Never have I ever
"Never have I ever", (also known as "I've Never...", "I Never", or "Ten Fingers",[1]) is a popular party game that typically involves drinking.[2] The verbal game[3] is started with each player getting into a circle and putting up all ten fingers. Then, the first player says a simple statement starting with "Never have I ever".[2] Anyone who has done what the first player has not must drink and put down one finger.[4] Play then continues around the circle, and the next person makes a statement.[5] The game is finished when any player ends up with all ten fingers down.[6] There is an alternative form of the game in which the players drink indefinitely, and it generally ends in the early hours of the morning, when those players who haven't passed out decide that they should call it a night, though drinking in excess is not a necessary part of the game.
Games such as never have I ever "reveal interesting things about the participants and help build friendships", according to one American college student.[7] Players often admit to things that they previously had not.[8] As with truth or dare, the game is often sexual in nature.[9] In some variations, the game may be incorporated into other drinking games, usually Kings.[7]
The game has been portrayed in many television shows and films, such as Lost, Being Erica, One Tree hill, Lost, The L Word, Family Guy, Big Brother, Frasier, Veronica Mars, Gossip Girl, Greek, Beerfest, "ER", Loving Annabelle, "Degrassi: The Next Generation", and The Boat That Rocked.
References
- ^ Eddy Fong. ABSA Informer: "Camping under the Stars". October 2006.
- ^ a b Steven Nelson. The Virginia Informer: "Survey claims prescription drugs rarely abused at W&M". June 4, 2008.
- ^ American Alcohol & Drug Information Foundation. Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education: "Ping-pong, endurance, card, and other types of drinking games: are these games of the same feather?". June 1, 2007.
- ^ Kate Prengaman. The Flat Hat: "Ten reasons not to hook up drunk". March 25, 2007.
- ^ Danielle Matsuba, nnnever.com, "Rules for the Never Have I Ever drinking game"
- ^ Blair Bryant Nichols. The Eagle: "Everybody Does It... Superstitions fail to prevent the inevitable". April 12, 2007.
- ^ a b Cody Ewers. The Collegian: "Students say drinking games build unity, foster friendship, can include non-drinkers". February 28, 2008.
- ^ Robert Barton. The Yale Herald: "Surviving the fam at Thanksgiving 2008". 2008.
- ^ The Manitou Messenger: "Like a Virgin". October 26, 2007.
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