OH MAN!  CONvergence starts tomorrow!  That means it’s time for me to post our Unofficial CONvergence Drinking Game for 2015.  Some of the rules are new, some are old.  Give it a spin and don’t forget to come up and say ‘hi’ at CON.  Drink responsibly! Drink When:

·  You see The Doctor (one drink for each regeneration divided by 2)

·  You see someone wearing stilts

·  You see someone in a kilt.  Finish your drink if they decide to sit, and don’t know how to sit in a kilt.

·  You see people “play” fighting (dance Kung Fu, boffing, hand-to-hand rough housing)

·  You have to ask your friend “What?” after 7pm in the garden court.

·  You see a Guest of Honor.

·  You have or over-hear a stereotypical “geek” argument. (“Who would win in a fight?” “Kirk or Picard?” etc.)

·  You see a really AWESOME cosplay or prop (“awesome” is a subjective term.  Drink when you feel it is warranted)

·  You see a clearly “sexy” version of a normally conservative or non-sexual character (sexy Ninja Turtles etc.).

·  You run into someone you know (who is not currently partying with you) while partying.

·  You encounter a wandering host (Dark Purple vest with a radio).

·  If you see a captain (any captain), salute them and take a drink.

·  You see someone in a Guy Fawkes mask.

·  You see or hear a fan ‘squee!’

·  You see someone who is cosplaying according to this year’s theme (CVG2015 is dystopia).

·  Drink if your costume is recognized and or you’re asked for a picture!

Finish your drink when:

·  You see 3 (or more) different people cosplaying the same character encountering each other.

Hey all!  Tipsy Cthulhu coming at you from CONvergence 2014 (#CVG2014)!  We've got some great stuff planned for the weekend.  Miniature UV vodka business card lottery, drinking games on 22, and of course, DRINKING GAME RULES!  To kick off the weekend, Check out our Unofficial CONvergence 2014 drinking game!

Drink When: 

You see The Doctor (one drink for each regeneration)

You see someone wearing stilts

You see someone in a kilt.  Finish your drink if they decide to sit, and don't know how to sit in a kilt.

You see people "play" fighting (dance Kung Fu, boffing, hand-to-hand rough housing)

You have to ask your friend "What?" after 7pm in the garden court.

You see a Guest of Honor.

You have or over-hear a stereotypical "geek" argument. ("who would win in a fight?" "Kirk or Picard?" etc)

You see a really AWESOME cosplay or prop ("awesome" is a subjective term.  Drink when you feel it is warranted)

You see a Spartan.

You run into someone you know (who is not currently partying with you) while partying.

See a wandering host (people with radios in orange vests)

If you see a captain (any captain), salute them and take a drink.

Finish your drink when:

Last Night on Earth

Time: 90 minutes

Players: 2 - 6

Tipsy Level: 5/10

Hey everyone! TC coming to you from Crypticon 2013! We'll star off with Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game. This game is an awesome Head-to-Head team game. Zombies vs. Heroes. Can the heroes make it to sunrise? Here are the rules.

Drink when:

You or your team draws a “play immediately” card.

Zombie players drink if they would place 3 or more zombies per turn.

Heroes drink each time a gun runs out of ammo.

Heroes drink each time a weapon breaks.

Zombie players drink when a zombie moves more than 1 space per turn.

Everyone drinks when a zombie is killed.

Heroes take a SHOT when a hero dies.

Drink when your hero becomes a zombie hero.

Zombie players take a SHOT when the sun rises.

Drinks Recommendations

Brain Hemorrhage

1 oz. Peach Schnapps 1 tsp. Bailey’s Irish Cream 2 drops Grenadine

Pour the schnapps into a shot glass, then ass the Irish cream and top with grenadine.

Zombie Cocktail

1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 Rum 1 oz. Pineapple Juice 1 oz. Orange Juice 1/2 oz. Apricot Brandy 1 tsp. Sugar 2 oz. Light Rum 1 oz. Dark Rum 1 oz. Lime Juice

Blend all ingredients (except the Bacardi) with ice, for the mixture into a glass and slowly pour the Bacardi onto the top (floating). Garnish with a Cherry.

