Turning classic board games into drinking games: Chutes and Ladders

Well we had Candyland a few weeks ago so you knew that this was going to show up sooner or later. Again like that Candyland this game is another one where the players do not have to make any decisions, the outcome is completely determined by luck which makes it a perfect game to turn into a drinking game.

Turning classics into drinking games: Candyland

Well this one is a tough one mainly because I don't own the game anymore. It used to be a Brennan classic back in the day but we moved on to more involved games. Alright because this game has no decisions that makes it the perfect drinking game because sometimes the best drinking games are just pure chance, like beer pong when you see three times as many cups as are in the game.

Turning classic board games into drinking games: Diplomacy

Well another classic game and another one that takes forever to play. People say Monopoly and risk are long games but those people have not played Diplomacy. Diplomacy the right way can take 2 hours for the first turn and go down from there until it reaches a tie. That's right there isn't even normally a winner just ties and losers, guess you could say shared victory. It think it is to show the point that WWI was not a winner but just sides that lost less. Through like WWI movement in this game is slow and deliberate. Each turn include a phrase of diplomacy where all players have an opportunity to talk to the other players and plan the turns moves. This part can take awhile.

Turning classic board games into drinking games: Acquire

Acquire is a great game that seemingly no one knows about. even through it is almost as old as Monopoly. Well a quick rundown of the game is the point is to purchase stock in hotel chains and make the most amount money when there is mergers of the hotel chains. The person with the most money at the end of the game wins. It is pretty easy to play and it makes a lot of sense as you play.

Risk : Adding drinking to classic board game series

Sorry for missing last week but I has in Nashville over the weekend and it was Thanksgiving on Thursday so I took a week off from the series. Back at it again and this week we are taking on a true classic that ends friendships. Risk.

I am assuming everyone plays world domination and not the complete the mission cards, not that the rules for the most part couldn't be applied to that version. Now to the good part:

Drinking and Gaming: Ticket to Ride edition

First I have to start with I love this game mainly because it a game that basically all my friends enjoy. I think it is the combination of simple game mechanics, travel themed and most of them like trains, so it is concept they can really get behind even without the inclusion of drinking.

Adding alcohol to classic board games: Settlers of Catan

New series for all my readers. Now it is my belief that you can enjoy a nice beverage while you play a board game or not it not going to impact the enjoyment of the game itself. Unfortunately, I have some friends (Editor's note: the term friends is being used very loosely) that basically refuse to do anything in a group that does not involve to much alcohol, additionally I think that they believe board games are childish, which is completely wrong but they are allowed their opinions.

So in order to try and find a compromise, I am going to attempt to come up with some rules to board games to incorporate drinking so those friends can escape their lives.

First game up in the series is Settlers of Catan.