The Star Trek Drinking Game

Requirements:
Episode(s) of ST:TNG
This list
People (the more the merrier)
Beverages of your choice
Instructions:
Simple. Watch the show, and whenever a condition is met, take the appropriate number of drinks. The definition of "drink" should be decided before game play starts. Usually, a good mouthful will suffice. Optional rules are included at the end of the list for fun variations on the "standard" game.
Compiler's Note:
I would advise taking some time before game play starts to decide which conditions to use and which to ignore. Remember that this list is canonical, so you probably will not want to use them all (especially with a new episode, since you'll spend all your time reading the list, rather than watching). Please send any corrections, suggestions, requests, submissions, flames, etc. to the address listed above.
Category: Condition Number of Drinks
General Quotes "Open hailing frequencies"1
"Medical emergency"1
"Belay that order"1
"Energize"1
"Hell", "Damn" and other swearing. SEE ALSO: Riker's special swearing rules.1
"It's not like anything I've ever seen before"1
"Impossible"1
"Impossible" while watching the "impossible"2
"Shut up, Wesley"3
"On screen"1
"Understood"1
"Set phasers on..."1
"Acknowledged"1
"Priority One"1
"Just a little more time...!"1
"Eastern/Western/Southern/Northern Continent"2
"The Klingon Home Planet" or other reference without actually giving it a name2
General Actions A female crewmember has flawless makeup after she's been put through the ringer1
A crewmember straightens his/her uniform. SEE ALSO: Picard's special uniform rules.1 ea.
A crewmember drinks (outside of 10 Forward). SEE ALSO: Picard's special drinking rules.1 ea.
A bridge officer is seen in casual clothes. SEE ALSO: Picard's & Beverly's special clothing rules.1 ea.
A bridge officer is seen in dress uniform1 ea.
"Ensign Ethnic" or "Ensign Buxom" gets a line 1
Someone is referred to by their first name1
First names while sexual tension present2
The sarcophagus is used in sickbay2
Nobody leaves the ship, but we still see more than one room of the alien ship/planet/etc2
The same matte painting of an alien planet is used after each commercial break1
The matte painting has a moving ground vehicle2
Transporter Room 3 is used1
A shuttlecraft appears unsafe 1
Someone reads a book 1
Mention of dilithium crystals 1
Someone adopts a persona (Dixon Hill, Sherlock Holmes, etc.)1 ea.
Someone receives a shot 1
Someone receives a shot from a non-medical officer2
A new alien has latex on its forehead 1
A new alien also has differently shaped hands 1
A new alien doesn't have latex on its forehead2
Someone preaches the Prime Directive 1
Someone other than Picard preaches the P.D. 2
Someone preaches about "Humanity's Unique Potential"1
An "Old Earth Saying" is brought up 1
A member of the bridge crew takes over a ? by pushing someone out of the way2
Someone wakes up from a nightmare 1
The bridge crew contemplates mutiny 3
The holodeck appears in its "natural" state 2
Holodeck characters become aware of their own ephemerality2
Someone implies that 10 Forward is a Happening Place1
They fade to commercial playing the "ominous horns"1
They fade to commercial with a soap-opera-like close up on someone's face1
The Enterprise is hurled somewhere by another force (Q, Tin Man, etc.)2
Klingon is spoken 1
English is spoken by Klingons when they are alone and have no reason to speak English 2
Picard or Riker order a course change by exact X, Y, and Z coordinates, rather than something like "Set course for Starbase 8"3
The computer makes that "I'm listening" chirp 1
An "expendable" is killed 1 ea.
A new alien ship is revealed 1
Something escapes the sensors 1
Something escapes the sensors and they use the word "interference" as an excuse2
Communications malfunction/go out 1
Transporter goes down 1
A token alien is shown in the background and has no lines1
The token alien is a Vulcan 2
Yellow Alert 1
Red Alert 2
Intruder Alert 3
The Enterprise docks at a starbase 3
Another Captain or Starfleet Command officer is shown1
A desk hologram is seen 2
There is a countdown 1
Someone stops the countdown 2
Bridge command is handed over 1
The Enterprise avoids a conflict rather than using force1
The Enterprise actually fights (shots must be fired)2
Someone uses the episode's title in a sentence2
The saucer section separates Whole Beverage
They contact someone via communicator or intercom without activating it1
Communicators don't work 1
Communicators are out of range 2
The battle bridge is used 1
The battle bridge is used with the saucer section still attached2
TNG contradicts a fact stated in TOS 2
Dialogue in the turbolift 1
A poker game is shown 1
A log entry is made 1
A log entry is made - not by Picard 2
A stardate is mentioned - not in a log entry 1
An Old Earth Date is mentioned 2
