What is Drinking game?
[[File:Beer_Pong_Scene.jpg|thumb|[[Beer pong]] is a drinking game in which players throw [[ping pong]] balls across a table, attempting to land each ball in a cup of beer on the other end.]] [[File:Symposiumnorthwall.jpg|thumb|[[Symposium]], with scene of Kottabos - [[fresco]] from the [[Tomb of the Diver]] in [[Paestum]], 475 BC]] A '''drinking game''' is a [[game]] that takes place in a social setting. In a drinking game, people have to drink [[alcoholic beverage]]s, according to certain rules. If the drinking game is happening in a bar, or a [[restaurant]], these rules also include who has to order the drinks, and who has to pay for them. Drinking games are dangerous, because [[peer pressure]] can make people drink more than they should. This is one of the reasons why drinking games are popular with young people. Drinking games have existed since antiquity. Usually a drinking game includes several of the following: * Chance / Luck: there's a random event, and if it has a certain outcome the player is lucky. * Rituals: A candidate in a group has to perform a certain ritual * Skill: A given problem needs to be solved using skill (such as balancing something) * Sports games: like carrying a case filled with beer bottles over a given distance, and having to empty all bottles before reaching the target line {{Drug use}} [[Category:Drinking games| ]]