Passing something directly between hands is forbidden. If a contestant needs to get something from another player (dice, cards, coins, for example) the holding player must place it on the table for the other to pick up. In order to leave the table (for whatever reason) the player must make the following request: “If it pleases the participants, may I be excused?” The participants then decide by vote whether to accept the request. Before taking a drink, the drinker must acknowledge the other participants in deigning to allow them to consume alcohol with the words: “I thank the participants.”
While drinking, the pinky finger (that’s the little finger) must be extended. Drinks may only be held in the left hand. Swearing is prohibited, unless the player precedes his or her profanity with air quotation marks. Pointing with the right elbow is also prohibited. Contestants may point with either the head or the left elbow. Tricky, if there are a number of players. You can only use the name each participant has been given, otherwise this results in a forfeit (More on forfeits in a little while). Once each name has been chosen, you cannot refer to the player by their real name – or any other nickname you know them by. The name can be as complex or as simple as the player desires and should ideally reflect some aspect of the participant’s character. Before the drinking game commences, all participants must choose an alternative name for one of the other players, using “Mr” or “Miss/Mrs” as a title.
- Two Little Bees – Chinese Drinking Game.
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Finger Guessing – Chinese Drinking Game.Chui Nui (Otherwise known as Liars Dice) Chinese Drinking Game.If you have ever taken part in any type of drinking game, whether as a student at University, a high flying executive at work, or just with friends at your local bar – you’ll know that these occasions are often messy, lawless, incredibly drunken and generally bad news if you’re not very good at winning things.īut did you know there is an international drinking game code? Yes folks, that’s right – no need to suffer those hangovers that seem to last for weeks, even months – just follow this set of rules, known, unofficially as ‘The International Drinking Rules’ Well, the Chinese have a number of fun activities up their sleeves in this department – and we will look at these in more detail a little later in this piece. But how does China’s national spirit drink fit in to the complex and very important pastime of drinking games?
If you have been reading previous posts on the blog you will now be aware of baijiu, its health benefits, flavours and historical significance. International game drinking etiquette (it’s a serious business) and China’s own drinking sports!