Someone requests that an image on the main viewer be magnified1
Someone requests magnification when it's painfully obvious that it's necessary2
Readings go off the scale 1
The ship/crew is seconds away from disaster 1
Someone removes their communicator 1
Someone places their communicator on something so it can be beamed away or destroyed2
Someone gives their communicator to a non-crewmember so they can communicate with the Enterprise3
The transporter room can't lock on to someone 1
The transporter room pulls someone through after their ship explodes2
Someone who normally pronounces "sensors" as "SEN-sers" pronounces it as "SEN-sohrs"1
Someone brings up the matter/antimatter ratio 1
A member of the bridge crew looks WAY too pleased with him/herself1
A Captain's Log entry is made by someone other than Picard2
A sound effect from TOS is heard 1
The camera pans > 90 degrees to show how BIG the ship is1
Someone changes their pronunciation of a word within the same scene1
Someone throws/is hit by/etc. styrofoam props 1
Someone quotes Shakespeare, etc. (See Picard) 1
A bad fight scene occurs 1
The Enterprise is taken over 1
The weapons are rendered useless 1
Phasers are used for a different function than intended (e.g. overload, power a transporter, etc.)1
Harmonics are changed in shields/phasers/etc. 1
Someone alludes to a work/person/event/etc. that hasn't been made/existed/happened yet1
A guest appearance is made by someone from TOS3
Security alert or request 1
Part of a set is destroyed in a fistfight 2
A succession of five face closeups with no dialogue1
A shuttlecraft is launched 2
A probe is launched 1
Someone mentions Jack Crusher 2
Someone is seen out of uniform (in civvies) 2
The Enterprise is boarded by hostiles 2
The warp engine light goes really fast 2
The auto-destruct sequence is activated 3
A principle character is put on trial 1
The Enterprise is captured in a nebula/cloud 1
A star returns from the dead Whole Beverage
Ancient alien technology screws things up 1
Someone is transported to somewhere other than a transporter room or sickbay from somewhere other than a transporter room2
The Enterprise encounters an unknown energy form1
Picard Quotes "Make it so"1
"Engage" 1
"Come" 1
"Come" (in personal quarters) 2
"Captain's Log" 1
"Captain's Log, Supplemental" 2
"Proceed" 1
"Number One" 1
"The boy" in reference to Wesley 1
Picard Actions Straightens his uniform 2
Straightens his uniform before giving a speech3
Drinks 2
Drinks tea 3
Drinks tea identified as Earl Grey 4
Wears chest-revealing bedwear 2
Has an accident or is attacked 2
Accident or attack draws blood 3
Is possessed 4
Requests a Level One Diagnostic 1
Makes a speech that saves the day 1
Tries to avoid Lwuxana Troi 1
Surrenders 1
Leaves the ship 1
Leaves the ship to lead an away team 2
Demonstrates knowledge of a foreign language 1
Swears/hurls an insult in a foreign language 2
Appears uncomfortable (around women, children)1
Quotes Shakespeare, etc. 2
Leaves the bridge during a crisis to talk with Dr. Crusher or Guinan1
Talks about death to Dr. Crusher 1
Takes a communique from Starfleet in his ready room1
Is called upon to mediate a dispute 2
Takes the helm in a tricky situation 3
Is seen on the bridge out of uniform 2
Calls a meeting 1
Calls a meeting in the middle of a crisis 2
Cries Whole Beverage
Worf Quotes "Impressive" 1
"Admirable" 1
"Grrrrr" (A simple sneer qualifies) 1
"I am a Klingon" 1
"Klingons do NOT..." 1
"Security Override!" 2
"Human women are too fragile" 2
Worf Actions
Uses the word "human" in a sense meaning puny, weak, or otherwise not Klingon2
Gets beat up 1
Actually wins a fight 2
Throws someone in the brig/Arrests someone 1
Asks for an explanation of a human term/custom1
Says something with a tilt of his head/nod 1
Has a suggestion shot down offhandedly 2
Fusses about his discommendation 2
Makes a reference to his sexual prowess 2
Mentions or participates in some bizarre Klingon ritual2
Data Quotes "Fascinating" 1
"Accessing" 1
"Inquiry" 1
"Intriguing" 1
"I am an android" 1
"I cannot feel emotions", etc 1
"Increase speed" 1
Data Actions Uses his strength 1
Uses his strength and shows up Worf 2
Uses his superior android speed 1
Innards are revealed 1
Innards are revealed other than his head 2
Is cut off mid-sentence 1
Is cut off during a list of synonyms 2
Stops himself during an inappropriate speech 2
Has to have "An Old Earth Saying" explained 2
Gives a list of synonyms for the term he did not understand1
Is able to interpret/use alien technology in no time1
Uses a new colloquialism 1
Uses a contraction Whole Beverage
Affects a human mannerism (e.g. Sherlock Data)2
Corrects somebody's grammar 1
Brent Spiner breaks character for comic effect1
Gives an "approximation" out to several decimal places1
Does that little head twitch 1
Gets kissed, etc. 3
