This game works best if you have a bunch of math majors, or scientific types. You should have at least 5 or more people.

The way the game is played:

The people playing are seated around a table, or sitting in a circle. One person, or even better two people who have played the game before or know the rules, explain the rules to the group in the following way:

Starting with one person (usually the person describing the rules) that person must say one of three things: "two up", "one up, one down", or "two down". And play proceeds clockwise around the table with each person saying one of those three options. There is a pattern to which of the three options you should select, so the group should be instructed to pay attention to what other people say and if they get it right or wrong. If you say the wrong option, you drink. The moderators, or people who know or have guessed the pattern will tell you if you are correct.

Now the fun begins. Continue until everyone has guessed the pattern, or are too pissed to keep playing.

The secret:

The secret to which thing you say is based on where your hands are when it is your turn. For example: if both your hands are at your waist, on or under the table you should say "two down". If you have one hand up around your head and one hand on the table, you should say "one up, one down", and if both hands are up you should say "two up".

The moderators really have to play it up to make this work. Pretend to concentrate, or count when determining if someone is correct. If more than one person is moderator, they should confer from time to time on the outcome. It can really be a blast.

Like I said above it works best if you have two people out of a big group who know the secret, because ususally you get accused of making the whole thing up (which you are) and it helps to have someone backing you up. Also they can play off of one another. One can intentionally make a "mistake" and have the other catch them.

I once played this for two hours with a bunch of engineering friends of mine. All but one guy figured out the secret and he got so hammered that we took pity on him and outright told him the secret. He was pissed in more than one way that evening!

Try this one out, it is a lot of fun.

Submitted by: Matt Harris