Drinking Games
1. Colonel Puff - essentially a memory game, fairly complex but great fun.
Colonel Puff
Colonel Puff is best played with a close group of friends and each participant must be very observant and alert at all times and certainly not drunk…..to start with!
Firstly all get a full drink preferably a pint of Real Ale, the game can be played with shorts but could be over very quickly and end up very messy!
Everyone sits around a table or other suitable round object, and master of ceremonies starts the game by explaining the rules, in short (this can be exaggerated as much as you wish) we are all going to drink to the health of Colonel Puff a great and wise man, first I will demonstrate the correct method then you shall all follow in turn.Should you make an error in your tribute to this great man you should re fill your glass and start again!
The Demonstration begins
"I drink to the health of Colonel Puff for the first time"; he takes a swig of Ale with one finger and thumb on the glass, and then taps the glass firmly on the table once. Then with the index finger of his left hand taps the top of the table once, then the same with the index finger of his right hand, then repeats this on the underside of the table, first left then right. He then stamps his left foot once followed by his right. Finally he stands and sits down.
He continues
"I drink to the health of Colonel Puff Puff for the second time"; he takes 2 swigs of Ale with two fingers and a thumb on the glass, and then taps the glass firmly on the table twice. Then with two fingers of his left hand taps the top of the table twice, then the same with two fingers of his right hand, then repeats this on the underside of the table, first left then right. He then stamps his left foot twice followed by his right foot twice, finally he stands and sits, stands and sits down once more.
All of the participants think they are remembering this of course!
So the master of ceremonies concludes
"I drink to the health of Colonel Puff Puff Puff for the third and final time"; he takes 3 swigs of Ale (the last swig emptying the glass) with Three fingers and a thumb on the glass, and then taps the glass firmly on the table three times. Then with three fingers of his left hand taps the top of the table three times, then the same with three fingers of his right hand, then repeats this on the underside of the table, first left then right. He then stamps his left foot three times followed by his right foot three times, finally he stands and sits, stands and sits, and stands and sits once more.
The last action is to turn the now empty glass on top of his head.
Easy eh? Well now it’s your turn! Off you go drink to the health of Colonel Puff I do hope you’ve been paying attention? And remember any mistake now matter how small and your glass shall be filled and you can start again.
Tips for the MC
Learn the routine off by heart you cannot make a mistake.
Get the other participants to watch for mistakes, it adds an element of sport.
- Use a solid glass or beaker so the participants can’t see how much you drink each time this may lead to them being unable to finish their drink on the final time.
Lordpercy.com brought this game to you - Promoting Real Ale in the UK.
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