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31 Thirty One Card Drinking Game
- By The Beer Man
- Published 02/3/2009
- Card Drinking Games
- Unrated
The game follows the same premise as Black Jack, but with some important variations.
The object of
the game is to get as close to 31 points in your hand without
going over. Aces are 11, all face cards are 10 points, and all
other cards are face value.
Each player is
dealt three cards, two face-down, and one face-up.
The play
rotates, like in Black Jack, for additional cards.
At any point
in the game, if you think you have a high hand, 28 points or so,
you can "knock," which means everyone else has one last draw to
add to their hand.
After everyone plays their last card, the
hands are laid down and the person with the lowest point total
has to drink an entire beer before they lose again in an ensuing
hand.
If the person who knocked has the lowest point total, that
player must also drink an additional penalty beer for poor play.
If someone does not finish their beer before losing again, they must drink yet another penalty beer. Finally, anytime someone has a total of 31 in their hand, they immediately place their cards down and everyone else is a loser. Fast play can be a killer.