Bloodthirsty Mary (Recipe by Martha Stewart)

3 cups Tomato Juice 3 tbsp. Horseradish 1/2 cup Vodka 2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce 2 tbsp. Soy Sauce Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 tsp. Ground Pepper Hot Sauce (to taste)

Star Trek Deck Building Game - The Next Generation

  Time: 60 - 90 minutes

Players: 2 - 5

Tipsy Level: 8/10

Hey everyone!  Another post coming to you from CONvergence 2013!  Tonight it is the Star Trek Deck Building Game.

Take a shot whenever you buy an iconic Star Fleet Character

Take a drink whenever your starship is destroyed

Take a shot whenever you defeat or gain a new ship

Take a shot when when you win a battle

Take a drink whenever you upgrade a card to a different species.

Take a drink if you line up 3 of the same type of card in the starbase (3 kingons, ferengi, starships etc)

Legendary: A Marvel Deck Building Game

  Time: 45 Minutes

Players: 1-5

Tipsy Level: 8/10

Convention post #2, sorry it’s a little late. Here we go! Ran in to Alcoholic Luigi from Geekparty.com last night, so this my official shout out to him! Played a ROUSING game of Hex Hex with him. He won.

I have some new rules for you “hot off the presses”, today it’s Legendary (or “Wait-for-it” as I have affectionately nick-named it ala Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother). This is the longest post we’ve made so far, so bear with me!

First off, I LOVE this game. It’s in my top three favorite board/card games of all time. This may or may not be because I love deck building games and it prominently features my favorite super hero team, the X-men. This game features a combination of drinks and shots, so pay attention to the list. This game has a lot of rules, so it might be a good idea to print or write out the list for this one.

Take a drink whenever a master strike card is played

Take a drink whenever a Scheme Twist is played

Take a drink whenever you KO a hero from play or your hand

Take a drink whenever a hero is KO’d from the HQ

Take a shot when you purchase a card that costs 7 or more recruit points (the one-of spiderman triggers this rule as well, despite the fact that his cost is 2)

Take a shot whenever you fight the mastermind

Take a drink any time you gain a wound

Take a drink whenever a villain escapes

Take a shot whenever a villain escapes with 1 or more bystanders

If evil wins, every player takes a shot

Special rule: Players may take two drinks to randomly exchange any hero that has been selected at the beginning of the game. All players must agree to the hero change and all players must take the drinks.

Special Rule: Players may take a shot to exchange the mastermind that was selected at the beginning of the game. All players must agree to the mastermind change and must take the shot.

Team/Character Specific Rules

Avengers Assemble: The first time you activate an Avengers (any power that has the A symbol) Super Power give 6 drinks

X-gene mutation: At the end of the game, if your deck contains three or more different X-men team members, give 8 drinks

Cable and Deadpool: At the end of the game, if Cable and Deadpool are the only heroes you purchased this game (other than Maria Hill), give 4 drinks and take for drinks.

X-force Five: At the end of the game if you have two or more different X-force heroes in your deck, give 5 drinks.

Spidey Sense: At the end of the game, take a drink for each Spiderman hero you purchased this game.

Agents of Shield: At the end of the game, if your deck contains only Nick Fury and basic Shield Heros (including Maria Hill) give 10 drinks

Gods of Thunder: At the end of the game, if your deck contains only Storm and Thor heroes (aside from basic heroes), give 2 shots.

This game is pretty heavy on the drinking so I recommend using 1 to 2 shot mixed drinks. The Team Specific Rules are optional. I think they are kinda neat, but you may not want to increase the drinking amount that much. To the drink recommendations!

Drink Recommendations:

The following Avengers drink recipes were found on 9gag.com. Tispy Cthulhu is not the creator of these cocktails. If you are the creator of these cocktails, send us a message so we can credit you!

Captain America In a shot glass, layer 1 part Crème de cocao, 1 part Blue Curacao, 1 part Grenadine serve with tiny flag or sparklers

God of Thunder

In highball, combine 1 part mead, 1 part berry liqueur, 1 part lingonberry vodka serve chilled.

