Playing in the Dark

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3 min readOct 29, 2016

By Vishakha Mathur

With this crazy, spooky tradition upon us, it only makes sense for all the adults to let loose. If you work too hard during the days of the week then the Halloween is here to turn you back into a game. The trick or treat is not only for kids, if you love Halloween, you can do the tricking with these adult games. So get dressed up and go to a bar but beware of the rules:

The Jinx

This is a game that is as scary as it sounds. You and your friends are all at a bar and are all playing talking but wait, what’s that? Did somebody say that word? Well, he has to be punished.

So here is what you got to do with this game:

Select certain words related to Halloween that you cannot say during your conversation in the bar. Set up a strange combination of drinks such as beer and vodka in one shot. Anyone who says the banned words has to take a shot. Just wait as the night becomes crazier.

Mashing the math monster

You think you are good at math, until the time you get a drink down. This game is a true test of your quantitative abilities.

So here is what you got to do:

Once you at a bar, call for extra drinks for everyone. Start counting. The next person has to say the next number. On the numbers divisible by 3, you have to say ‘mash,’ and on the numbers divisible by 5, you have to say ‘monster.’ Those who mess up have to take a drink.

Play your cards right

This is the one where you’ll need a deck of cards. Place a big glass in the center of the table and assign tasks to every kind of card in the deck. For example, the person who picks ‘4’ has to give a dare. Assign ‘8’ and ‘king’ such that the person who picks them up has to pour a shot of their drink in the center glass. Anyone who picks ‘ace’ has to drink the glass. Bottoms up!

Would you rather: The Halloween Kind

So would you rather have a ghost in your closet or be alone in the woods? Come up with scary questions that keep you up at night and ask them around to people when you are out dressed in a costume. Just get tequila to get through this.

So here is what you got to do:

Ask everyone around the table to make a set of questions. Ask those questions one by one. In every question, the people in minority have to take a shot. See who gets drunk by the end of it.

Well, this is all we have got for you. Let us know if you have crazier games in mind!

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