Name That Tune Drinking Game

By Author: Douglas Haltman
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The Name That Tune Drinking Game is a very popular game that is played by people in parties or at the bar. The drinking game involves naming the title and the name of the artist from a tune of music. It is a fast and fun way of getting everyone drunk and the more the game progresses, the more beer is consumed since people tend to forget a lot after their initial intoxication. The game requires about 3 to 10 people, an mp3 player or a media player on the computer and a good supply of alcohol. The beer should be poured in tall glasses and should be filled to the brim at the start of the game.Each round of this drinking game starts with the selection of a DJ. The rounds are short depending on the number of players. This means that everyone will eventually get the chance to be a DJ. The rest of the players should sit in a circle either around the table or on the floor. The DJ is supposed to search play a song for 15 seconds.Every song that the DJ asks should be new and therefore a good supply of music is important to ensure that the game lasts for as many rounds as possible. The players are then asked to name the artist and the ...
... song that has been played.The name that tune drinking game is supposed to move clockwise and each player is supposed to guess the name and artist of the song that has been played. If the player gets either the correct artist or name of song, everyone is supposed to measure a finger on the glass of beer from the top and then drink up to that level. This also includes the DJ.After this, the glasses of beer are filled to the brim again to await the next person. If the person gets both the names of the song and artist, everyone should measure three fingers and drink up including the DJ. The glass of beer is then filled up awaiting the next round.If the player gets both the artist and the name of the song wrong, he is supposed to drink up the entire glass of beer in one gulp. Failure to do this will see to it that he drinks up more beer as a penalty. The drinking game then moves to the next player after his glass has been filled up.Players are allowed to ask for the song to be played for a longer time. This however means that they will incur a penalty for every extra minute that they listen to the music. Every additional five seconds requires that the player drinks up a penalty of one finger. This is regardless of whether he will eventually get the song and artist correct or not. This drinking game can go for several rounds until all the players are exhausted from drinking alcohol. The game can also end after each and every player gets an opportunity to be a DJ.