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I know the Olympics are supposed to be exciting to watch, but, let’s be honest, besides scoping out the hotties, sometimes the excitement just isn’t there. But, of course, you have to watch because it’s a huge deal and you want to see if the US can dominate in ways other than invading countries and water boarding.

How to turn a quiet evening of competition into something a little more….fun? Why not do what college students have been doing for centuries: add alcohol.

We at CollegeCandy love alcohol (almost as much as we love bad TV) and try to add it to everything (except driving…and voting), so we did some research and came up with quite a fantastic game that goes well with booze and the Olympic games.

Grab some friends, stock the fridge with the bevy of your choice (though we recommend beer, as the games could go all night) and let the games begin. Note: A couple bags of chips aren’t a bad idea either. Or, I don’t know, a cake?

Now, be advised that this game is very adaptable to whatever sport you happen to be watching. That means you can play again and again! And here are the rules:

Olympic drinking words. These will be some general words that you might hear during any competition. When you hear ‘em, drink. Easy as that:

World Record

Hard Work

Discipline

Concentration

Any mention of family and familial support

Sacrifice

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Choose some Sport Specific drinking words. Depending on what you are watching, there will be some buzzwords that will come up again and again. Choose these BEFORE the event. For example, if you are watching diving you will drink to the following:

Flip

Hit the board

Tight

Water

Chugging Events. These are the biggies; a sip just won’t do. When one of the following happens, chug that sh*t:

Visa commercials

Flashbacks to prior Olympics

Training/Life montages of athletes

Shots of disappointed coaches/family members

A perfect score

An injury

A protest in defense of Tibet/Sudan (in fact, drink 2)

Games Between Games: Is there a long break between two events? Set up some cups for a round of Beer Pong or, if you have enough people, some Flip Cup. This is the Olympics, after all, you gotta stay in tip-top drinking shape for the next round!

Go for the Gold. Break out the brewski’s and get in the game. Make a list of rules for everyone to follow, cuz you know people won’t remember once the game really gets going. And watch closely; you don’t want to miss a thing!

Just don’t forget to roll out the sleeping bags/call a cab for your friends. You guys are gonna get sh*tty.