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* Take a drink when a song has an OutOfGenreExperience for no apparent reason (such as the honky tonk piano solo in "The Dark Eternal Night."

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* Take a drink when a song has an OutOfGenreExperience for no apparent reason (such as the honky tonk piano solo in "The Dark Eternal Night.""
* A live example for the Images & Words: Live in Tokyo DVD:
** Take a drink every time someone flips their hair
** Finish your drink if it's John Myung
** If you're watching with the commentary: Take a drink every time they cringe over something excruciatingly 80's/90's.
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* Take a drink if you listen to "The Glass Prison" immediately after "Finally Free", or "As I Am" after "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence", or "The Root of All Evil" after "In the Name of God", or "On the Backs of Angels" after "The Count of Tuscany".

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* Take a drink if you listen to "The Glass Prison" immediately after "Finally Free", or "As I Am" after "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence", or "The Root of All Evil" after "In the Name of God", or "On the Backs of Angels" after "The Count of Tuscany".Tuscany".
* Take a drink when a song has an OutOfGenreExperience for no apparent reason (such as the honky tonk piano solo in "The Dark Eternal Night."
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** Take three if it ends before the five-minute mark.

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** Take three if it ends before the five-minute mark. This rule is optional if you're listening to Music/TheAstonishing
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* Take a drink if you listen to "The Glass Prison" immediately after "Finally Free", or "As I Am" after "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence", or "The Root of All Evil" after "In the Name of God".

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* Take a drink if you listen to "The Glass Prison" immediately after "Finally Free", or "As I Am" after "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence", or "The Root of All Evil" after "In the Name of God".God", or "On the Backs of Angels" after "The Count of Tuscany".
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* If you are listening to ''Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory'', take a sip whenever there is a musical or lyrical CallBack to "Metropolis Part 1".

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* If you are listening to ''Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory'', take a sip whenever there is a musical or lyrical CallBack to "Metropolis Part 1".1".
* Take a drink if a verse or a chorus is suddenly interrupted by an interlude which has nothing to do with the structure of the verse or chorus itself (such as in "Lost Not Forgotten").
* Take a drink if you listen to "The Glass Prison" immediately after "Finally Free", or "As I Am" after "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence", or "The Root of All Evil" after "In the Name of God".
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* If you are listening to ''Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory'', take a sip whenever there is a musical or lyrical reference to "Metropolis Part 1".

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* If you are listening to ''Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory'', take a sip whenever there is a musical or lyrical reference CallBack to "Metropolis Part 1".

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* Take a drink when a time signature is over 16 (e.g. 11/16, 15/16, etc).

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* Take a drink when a time signature is over 16 (e.g. 11/16, 15/16, etc). etc).
** Make that a sip for each time signature over 16 during "The Dance of Eternity".
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** Take two drinks whenever there is a reference to "The Mirror".

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** Take two drinks whenever there is a reference to "The Mirror".Mirror".
* If you are listening to ''Metropolis Part II: Scenes from a Memory'', take a sip whenever there is a musical or lyrical reference to "Metropolis Part 1".
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** If [[EpicInstrumentalOpener the intro of a song is longer than a minute]], don't count it unless you're prepared for a massive hangover the next day.
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** Take another drink if the pattern changes in any way.
** Don't take a drink each time the pattern repeats itself. You only need to take a drink for the pattern itself.
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** Take two drinks for every reference to "The Mirror".

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** Take two drinks for every whenever there is a reference to "The Mirror".
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* If you are listening to a song from the ''Twelve Step Suite'' that isn't "The Glass Prison ", take a drink whenever there is a [[ContinuityNod reference to previous song in the suite]]. [[note]]"The Shattered Fortress" doesn't count unless you have an ambulance on standby. Alternatively on this song, take a drink whenever there is a section that ''isn't'' a reference to a previous song in the suite. [[/note]]

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* If you are listening to a song from the ''Twelve Step Suite'' that isn't "The Glass Prison ", take a drink whenever there is a [[ContinuityNod reference to previous song in the suite]]. [[note]]"The Shattered Fortress" doesn't count unless you have an ambulance on standby. Alternatively on this song, take a drink whenever there is a section that ''isn't'' a reference to a previous song in the suite. [[/note]][[/note]]
** Take two drinks for every reference to "The Mirror".
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** Take two drinks if the song actually ''does'' end on a reprise of that part ("Beyond This Life", "A Rite of Passage", etc.)

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** Take two drinks if the song actually ''does'' end on a reprise of that part ("Beyond This Life", "A Rite of Passage", etc.))
*Take a drink whenever a repeating group of four measures consists of three measures of one time signature and one measure of another (for example, three measures of 6/8 and one of 5/8).
* If you are listening to a song from the ''Twelve Step Suite'' that isn't "The Glass Prison ", take a drink whenever there is a [[ContinuityNod reference to previous song in the suite]]. [[note]]"The Shattered Fortress" doesn't count unless you have an ambulance on standby. Alternatively on this song, take a drink whenever there is a section that ''isn't'' a reference to a previous song in the suite. [[/note]]

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* Take a drink when the guitar is down-tuned below B.
* Take a drink when a song mourns a lost relative.

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* Take a drink when if the guitar is down-tuned below B.
* Take a drink when if a song mourns a lost relative.



* Take a drink when John Petrucci uses a volume pedal or e-bow to create a string-like sound.

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* Take a drink when John Petrucci uses a volume pedal or e-bow to create a string-like sound.sound.
* Take a drink if a song gets to a point where it could reasonably end, but instead launches into an instrumental section.
** Take two drinks if the song actually ''does'' end on a reprise of that part ("Beyond This Life", "A Rite of Passage", etc.)
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* Take a drink when a song mourns a lost relative.

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* Take a drink when a song mourns a lost relative.relative.
* Take a drink when there is an AlbumTitleDrop.
* Take a drink when there is a Continuum solo.
* Take a drink if Jordan plays a something on an iOS device.
* Take a drink when there is an electronic drum part.
* Take a drink when John Petrucci flutters the Whammy bar.
* Take a drink when John Petrucci plays several harmonics in a row during a transition.
* Take a drink when John Petrucci uses a volume pedal or e-bow to create a string-like sound.
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* Take a drink when a song passes the 10-minute mark.
** Take two drinks if a song passes the 20-minute mark.
** Take three if it ends before the five-minute mark.
* Take a drink if Mike Portnoy does spoken backing vocals.
* Take a drink when SpokenWordInMusic appears.
** Take two drinks if it's during a Kevin Moore song.
* Take a drink when a time signature is over 16 (e.g. 11/16, 15/16, etc).
* Take a drink if an instrumental passage exceeds a minute.
* Take a drink when Jordan uses the Snarling Pig.
* Take a drink when a non-musical sound effect plays.
* Take a drink when a song has no guitar in it.
* Take a drink when a clean electric guitar is doubled with an acoustic guitar.
* Take a drink when the rhythm guitars harmonize.
* Take a drink when there is a guitar/keyboard unison solo.
* Take a drink when John Myung plays bass harmonics.
* Take a drink when John Myung plays a line in the third octave or above.
* Take a drink when the guitar is down-tuned below B.
* Take a drink when a song mourns a lost relative.

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