Line #36 DrinkingGame/GameOfThrones


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"It's not easy being drunk all the time. ''Everyone'' would do it if it were easy!"]]
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4	->''"WINE!"''
5	-->-- '''Robert Baratheon'''
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7	When you play the [[IncrediblyLamePun Drinking Game of Thrones]], you win, or your liver dies. There is no middle ground:
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9	* Whenever the name of one of the four main houses is said (Stark, Lannister, Baratheon, or Targaryen), you drink.
10	** Alternatively, assign players to a house, with each player only drinking when their house name is said.
11	** House Greyjoy can be added in Season 2, Tyrell for Season 3 and Martell for Season 4.
12	** Although not a house, the Night's Watch can be used as well.
13	* Each player also chooses a religion: the Faith of the Seven or the Old Gods. When their religion is mentioned, they drink.
14	** Starting with Season 2, add the Drowned God and the Lord of Light R'hllor to the list.
15	*** From Season 5, add the Many Faced God
16	* Whenever someone dies, drink. If they're a major character, finish your drink.
17	** Do NOT do this for [[spoiler: "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E10TheWindsOfWinter The Winds of Winter]]" [[CharactersDroppingLikeFlies if you value your life.]]]]
18	** If they are an AssholeVictim, [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing pop a fresh bottle of champagne after the show.]] [[spoiler: [[Awesome/GameOfThrones Recommended for Season 4. Take that Joff!]] [[Awesome/GameOfThrones And also for Season 6. Take that Ramsay!]] [[Awesome/GameOfThrones Season 7 too. Take that Littlefinger!]] Drink carefully at Season 8. Take that Cersei... and... Dany?... ]]
19	*** Note: Do not attempt this for "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E4Oathkeeper Oathkeeper]]", tempting it may be. [[spoiler: [[KarmicDeath One cannot afford a hundred and sixty three bottles of champagne.]] ]]%% Technically those aren't "major characters." It's still tempting, though.
20	* Whenever there is [[NudityTropes nudity]], drink.
21	** Be sure your affairs are in order because this will kill you.
22	** Highly [[FanDisservice NOT recommended]] on "[[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E1TheRedWoman The Red Woman]]". %%Do not drink bleach after watching it either.
23	* Whenever a character ([[TheAlcoholic probably Robert, Tyrion and Cersei from Season 2 onwards]]) on screen drinks, drink.
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25	A few extra challenges if you feel brave:
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27	* Whenever a character is addressed as ''milord/lady'', take a sip. Take two for ''your grace''.
28	* Whenever Hodor says "Hodor", drink.
29	** Down the whole bottle when [[spoiler: it's revealed in [[Recap/GameOfThronesS6E5TheDoor The Door]] that it's a corruption of "hold the door" and he dies.]]
30	* Whenever Ned Stark makes a bad decision out of honor, drink. Take two drinks if his decision gets someone killed.
31	* Whenever Joffrey is a [[KickTheDog dick]], drink.
32	** Alternatively, Whenever Joffrey gets humiliated, take a drink. If he gets [[BitchSlap bitch slapped]], take two.
33	* Whenever someone mentions the White Walkers, drink. Down your drink if the White Walkers or a Wight actually makes a physical appearance.[[note]]That last bit isn't part of the game; [[NightmareFuel/GameOfThrones it's to help with the fear.]][[/note]]
34	** [[spoiler: [[OverlyLongGag Make sure your final affairs are in order during]] [[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E8Hardhome Hardhome]] ]]
35	** [[spoiler: Do not do this for Season 7 onwards, as there's a high chance you may be pickled alive.]]
36	* Whenever somebody says "Winter is coming", take a drink.
37	* Whenever the word whore is used, take a drink.
38	* Whenever Tyrion insults someone, take a drink.
39	* Whenever someone says "The Night Is Dark and Full of Terrors", take a drink.
40	* Whenever Ygritte says "[[PhraseCatcher You know nothing, Jon Snow.]]", take a drink.
41	** Down the entire bottle [[spoiler: [[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E9TheWatchersOnTheWall when she says it for the last time.]] ]]
42	** Take a flaming drink [[spoiler: [[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E4TheSonsOfTheHarpy when Melisandre says it to Jon.]] ]]
43	* Whenever Jaqen H'ghar says "a man" or "a girl", take a drink.
44	* Whenever someone addresses Jon as "bastard", take a drink.
45	** If they say "you must be Ned Stark's bastard" during their first meeting, take two drinks.
46	** If someone remarks on Jon being "pretty" or similar, take a drink.
47	* Whenever Jon is addressed as "Lord Snow", take a drink.
48	** When [[spoiler: Jon [[Main/CommandingCoolness actually]] [[Main/BenevolentBoss becomes]] [[Main/ReasonableAuthorityFigure Lord Commander Snow]] ]], finish off the bottle.
49	** Better yet, finish the bottle when he becomes [[spoiler: "The King in the North"]]
50	* Whenever someone refers to "The King in the North", take a drink. Finish the drink [[ChewingTheScenery if the phrase is immediately echoed by someone.]]
51	** Give a toast when it refers to [[spoiler: Jon Snow]].
