subject: How To Play Across The Bridge Drinking Game [print this page] Many people enjoy playing card games and drinking with friends because it is lots of fun. Across the bridge drinking game is a great drinking game as it allows people to play card games while enjoying their drinks. It's a game that combines the two awesome events that are a favorite pastime for most people. It's a great way to have fun with friends and family while out drinking or even during house parties. It is entertaining, easy to play; no elaborate planning required and everyone can understand it even if they are already inebriated. This is because the rules of the game are few and simple.
Across the bridge drinking game can be played by two or more people; all you need is a pack or cards and your favorite alcoholic drink.
Across the bridge drinking game starts by one player dealing out ten cards placed face down in a single straight line which forms the bridge hence the title of the game. The player flips one card in the bridge and checks out what is on the face of the card. If the card is numbered, that is, if it's a 2 through to 10 then the player is safe and the next player can therefore flip the next card.
However if a player flips over a face card, that is, a queen, king, jack or ace the player must drink. If it is a jack the player has one sip of beer, if it is a queen then its two sips for the player, if it is a king the player takes three sips and for the ace it is four sips. This means that the person who will be the least drunk at the end of this game is technically the winner!
Alternatively instead of taking sips for every face card, the players can decided on drinking a whole glass of the alcoholic drink. It depends on how many people are playing and the amount of beer that is available. The players can add a few variations to make the across the bridge drinking game more fun and challenging, just as long as the basics are kept constant.
For every face card that one drinks to, the player also has to put down more cards. The number of cards that a player puts down will depend on the type of face cards that he pulls. For instance for the jack you place down one card, for the queen its two cards, for kings it's three cards and for ace it is four cards.
The game continues with the next player following the same rules. Once all the cards are flipped over or if the deck is done then the game is over as you are now "across the bridge". The player that will have flipped the last card is declared the winner. The cards are then shuffled and the across the bridge drinking game can begin all over again.
