Story Time - Drinking Game Rules & How to Play

Story Time is a drinking game in the No Equipment category for 4-12 players that takes about 15-25 min with a easy difficulty level.

Tell a story one word at a time

Equipment Needed

• Drinks only

Setup

Circle. Close attention required.

How to Play Story Time

1. Start a story with 'Once'
2. Each person adds one word
3. Must make grammatical sense
4. Hesitate too long = drink
5. Break grammar = drink
6. Say a period to end sentence
7. Repeat recent word = drink
8. Story ends when someone drinks 3 times

Tips & Strategies

Set up your neighbor for funny positions. 'The' always works.

Variations

Genre Specific: Must be horror/romance/etc. Speed: 2 seconds per word.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as too long?

About 3 seconds. Keep it moving.

Can we say punctuation?

Period and comma are allowed words.

Players: 4-12 | Duration: 15-25 min | Difficulty: easy

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