Iron Man

In a tall glass, layer 1 part scotch, 2 part orange juice, 1 part grenadine, 1 part drambuie. Garnish with orange slices.  Somewhere between a tequila sunrise and a rusty nail

HULK SMASH

In a tall glass, combine 1 part Midori, 1 part Absinthe, 1 part Mountain Dew.

The Following X-men themed drinks are credited to Drink The X-Men (on Tumblr). Tipsy Cthulhu didn’t create these drinks.

Gambit

1 oz Rye Whiskey, 1 oz Cognac, 1 oz Sweet vermouth, 1tsp benedictine, 2 dashes peychaud bitters, 2 dashes Angostura bitters. Mix together in a large glass, over ice. Dilute with soda water if preferred. Drink while trying to work out what, if anything, Gambit’s name has to do with his powers.

Colossus

Pour equal parts Vodka and Kahlua into a shot glass, pour that over ice and and add milk or cream.

Nightcrawler

1 oz. Blue Curacao, 1 oz. Orange Liqueur, 4 oz. Lemonade, Grenadien syrup. Pour the Blue Curaçao, orange liqueur, and lemonade into a highball glass full of ice. “Sink" the grenadine by dropping a few dashes down the side of the glass so that it sinks to the bottom.

Rogue

1 oz Jim Beam, 1 oz Johnny Walker, 1 oz Jack Daniels, 3 oz ginger beer, 1 oz fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp cherry liqueur. Pour the cherry liqueur over crushed ice in a large glass. In a separate container, such as a jug or a bowl, although a jug would be easier for pouring so maybe go with that, mix together the lemon juice, Jim, Johnny and Jack. Add to the glass. Finally, add the ginger beer and stir slowly.

Emma Frost

2 oz. Vodka, 1 oz. Frangelico, cream. Pour vodka and Frangelico over ice-cubes in a short glass. Stir slowly, then top with cream.

Ororo Dark and Stormy

Battlestar Galactica

Time:3 hours

Players: 3-6

Tipsy Level: 5/10

Hey all you Con-Goers! This is David posting from CONvergence 2013! This post kicks off our special convention update schedule! Over the holiday weekend (Thursday – Sunday), we will be posting a set of Geek and Fandom related rules PER DAY! As you may have already guessed, today's game is none other than the Battlestar Galactica board (BSG) game.

The BSG board game is one of my favorites. It manages to take perfectly emulate the feeling of the 2004 television series. This game is a looong one. None-the-less, it was still a blast! We played this game with 4 people and came up with the following rules. Keep in mind folks, that this game uses drinks AND shots. So read the rules carefully.

Take a shot every time a cylon is revealed.

Take a drink at the start of your turn

Take a shot when a base star is destroyed

Take a drink every time a civilian ship is destroyed

Take a drink every time you jump

Special Rule: If you're Kara take a shot when you use secret destiny

Special Rule: If you're Saul Tigh, take a shot every time your alcoholic ability activates.

As you can see, this game features several different ways to take shots. This game is pretty long, so it is likely you will be tipsy for the duration.

Drink Recommendations: Only one recommendation for this one!

  Ambrosia

Guillotine:

Time: 30 minutes

Players: 2-5

Tipsy Level: 5/10 or 8/10

This is one of our favorite games to play because it’s fast, simple enough to be completed with the amount you drink and yet complex enough that the game varies and holds your attention. When we don’t know what else to play, this is our go-to game. We've devised two versions of this game, one with shots and the other primarily with mixed drinks. We initially played this game with shots but it becomes too much very quickly. Recommended drinks after the rules.

This game can be played one of two ways and the way you’re playing should be decided ahead of time. Generally the more players the less potent the game will be, but even with 5 players playing with shots can still knock your socks off. To play the shot version, use shots. To play the gentler (but still fairly potent) version use sips of mixed drinks - we recommend about one shot of 60-80 proof liquor for every 5 ounces of mixer.

Whenever you collect a noble worth 5 or more points (this includes your third, fourth and fifth palace guard).

Whenever a gray noble is added to your score pile (the person who ended up with the clown drinks, not the person who collected it from the line).

