Decide who starts off as 3 Man however you wish - usually by rolling the dice & lowest roll clinches it. The player to the left of the Three Man goes first, and play continues in a clockwise direction. The player then rolls both dice and acts according to the following combinations:
1:1 Doubles - see below
1:2 SOCIAL!!!
1:3 Three man drinks (three on die)
1:4 Everybody touch their nose. Last one drinks.
1:5 Everybody touch their ear. Last one drinks.
1:6 Player to left of roller drinks (7 left/11 right)
2:2 Doubles - see below
2:3 Three man drinks (three on die)
2:4 Lose turn
2:5 Player to left of roller drinks (7 left/11 right)
2:6 Lose turn
3:3 Doubles - see below; three drinks twice
3:4 Three man drinks; player to left of roller drinks (7)
3:5 Three man drinks
3:6 Three man drinks
4:4 Doubles - see below
4:5 Lose Turn
4:6 Lose turn
5:5 Doubles - see below
5:6 Player to right of roller drinks (7 left/11 right)
6:6 Doubles - see below
However, if on the Three Man's turn, they roll a three or combination thereof, they are no longer the Three Man and then can designate any other player as the new Three Man. (This also includes if the Three Man rolls during a doubles give; see below) Three Man loses their turn once that decision is made.
Doubles: The roller has the option of giving one die each to two seperate players (or keeping one for himself). Whatever the case, the dice are rolled and the higher rolled number is the amount the person who rolled the lesser amoutn has to drink. (ie. roller gives the dice to Y and Z. Y rolls a 3 and Z rolls a 5; Y drinks 5) However, if the given dice roll doubles, they roll again, but the penalty doubles. If it happens yet again (and this is rare), both players have to polish off their drinks! The original roller gets the dice back & keeps their turn.
Sloppy Rule:
If anybody spills a drink, or rolls a die off the playing surface, they take a drink. You can make custom rules here if you want.
To condense everything:
Total of 7 player to right of roller drinks
Total of 11 player to left of roller drinks
1 + 2 Social
Any 3 or sum to 3 Three man drinks
1 and 4 touch nose
1 and 5 touch ear
Doubles give 'em away
Variation with the Beer Helmet:
To make the visual effect of the game more interesting, the Three Man can wear a strange hat: the Beer Helmet. The Helmet could be almost anything that can be worn on the head, orange hunters' hat, lampshade, underwear, etc. But tradition holds that the Helmet be made from a discarded case of beer, cut so the the handle serves as eyepieces and a nose bridge. Other ornamentation may be freely added, such as using magic markers or adding feathers. It should look like something worn into battle. Thus the name, Beer Helmut.
When the Three Man no longer is the Three Man due to their skillfull rolling, part of the ceremony is the passing of the Helmut onto the new Three Man.
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