External links
- King's The Social Drinking Game, an iPhone application
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