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We visited my sister in Eau Claire before her graduation a while back. There, with her roommates, she reintroduced me to the "Circle of Death." As scary as it sounds, it's wicked fun for the whole family. Or, a really simple excuse to drink heavily. A regular deck of playing cards is the only thing necessary, but think about increasing the number of decks as your party grows. (We had six of us on one deck.) Then, you can make up rules for each card in the deck. Ours are listed below:

• Ace: Touch your nose
• 2: Take two drinks
• 3: Thumbmaster - When this player that picks this card places his thumb on the table, every player has to place mimic the move. Last person to do so, drinks. A new thumbmaster changes according to every three that gets drawn.
• 4: Category - I can't remember this one. But, until I do, just give away four drinks to anyone in any quantitiy if you pick this card.
• 5: Take five drinks
• 6: Give out six drinks to anyone in any amount
• 7: Reverse the order of play
• 8: Waterfall (or Presidential Salute) - The drawer of this cards begins the waterfall with everyone fallowing suit. You can't stop drinking until the person ahead of you (in the current order of play) stops drinking. Make sure you have back up drinks in reserve in case you finish yours while the waterfall ours over.
• 9: Make a Rule - Some popular rules include: outlawing the word "drink", the use of names, or pointing. Also, the little green men are humorous as the party lives on.
• 10: Social - Everyone drinks after toasting
• Jacks: Behind - The person before you in the current play direction drinks twice.
• Queens: Ahead - The person after you in the current play direction drinks twice.
• Kings: Rhyme Time - The drawer starts with a word and everyone around the table (in the current order of play) must rhyme with the original word. The first person that doesn't drinks.