When you have 8 action cards in your hand (do this only when you get the 8th card. If your hand drops back to the starting amount of 5 cards and manages to get back up to 8 from there, drink again)

Whenever you play Callous Guards and for every turn they remain in play. (For the shots version we recommend dropping this to every round rather than every turn)

If you collect Robespierre

If you play Scarlet Pimpernel

Everyone drinks at the start of every day, excluding the first (to make the drinks version a bit heavier, we recommend making this a shot.)

If you have the most points at the end of the game, give a drink.

If you have the least points at the end of the game, take a drink.

Drink Recommendations:

Any French wine

Will to Live - Briefly blend half a cup of ice, 1oz orange liqueur, 1oz amaretto, 1/3oz cognac and 3tbsp vanilla ice cream, serve in a tall glass.

King’s Ruin - 12oz champaign, 1.5oz cognac, stir gently.

French Revolution - In a mixing glass with ice, stir 2oz brandy and half an ounce rasberry liqueur. Strain into a champagne glass and fill with chilled champagne.

Miskatonic School for Girls

Time: One hour

Players: 2-4

Tipsy Level: 5/10

This is another Arkham flavored treat, this time in the form of a deck building game! The rules are among the most simple we've ever made, but we do use a combination of mixed drinks and shots so pay close attention to what you should be doing.

Take a drink whenever you give a substitute teacher or take a transfer student - take two if you do both in the same turn.

Take a drink whenever your students are defeated by faculty.

Take a shot every time your sanity drops to another color threshold.

Everyone take a shot when an event happens.

Finish your drink when your sanity reaches zero.

Elder Sign

Time: 90 Minutes

Number of players: 1-8

Tipsy Level: 5/10

Straight out of the H.P. Lovecraft universe, Elder Sign is all the fun of Arkham Horror without the four-hour time commitment.  This game takes places in a creepy, old, museum where bizarre occurrences set the investigators (players) on the task of discovering and defeating the source of these otherworldly manifestations.   We played this game with mix drinks containing 1-2 shots of liquor and a mixer (soda, juice etc). Every rule calls for the drinking of 1 drink by the person triggering the rule unless otherwise noted.

Everyone drinks every time the clock strikes midnight

Every time you defeat a monster

Every time you successfully complete an adventure

Every time a doom token is placed (Everyone drinks 1 for each doom placed token)

Every time an otherworldly adventure (portal) is revealed

Every time you roll 3 of the same symbol, excluding magnifying glasses

Take a shot when you are devoured

Every time you suffer the Terror effects of a card

Special rule: The Ancient One may be re-drawn if all players unanimously decide to scrap it AND every player takes a shot. This can be done as long as there are still more gods to draw from, but once the first person has begun the first phase of the game this offer ends.

Special rule: Any player may exchange their investigator for a new one at the beginning of the game.  If you do, take a shot.  This can be done up to 2 times.

Elder Sign is a mostly luck-based dice game.  This being said, the amount you drink is largely based on how you roll during your adventures.  I would recommend playing this game early in the evening to kick off an event.  It is likely too much for the end of the night.  Below are some drink recommendations.  Have fun!

Drink Recommendations. Please note the amount of liquor used when selecting your drinks as most of these cocktails contain a lot more alcohol by volume than the drinks we were using.

The Gin Rickley, a cocktail dating back to the prohibition era - In a tall glass with ice squeeze half a lime, dropping the rind in after it's been squeezed. Add 1.5-2 ounces of gin, fill with club soda and stir gently.

The Ward 8, straight out of Boston and also from the prohibition era - combine 1.5oz bourbon OR rye, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, one teaspoon of grenadine and one teaspoon of orange juice into a shaker half-full of ice. Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass.

Mint Julep, a classic cocktail - Muddle 4 to 6 mint leaves, one teaspoon of powdered sugar and two teaspoons of water in a glass. Add ice and 1.5 ounces of bourbon, stir well.

Martini - In a shaker with ice mix 1.5oz of gin and 1.5oz dry vermouth. Stir or shake at your preference, pour into cocktail glass and garnish with olives, cocktail onions or a twist of lemon. For a vodka martini substitute gin for vodka.

