Subject: Classic Trek Drinking Game

Star Trek: The Drinking Game.

Here it is, the Classic Trek drinking game as originally appearing in the
May 1993 issue of the Oregon Commentator, a student publication at the
University of Oregon.

The rules are simple: Get a beverage and drink whenever one of the
following happens:

* The Enterprise makes a whoosing sound (except opening credits).
* When the Enterprises engines make accelerating/decelerating noise.
* McCoy says, Dammit.
* McCoy reminds people that hes a doctor, twice if he informs people, Im
not a ____.
* McCoy suggests Kirk has a drink, twice if its Antarian brandy, three
times if its Romulan ale.
* Chekov makes up some fact about Russian history.
* Chekov gets treated like hes stupid.
* Landing party gets taken prisoner.
* Crew watches landing party on pay-per-view on main screen.
* Uhura pulls that thing out of her ear before she can talk.
* Once if Spock says, fascinating, twice if he says, interesting, three
times if he says, hmmmm.
* Each time a crew member is possessed/inhabited.
* Alien world parallels Earths development/history.
* Once if Kirk kisses a woman, twice if shes an alien. Finish if Spock
kisses a woman.
* If someone uses a phaser, communicator or tricorder for other than its
intended use.
* If a phaser, communicator or tricorder is modified to do something else.
* Kirk says fire phasers, ship fires photons.
* Enterprise exceeds Warp 9, once for every Warp over 10.
* Once if Uhura sings, twice if Spock sings, three times if any music
clearly belongs in the sixties.
* Someone says Earth avoided nuclear war/WWIII.
* Someone says Earth suffered nuclear war/WWIII.
* Once if Spock uses Vulcan nerve pinch, twice if someone else tries nerve
pinch, three times if Spock punches someone.
* Spock uses mind meld, twice if he starts crying while doing it.
* Crew member dies: Once for a red shirt, twice for a blue shirt, three
times for a yellow shirt.
* Scotty calls bridge to complain.
* Scotty can fix the engines by working on wiring on the bridge.
* When a dead ship hangs at an angle.
* Once for each member of a landing party who wears a disguise, twice if
extra efforts are made to hide Spocks ears.
* Computer says, working.
* If crew members are teleported by another entity, twice if that entity
snaps his fingers first.
* Kirk violates the Prime Directive.
* Kirk criticizes someone for violating the Prime Directive.
* Cheesy trumpet fight music is played.
* Cheesy trumpet plot resolution music is played.
* Fight happens, twice if fighting consists mainly of rolling on floor,
three if Kirk is bloodied or shirt torn.
* McCoy belittles Vulcan anatomy.
* McCoy belittles Vulcan logic.
* Spock belittles human emotion.
* Spock expresses offense at being compared to humans.
* Any woman wears pants.
* Sulu says, aye, or  sir.
* Sulu becomes fascinate with ancient weapons.
* Once when Kirk pushes intercom button and it makes a noise before he
talks, twice if theres no noise.
* Once when Kirk orders a RED ALERT, twice if he does it himself over the
intercom.
* Once when a transporter malfunctions in an emergency, twice if
malfunction is accompanied by explosions and puffs of smoke, three times if
Scotty checks under the hood.
* Finish whats left if the last scene is of Kirk or McCoy making fun of
Spock.

Questions, comments?
mfish@darkwing.uoreogn.edu

