A Drinking Game of Thrones for experts and beginners
HBO will be quenching our weekly bloodlust tonight with another installment of Game of Thrones. Whether or not you are an experienced viewer, you’ve likely heard a thing or two about the addictive hour of sex and violence that takes place on Sunday nights. With the decorated show currently in its sixth season, it’s unlikely the average non-viewer feels motivated to catch up to watch this season live (though they should). No fear, ye GoT rookies, for now you and your already addicted friends can indulge in this last bit of revelry before reading week together. This drinking game is fine-tuned to this week’s episode and this season specifically, but some rules apply to every episode of the show. If you have no interest in the show, at least you can laugh and gawk at its shocking moments while you pregame.
Materials:
- A lot of beer or wine (red wine if you want to keep with Westerosi custom)
- A lot of hard liquor
- The most epic drinking apparatus you can find (i.e. chalice, horn, etc)
Everyone chug...for as far into the intro song as they can. It’s around a minute and a half, and the first person to stop takes a shot.
Drink every time…
- someone drinks
- someone says “My Lord” or “My Lady” or “Your Grace”
- someone says “Winter is coming”
- someone mentions the old gods or the new
- someone dies (twice if you know their name)
- a family name is dropped
- Tyrion makes a witty comment
- a Tyrell is told to confess
- Samwell Tarly or Theon stutters
- Sansa complains or says she can’t do something
- Bran wargs something (you'll see the whites of his eyes)
- Aria says she can’t see or gets hit because she can’t see
- someone says “Hodor”
- Melisandre makes you really uncomfortable
Take a shot if…
- Hodor is the one who says “Hodor”
- there is full nudity
- someone mentions Varys’ lack of genitals (or Podrick’s wealth of genitals)
- someone mentions dragons
- an old forgotten/dead character returns (Gendry, the Hound, etc.)
- Littlefinger or Varys says that he “serves the realm”
- it’s mentioned that Jorah loves Dany
Finish your drink if…
- a Stark or a Lannister dies
- anyone is anyone is resurrected
- wights show up
- you see a dragon
Warning: These episodes are an hour long. Taking a break if you need one is both respectable and responsible.Game of Thrones airs on HBO on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. and can be watched via Philo.Images via, via, via, via, and via.