Our Rules For Star Trek Drinking Game

As you know, we're planning on watching "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" whilst participating in the Star Trek Drinking game. We don't recommend actually playing the game with alcohol. We're very temperate ourselves, plus if you actually read the rules, you won't be able to get through an entire TNG episode without succumbing to alcohol poisoning within the first 10 minutes of the show. If you truly wanted to do it the J.R./Jon way, the beverage of choice would be a gallon of root beer spiced up with a cup of salt.

ANYWAY, we've discussed it and decided that if you'd like to play along, we're just going to abide by the "general quotes" section and the two "Worf" sections. That way we won't need to consult five pages of rules for every five seconds of show. So here are the tamer rules, which will be far easier to follow:

Category: Condition                                      : Number of Drinks
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: General :  "Open hailing frequencies"                    :          1
: Quotes  :  "Medical emergency"                           :          1
:         :  "Belay that order"                            :          1
:         :  "Energize"                                    :          1
:         :  "Hell", "Damn" and other swearing.            :          1
:         :      SEE ALSO: Riker's special swearing rules. :
:         :  "It's not like anything I've ever seen before":          1
:         :  "Impossible"                                  :          1
:         :  "Impossible" while watching the "impossible"  :          2
:         :  "Shut up, Wesley"                             :          3
:         :  "On screen"                                   :          1
:         :  "Understood"                                  :          1
:         :  "Set phasers on..."                           :          1
:         :  "Acknowledged"                                :          1
:         :  "Priority One"                                :          1
:         :  "Just a little more time...!"                 :          1
:         :  "Eastern/Western/Southern/Northern Continent" :          2
:         :  "The Klingon Home Planet" or other reference  :
:         :      without actually giving it a name         :          2

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: Worf    :  "Impressive"                                  :          1
: Quotes  :  "Admirable"                                   :          1
:         :  "Grrrrr" (A simple sneer qualifies)           :          1
:         :  "I am a Klingon"                              :          1
:         :  "Klingons do NOT..."                          :          1
:         :  "Security Override!"                          :          2
:         :  "Human women are too fragile"                 :          2

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: Worf    :  Uses the word "human" in a sense meaning puny,:
: Actions :      weak, or otherwise >not< Klingon          :          2
:         :  Gets beat up                                  :          1
:         :  Actually wins a fight                         :          2
:         :  Throws someone in the brig/Arrests someone    :          1
:         :  Asks for an explanation of a human term/custom:          1
:         :  Says something with a tilt of his head/nod    :          1
:         :  Has a suggestion shot down offhandedly        :          2
:         :  Fusses about his discommendation              :          2
:         :  Makes a reference to his sexual prowess       :          2
:         :  Mentions or participates in some bizarre      :
:         :      Klingon ritual                            :          2
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Please let us know how things go.