How to Play True American
Set up the "castle"., Place bottle of liquor in middle of table., Align beer cans in four lines surrounding the liquor bottle., Create 4 zones.There should be four zones with five spaces., Determine how many beers should be used as pawns., Create...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Set up the "castle".
You will need to create an area for the castle.
Do this by placing a table in the middle of play area.
This is where your liquor will be placed.
This will be the area of main attention during the game. -
Step 2: Place bottle of liquor in middle of table.
The liquor is known as the king of the castle.
This will be placed in the center of the table. , These will be your "pawns" and the "soldiers of the secret order".
These lines of pawns represent the barriers between the zones.
When all the beers or pawns have been drunk or removed, the drinking from the "king” (liquor bottle) begins. , These spaces are where the players will stand.
The center of each zone is where pawns (beers) can be taken.
These are the only places where you can retrieve a pawn, so this should be the closest to the castle.
Although, the center of the zones should be closest to the castle, the beginning and end of the zones are furthest away from castle.
The five spaces making up the zones can be made from just about anything.
Utilize pillow, blankets, furniture, chairs, or sheets of paper to create circular zones radiating from the castle.
This is where the players will be standing, so make them an adequate size.
The open floor is considered molten lava and should not be touched.
Touching the molten lava results in losing the game. , Depending on how many players you have you can decide how many beers you will need.
Creating the perfect ratio between beers and players makes for an interesting game. , Forming teams for the game is optional.
However, it can make for a more competitive atmosphere and help get players more involved in the game. , This can be done by having a shotgun contest or play rock paper scissors to determine who has the first turn.
Whoever wins will get to go first in the game. , The winner of the shotgun contest or rock paper scissors gets to go first and start the game.
The winner does this by yelling “one, two, three, JFK”.
In turn, All other players respond with yelling “FDR”, grab a pawn from the castle, and rush to any space surrounding the zones (i.e. pillow, couch, paper, blanket, etc). , Now it is time to actually play the game.
Depending on what players turn it is, they can move one space in the clockwise direction.
The spaces are again made of pillows, blankets, paper, etc.
However, although, the player whose turn it is gets to move the other players can win their moves as well. , Other players can be provided with a way to move whether it is their turn or not by the following 3 ways:
The count:
All players will yell “one, two, three,” and then proceed to hold up a number between one and five with their fingers on their foreheads.
The player holding a number no one else has wins and moves one spot.
Complete a quote:
Player whose turn it is will slowly speak a quote from history or pop culture.
Any other player that is able to complete the quote before the player completes the quote wins.
Winner can move two spots.
Something in common:
The player will yell two people, places or things.
Any other player that can name what the two have in common wins.
Winner will move 3 spots. , All players should have a beer in their hand at all times.
However, they may not have more than three in any one time.
Having no beers or more than three in your hand can result in loss of the game. , Players can take a pawn or beer from the castle only when at one of the 4 center spaces.
This means that the player should be standing at the center space of one of the zones to be able to grab a beer.
Once you retrieve a pawn you must drink from the beer every time you move. , After all the pawns (beers) have been removed all that is left is the king (bottle of liquor).
The first player to reach a center space of each zone and drink from the king wins the game.
This also signifies the end of the game. , If you are caught without a beer in your hand or with an empty beer you lose.
Also, if you are step on the molten lava you lose. , Once you are out, there is only one way to get back in the game: open a new beer and finish that.
You can drink as fast or slow as you’d like, but you cannot participate in gameplay until that beer is gone.
Once you’ve finished the beer, an opponent chooses where your new starting position is, and the game is on again. -
Step 3: Align beer cans in four lines surrounding the liquor bottle.
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Step 4: Create 4 zones.There should be four zones with five spaces.
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Step 5: Determine how many beers should be used as pawns.
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Step 6: Create Teams.
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Step 7: Figure out who will have the first turn.
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Step 8: Start the game by yelling “one
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Step 9: JFK”.
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Step 10: Rotate in a clockwise direction.
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Step 11: Provide other players with a way to move by “the count”
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Step 12: “complete a quote”
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Step 13: or “something in common”.
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Step 14: Have a pawn (beer) in your hand at all times.
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Step 15: Retrieve a pawn from the castle.
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Step 16: Play until somebody wins.
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Step 17: Avoid losing along the way.
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Step 18: Try reentering the game if you lose.
Detailed Guide
You will need to create an area for the castle.
Do this by placing a table in the middle of play area.
This is where your liquor will be placed.
This will be the area of main attention during the game.
The liquor is known as the king of the castle.
This will be placed in the center of the table. , These will be your "pawns" and the "soldiers of the secret order".
These lines of pawns represent the barriers between the zones.
When all the beers or pawns have been drunk or removed, the drinking from the "king” (liquor bottle) begins. , These spaces are where the players will stand.
The center of each zone is where pawns (beers) can be taken.
These are the only places where you can retrieve a pawn, so this should be the closest to the castle.
Although, the center of the zones should be closest to the castle, the beginning and end of the zones are furthest away from castle.
The five spaces making up the zones can be made from just about anything.
Utilize pillow, blankets, furniture, chairs, or sheets of paper to create circular zones radiating from the castle.
This is where the players will be standing, so make them an adequate size.
The open floor is considered molten lava and should not be touched.
Touching the molten lava results in losing the game. , Depending on how many players you have you can decide how many beers you will need.
Creating the perfect ratio between beers and players makes for an interesting game. , Forming teams for the game is optional.
However, it can make for a more competitive atmosphere and help get players more involved in the game. , This can be done by having a shotgun contest or play rock paper scissors to determine who has the first turn.
Whoever wins will get to go first in the game. , The winner of the shotgun contest or rock paper scissors gets to go first and start the game.
The winner does this by yelling “one, two, three, JFK”.
In turn, All other players respond with yelling “FDR”, grab a pawn from the castle, and rush to any space surrounding the zones (i.e. pillow, couch, paper, blanket, etc). , Now it is time to actually play the game.
Depending on what players turn it is, they can move one space in the clockwise direction.
The spaces are again made of pillows, blankets, paper, etc.
However, although, the player whose turn it is gets to move the other players can win their moves as well. , Other players can be provided with a way to move whether it is their turn or not by the following 3 ways:
The count:
All players will yell “one, two, three,” and then proceed to hold up a number between one and five with their fingers on their foreheads.
The player holding a number no one else has wins and moves one spot.
Complete a quote:
Player whose turn it is will slowly speak a quote from history or pop culture.
Any other player that is able to complete the quote before the player completes the quote wins.
Winner can move two spots.
Something in common:
The player will yell two people, places or things.
Any other player that can name what the two have in common wins.
Winner will move 3 spots. , All players should have a beer in their hand at all times.
However, they may not have more than three in any one time.
Having no beers or more than three in your hand can result in loss of the game. , Players can take a pawn or beer from the castle only when at one of the 4 center spaces.
This means that the player should be standing at the center space of one of the zones to be able to grab a beer.
Once you retrieve a pawn you must drink from the beer every time you move. , After all the pawns (beers) have been removed all that is left is the king (bottle of liquor).
The first player to reach a center space of each zone and drink from the king wins the game.
This also signifies the end of the game. , If you are caught without a beer in your hand or with an empty beer you lose.
Also, if you are step on the molten lava you lose. , Once you are out, there is only one way to get back in the game: open a new beer and finish that.
You can drink as fast or slow as you’d like, but you cannot participate in gameplay until that beer is gone.
Once you’ve finished the beer, an opponent chooses where your new starting position is, and the game is on again.
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