History Main / ARoundOfDrinksForTheHouse

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'': One can buy a round of drinks for everyone in the Hideaway. Doing it four times guarantees a PS5 trophy.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', Shepard can buy drinks for all of [[BadGuyBar Afterlife's]] patrons. The bartender tells you that there are a lot of patrons there that night and gives you the option of weaseling out.
* In ''VideoGame/MountAndBlade'', buying booze for everyone in town increases [[AllianceMeter your reputation]] for that town.
* This is a gameplay mechanic in the ''VideoGame/UnchartedWaters'' series: ordering a round of drinks for the entire tavern gives a temporary bonus to how many sailors you can hire there afterwards. The more money you spend on the drinks, the larger the bonus.

* A non-alcoholic example in ''Film/{{Goon}}''. Doug invites his family to visit him in Halifax, where he's become a hockey star, and takes them to dinner at a Middle Eastern restaurant he frequents. The owner declares that [[BigEater Doug]] is his favorite customer, and calls for free döner for everyone. Then {{Subverted}} when he takes a look around, and amends that to free döner ''sauce'' for everyone... and returns to the kitchen, [[TheScrooge telling his chefs to water down the döner sauce.]]

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Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery, got a big promotion, their favorite team won, or it's their first day of freedom from jail. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl or a riot, or [[WeNeedADistraction distract everyone]] to escape the CityGuard patrol that just entered. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], or they're [[CreditCardPlot a naive character with their first credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery, got a big promotion, their favorite team won, or it's their first day of freedom from jail. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl or a riot, or distract the patrons. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], or they're [[CreditCardPlot a naive character with their first credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

In a moment of celebration (or madness), someone announces that everyone's drinks are on them! They might be a bartender, or a well-off patron, a celebrity, or just an excitable party guest, but who cares who's paying for it? It's free booze!

Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery, got a big promotion, their favorite team won, or it's their first day of freedom from jail. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], or they're [[CreditCardPlot a naive character with their first credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery, got a big promotion, their favorite tean won, or it's their first day of freedom from jail. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], or they're [[CreditCardPlot a naive character with their first credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery, got a big promotion, or it's their first day of freedom from jail. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], or they're [[CreditCardPlot a naive character with their first credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery, got a big promotion, or it's their first day of freedom from jail. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], in possession of [[CreditCardPlot a naive character's first credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery, got a big promotion, or it's their first day of freedom from jail. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], in possession of [[CreditCardPlot a purloined credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

Frequently parodied when after a moment's thought, the announcer realises just how many people there are, and [[AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted how much this is going to cost them]]...

In a moment of celebration (or madness), someone announces that everyone's drinks are on them! They might be a bartender, or a patron, or just an excitable party guest, but who cares who's paying for it? It's free booze!

Reasons to do this vary almost as much as reasons to drink in the first place. Maybe the buyer just won the lottery. Maybe there's a tense situation between a couple of patrons, and someone wants to avert a BarBrawl. Maybe they're just [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk, stupid]], in possession of [[CreditCardPlot a credit card]] and overcome with love for mankind. It's also a tradition for golfers who've scored a [[CriticalHit hole-in-one]] (be thankful -- in Japan, the tradition is to buy everyone expensive gifts), and for [[PanickyExpectantFather new fathers]] (known as "wetting the baby's head").

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* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', the Warden can convince/threaten Lloyd the bartender of Redcliffe's tavern to allow the militia to drink for free. Since their village is about to be attacked by another ZombieApocalypse, [[INeedAFreakingDrink they need those drinks]]. Best part? The Warden doesn't have to spend a single copper. He/she can simply ''threaten to murder Lloyd'' and take ownership of his tavern!