15 August 2012
Have you ever played 21 aces?
It's a drinking game we used to play in the Army ( in Germany) with poker dice and It's best played with at least 4 people. What you do is each throw the dice in turn and simply add up the aces. Whoever throws the seventh ace decides what the drink will be - and here's where the fun starts.
We used to use an old pewter tankard someone had left behind and you have to half fill it with spirits, for example, a double Drambuie, double gin, vodka, Malibu and a whisky, then top it up with a beer or soft drink, maybe Lucozade.
Next carry on throwing the dice and adding up the aces until someone throws the fourteenth ace. That lucky fellow has the honour of paying for it (ouch!). Then who ever throws the 21st. ace naturally has to drink it - but that's not all. If the other players can throw another seven aces before he can drink it then he has to pay for another one and drink that too.
I've seen hardened drinkers absolutely rat-assed in about 20 minutes!
Ah, happy days!
21 Aces. • Opuss № I