Dark & Stormy - 1.5-2 ounces dark rum, 3 ounces ginger beer (alcoholic or non. Ginger ale can be substituted but it won’t be as good), half an ounce of lemon juice. Stir with ice.

Arkham Horror

Time: 2-4 hours

Number of players: 1-8

Tipsy Level: 4/10

Needless to say, Arkham Horror can be a long game, easily lasting several hours. We used mixed drinks for this game, two shots of 60-80 proof liquor in a pint glass, mixed with whatever else. Being broke college students this usually results in some variety of UV vodka being mixed with soda. We have a full list of recommended drinks, both for the broke and non-broke, after the rules and our review. 

Every rule calls for the drinking of 1 drink by the person triggering the rule unless otherwise noted.

Every time you receive a unique item (excluding when starting equipment is handed out)

Every time you receive an ally (again, excluding when starting equipment is handed out)

Every time you draw a portal event card and it matches the color(s) you need on the first try.

Every time you seal a portal.

Take 1 drink for ever 2 points of monster trophy you collect.

Every time the terror track goes up

Every time a portal spawns in your location

Every time you become Lost in Time and Space

Every time your health OR sanity drops to zero

Every time the Terror Track moves up

When drawing event cards, drink every time your location is "the other" on the event card.

Special rule: At the beginning of every mythos, before drawing a mythos card, everyone picks a shape. If the mythos card indicates that the shape you chose moves, give out one drink to any player (including yourself and including other players that may give out drinks)

Special rule: The Ancient One may be re-drawn if all players unanimously decide to scrap it AND every player takes a shot. This can be done as long as there are still more gods to draw from, but once the first person has begun the first phase of the game this offer ends.

This game, once it gets going, provides a pretty continuous buzz throughout the game. It's not enough to impair your ability to play the game which is good because the game is long enough without people forgetting how to play it or making exceptionally poor choices about what to do. For those who don't like this game, the drinking rules probably wont help your enjoyment that much. However, for those who do like this game the added drinking rules can provide a bit more complexity and add to the fun as you and your friends slowly lose just a small bit of the sanity and health your adventurers will.

Drink Recommendations. Please note the amount of liquor used when selecting your drinks as most of these cocktails contain a lot more alcohol by volume than the drinks we were using.

The Gin Rickley, a cocktail dating back to the prohibition era - In a tall glass with ice squeeze half a lime, dropping the rind in after it's been squeezed. Add 1.5-2 ounces of gin, fill with club soda and stir gently.

The Ward 8, straight out of Boston and also from the prohibition era - combine 1.5oz bourbon OR rye, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, one teaspoon of grenadine and one teaspoon of orange juice into a shaker half-full of ice. Shake well, strain into a cocktail glass.

Mint Julep, a classic cocktail - Muddle 4 to 6 mint leaves, one teaspoon of powdered sugar and two teaspoons of water in a glass. Add ice and 1.5 ounces of bourbon, stir well.

Martini - In a shaker with ice mix 1.5oz of gin and 1.5oz dry vermouth. Stir or shake at your preference, pour into cocktail glass and garnish with olives, cocktail onions or a twist of lemon. For a vodka martini substitute gin for vodka.

Dark & Stormy - 1.5-2 ounces dark rum, 3 ounces ginger beer (alcoholic or non. Ginger ale can be substituted but it wont be as good), half an ounce of lemon juice. Stir with ice.

This post is primarily to introduce ourselves to the world and let you know what we're all about.

This site is dedicated to creating and posting rules for drinking games - but not just any drinking games, drinking BOARD games. We'll be taking typical, already made board games (like Settlers of Catan, for example) and posting additional rules that add a drinking element. Some games will have rules for shots, others mixed drinks, and some will have both.

Within the next few days you can expect to see several games posted. First up will be:

Miskatonic School for Girls

Arkham Horror (base game, no expansions)

Elder Sign

 This is all brought to you by two 20-something college students from the Twin Cities, Minnesota. One of us co-owns a local board, card, roleplaying and miniature gaming store while the other makes a hobby out of writing a role playing game system and is an avid gamer (board, tabletop role playing and video).