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DRINKING GAME: The Emperor’s New Groove

One of my favorites (click to embiggen):

The Emperor's New Groove

A note about difficulty: Picking Pacha is a safe bet. Yzma isn’t bad either. Kronk is  risky, fucking Kuzco is a death sentence. Pick your poison. And don’t scoff at number 2. There are a shit ton of doors in this movie.

things you need to know #2: kings

Kings, according to Wikipedia, is “common among college students in the United States.” For once, Wikipedia isn’t being a lying sack of crap; Kings really is popular with the drinking kind. And if you’re wondering what the hell I’m talking about, please, go sit in the corner while I marvel at your blasphemy.

In Kings, cards are shuffled and arranged in a circle, usually around a can of beer. Players take turns choosing a card at random. Depending on what is drawn, different mini games are played. For example, if a 6 is pulled, all the “chicks” drink. If a 9 is chosen, the player says a word, then the players go round in a circle saying words that rhyme with that word. Anyone unable to come up with an original rhyme, drinks. One full set of rules can be found here. But, like the best games, Kings comes with variations. Everyone plays it a little differently; different cards mean different things to different dorms, frats, or entire campuses. Make up your own rules- and get drinking!

things you need to know #1: robot chicken- star wars

You’re a freshman in college. You’re at a party with guys and somehow the drunken conversation turns to Star Wars (if you are thinking that this is an unlikely situation, then you clearly have never been to a college party). At this point, 3/4 of the room will begin trash-talking episodes 1, 2, and 3, saying how stupid Jar-Jar is and wondering at what type of crack George-y boy was smoking when he wrote the dialog. The minority will become enraged at such disloyalty- screaming will ensue. Finally, a mediator will emerge to stymie the argument. His point? “Has anyone seen that Star Wars Robot Chicken episode? That shit is funny.” Then someone else will pipe up “WHAT THE HELL IS AN ALUMINUM FALCON!?!?!” The entire crowd will laugh, and you, my dear unenlightened freshman, will have no idea what is going on.

Let me prevent your pain. Go here and watch the Robot Chicken episode. Great fun, although it does help to be a Star Wars fan. I’ll save your sorry ass the next time someone says “Vader! How’s my favorite sith?”