52	* Whenever Varys [[AsYouKnow mentions]] he's a eunuch, take a drink.
53	** Or whenever Littlefinger mentions Varys's testicles and lack thereof.
54	* Whenever Jorah says ''Khaleesi'', take a drink.
55	** [[AllLoveIsUnrequited Whenever he gets pushed further into the friendzone]], take another drink.
56	*** After he finally calls her "Daenerys" and [[spoiler: gets flat-out rejected and cast out]] in [[spoiler: [[Recap/GameOfThronesS4E8TheMountainAndTheViper 4x08]] ]], down the whole bottle.
57	*** And when [[spoiler: he dies in [[Recap/GameOfThronesS8E3TheLongNight 8x03]] ]], down the whole drink.
58	* Whenever Roose or [[spoiler: Ramsay Bolton]] troll someone, take a drink. In fact, take a drink every time you see them or a member of House Bolton (this includes soldiers and Locke).
59	* Whenever [[TheChessmaster Tywin]] does something awesome, take a drink. Take two drinks if he's a dick to [[TheUnfavourite Tyrion]] in the same scene.
60	* Whenever Stannis gives somebody a DeathGlare, take a drink.
61	* Whenever Melisandre says "The night is dark and full of terrors" or mentions the Lord of Light, take a drink. Flaming, if you feel confident enough.
62	* Whenever the Rains of Castamere is played or sung, take a drink.
63	** Take three gulps if something terrible happens afterwards.
64	* For Seasons 2 and 3: Take a drink every time Robb Stark makes a potentially devastating or bad move to his overall character arc. WARNING: This [[spoiler: killed him.]]
65	* Take a drink everytime Edmure Tully makes a witty remark. Take two drinks if the Blackfish reprimands him immediately afterwards.
66	* Drink whenever something horrible or heartbreaking happens to Sansa. For extra difficulty, do the same whenever the same happens to Tyrion post Season 2.
67	* Take a drink when [[spoiler: [[TheUnexpected the Night's King appears.]]]]
68	* Take a shot when [[CoolOldLady Olenna Tyrell]] does something awesome. Have another if she insults someone in the process.
69	** Down the whole bottle at her both awesome and insult-including final scene.
70	* Every time [[spoiler: Ramsay [[InsistentTerminology Bolton]]]] and [[spoiler: Reek]] engage in NoYay, take a shot.
71	* For Episode 4x08: Whenever Oberyn shouts "You raped her! You murdered her! You killed her children!", take a shot.
72	* For book readers, take two shots whenever the show deviates from the books. [[AdaptationDistillation For better or]] [[AdaptationDecay for worse.]]
73	* Have a drink whenever a character dismisses everyone from a room, servants, protection or other nobility, minus the one or two people they want for a heart to heart discussion.
74	* Take a drink whenever [[ButtMonkey Lord Tyrell]] gets cut off or otherwise shut up by another character or a new scene.
75	* If you stick around for behind-the-scenes and interviews, sip every time a cast member mentions what a NiceGuy Jack Gleeson is in real life. Two if their character has never actually had a scene with Joffrey, three if it's a producer, director, ShowRunner or staff writer and finish your glass if it's GRRM himself.
76	* For book readers, take a shot whenever someone becomes a CompositeCharacter.
77	* Drink every time Tyrion proposes a drinking game.
78	* Pop the champagne bottle or grab your most expensive scotch for every long-time fan for [[spoiler:the revelation of L+R=J]].
79	* Feeling particularly brave? Or just gearing up to Halloween as [[TheAlcoholic Tyrion?]] Down one shot for every death [[LittleMissBadass Arya]] is responsible for, two for the ones [[PayEvilUntoEvil she does herself]] and three [[RevengeBeforeReason if they're on her list.]] Before playing add all those up, [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned then add yourself to her death count.]]
80	** Down your drink when [[spoiler: she kills ''the Night King''. Do NOT attempt anything for any other deaths she's responsible for that episode, no one could possibly survive over a hundred thousand shots.]]
81	* In season 7, take a drink every time a character mentions how obviously in love [[spoiler: Jon]] and [[spoiler: Dany]] are with each other.
82	* In Seasons 7-8, take a drink everytime Euron pops up to destroy Dany's fleet.
83	** Finish your drink when [[spoiler: he kills Rhaegal.]]
84	* After Season 5, take a shot every time Tyrion makes an ill-advised decision.
85	* After Season 4, take a sip everytime PlotArmor is in full-effect.
86	** Take a shot when it's during [[spoiler: 'The Long Night'.]]
87	* Take a drink everytime Jon says the true enemy are the White Walkers.
88	* In Seasons 7-8, take a drink everytime Jon calls Dany his queen or mentions that he doesn't want the Throne.
89	* Drink if an item or person is referred to as 'the (noun) of (noun)'.
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91	Alternatively...
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93	* [[DrowningMySorrows Just down the whole bottle before]] [[WhamEpisode episodes nine and ten]] [[AnyoneCanDie of every season.]]
94	* Also, try not to [[SpitTake spit your drink]] whenever there's a {{shocking moment\|s}}.
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Context DrinkingGame / GameOfThrones