Is told that he's more human than he thinks 2
Is "used" to save the ship, beam down, or hang around infected people because the situation is too dangerous for humans 3
Riker Quotes "Hell" 2
"What the hell is going on?" Whole Beverage
"You are personally responsible for the Captain's safety" to Worf2
"With pleasure, sir" 1
Riker Actions Walks forward as if he's trying to knock an imaginary door down with his forehead 1
Demonstrates knowledge of a foreign language 1
Swears/hurls an insult in a foreign language 2
Thrusts his chin out with a smug look 1
Stands with his feet more than 2 ft. apart 1 per 'beyond 2'
Pronounces a word in a way that does not match his heritage (e.g. charade=shur-AHD) 2
Acts blatantly like Kirk 1
Gets that annoying smirk on his face 1
Gets the girl 1
Gets the girl for no apparent reason 2
LaForge Quotes "...lost a lotta good people down there..." 1
"Maybe not" in response to "Impossible" 2
"I'm workin' on it!" 1
LaForge Actions VISOR is taken or knocked off 1
Tweaks the warp engines/shields/tractor beams 1
Wishes he had human vision 1
Is used as a "human tricorder" 1
Sees with his own eyes (VISORless) Whole Beverage
Interacts with a woman (real or not) in the holodeck2
Beverly Quotes "This won't hurt a bit" 1
"This shouldn't be happening" 1
"Nothing yet, but we're working on it" 1
"He's dead " 1
"He's gone..." 2
"This man is dying!" 3
Beverly Actions Can't figure out some bizarre medical problem 1
Uses the word "stumped" in regards to problem 2
Is seen in a sweater 2
Beams directly to sickbay or orders someone to be beamed directly to sickbay1
Is seen on the bridge for no apparent reason 1
Appears without her lab coat 1
Appears without her lab coat in sickbay 2
Uses one of her ridiculous 24th century medical terms1
Performs major surgery 2
Diagnoses something really obvious 1
Shows maternal instinct 2
Loses a patient 2
Deanna Quotes "What do YOU think about that?" or other quote reminiscent of ELIZA1
"Are you troubled?" (when they obviously are) 1
"Mother! Please...!" 1
Deanna Actions Senses something really shocking 1
Gives us Betazoid insight into something really obvious2
Senses (and lists) more than one emotion 1
Cries 2
Is hit on 1
Rolls her eyes 1
Can't shut out all the feelings 1
O'Brien Actions Has a line in a first or second season episode1
Disables a weapon during transport 1
Wesley Quotes "It's easy!" (or "simple", etc.) 1
"Wow", "Gee", "Ooh", etc. 1
Wesley Actions Talks back to his mom 1
Saves the day 1
Saves the day and nobody understands his pseudoscientific babbling2
Saves the day and nobody thanks him 2
Appears to be hitting on someone 1
Gets that annoying "impish" grin 1
Creates some spiffy new science project 1
Gets that "I'm not just a kid" attitude 1
Swallows really hard 1
Has his life threatened 2
Has his life threatened and he diesParty like it's 1999!
Is seen with a girl (other than when on duty) 3
Lwuxana Quote "Little One" in reference to Deanna1
Lwuxana Actions Reads Picard's mind (or pretends to) 1
Is referred to in an episode in which she does not appear1
Yar Actions Suggests that the Enterprise fight, upon meeting another ship, etc.1
Denise Crosby makes a guest appearance 1
Decks someone 1
Decks someone just to show her strength, etc.2
Pulaski Mispronounces Data's name 1
Calls Data "it" or accuses him of being unable to do something because he's an android 1
Cuts Picard off 1
Guinan Makes someone sigh at the end of a talk 1
Talks about "her people" 1

Variations

"Engage", "Make It So", "Energize", "Accessing", "On Screen" and "Magnify" are shot words - you must take a drink unless you say the exact word in unison with the dialogue. Two drinks if you say the wrong word.

Whenever Riker appears in a scene, the last person to say "Oink Oink" takes a drink.

If Troi "senses" something, everyone must stick a finger down their throats and make gagging sounds - last one to do so takes a drink. (This one could be dangerous in the latter stages of the game.)

At the start of a commercial break, guess who will do the next log entry. Take a drink if you're wrong. If there's no log entry, everyone drinks.

When Data launches into a long explanation, the last person to interrupt with "Thank you, Commander..." takes a drink. Doesn't count if you say it after it's said on the screen.

Whenever Wesley saves the ship, throw something at the TV. Take a drink if you don't hit Wesley.

Before the show, everyone predicts Dr. Crusher's hairstyle. Everyone who is wrong has to take a drink.

Whenever Troi gets a headache, drink until the headache subsides.

Before the show, everyone predicts Guinan's hat style (stop sign or teardrop). Everyone who is wrong has to take a drink.

Whenever Data embarasses himself, drink until somebody stops him.


Modification Date: September 6, 1991
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