Drinking game for the Peter Jackson version of The Lord of the Rings. Beware of extended film marathons!
- Take a drink when Frodo says 'Sam'.
- Take a drink when Sam says 'Mr Frodo'.
- Take a drink whenever anybody mentions the One Ring.
- If you have a death wish, take a drink every time there's a close-up of the ring.
- Take a drink whenever you see somebody's filthy, chewed finger nails (unless they're yours).
- Take a drink whenever a bad guy dies (good god).
- Take another if it’s one of the named villains like Saruman or any of the orc commanders.
- Take a drink whenever Gollum says 'my precious'.
- Take a drink every time somebody pulls out a sword.
- Take a drink every time you talk along with the dialogue.
- Take a drink any time Gollum hacks 'Gollum! Gollum!'
- Take a drink every time Legolas says something vague and portentous.
- Take a drink every time Legolas makes a Captain Obvious remark.
- Every time there is a close up of the Eye of Sauron.
- Take a (small) sip every time Frodo's stressed-out, ring-possessed face looks like... something else.
- If you feel like living dangerously, take a drink whenever a character says a line that was at worst unremarkable when the films came out, but has become Narm due to Memetic Mutation. WARNING: TV Tropes cannot be held responsible for any alcohol poisoning anyone got if they took this challenge. You have been warned
- Take a drink every time Frodo trips over his own feet. By the end, you should look as haggard and beaten as he does.
- Take a drink whenever Frodo and Sam have a (b)romance moment.
- Take a drink whenever the name of a person, place or thing is said in an ominous and portentous voice.
- Take a drink whenever someone repeats the name of something dangerous after the first person said it.
- Take a drink whenever Gandalf turns up and just makes things okay. For extra difficulty, do that with The Hobbit.
- Take a drink every time the opening line from "Dies Irae" plays in the music.
- Take a drink every time someone complains about what a different species did or didn't do several centuries ago. Particularly Thorin Oakenshield.
- Take a drink whenever a hobbit screws up.
- Take a drink whenever a member of Boromir's family screws up.
- Take a drink whenever someone says "One by one" or "You know (of)..." in The Fellowship of the Ring
- Take a smoke anytime Gandalf smokes his pipe.
- Take a drink whenever Gandalf's eye twitches.
- Take a drink whenever Frodo or Sam are lying down.
Pick-A-Character
This keeps things a bit simpler and gentler. Everyone picks a character, then only drinks when their characters' prompts occur.
- Frodo
- The ring affects his behavior
- He says "Sam"
- He trips over his own feet
- Sam
- He says "Mr Frodo"
- He's mean to Gollum
- He supports a Frodo who has once again fucked up or is having a Heroic BSoD
- Aragorn
- He kills something
- He's doubtful of his ability to be the rightful king of Gondor
- He smiles like an idiot
- Legolas
- He fires an arrow
- He says something vague
- He stares into the distance
- Gimli
- He says "dwarf" or "elf"
- He talks about using his axe (to kill stuff)
- He's used as a comic relief (Beware of the Director's Cut !)
- The forces of Mordor
- When Sauron appears
- When a Nazgûl screeches
- Gollum
- He says "Precious"
- He says "Gollum"
- Boromir
- He does something that makes him look like a bad guy
- He says something about how powerful he could be if he had the ring
- When he dies (because, be honest, whether it makes you laugh or cry you always wait for that moment), or appears/is mentionned posthumously.
- The Orcs (If you're as brave as they are - at approximately two-thirds of any battle)
- One of them dies onscreen
- One of them says or does something entirely stupid
- When the Orc army slaughters a bunch of good soldiers
- Pippin and Merry
- They begin to grumble about food
- They do something intelligent for once
- One of them exposits for the benefit of the audience
- One of them asks a question which prompts another character (Gandalf, Elrond, etc) to exposit for the benefit of the audience
- Saruman
- He acts arrogant towards Gandalf
- He expresses contempt for Wormtongue
- Wormtongue
- He acts creepy towards Éowyn
- He backstabs someone (figuratively or literally)
- Théoden
- He gets emotional about his kingdom/age/family
- He's reluctant to get involved in the war with Mordor
- Éowyn
- She wants to fight for Rohan but her family won't let her
- She acts awkward around Aragorn because she has a crush on him
- Éomer
- He throws a spear at something
- He gets on or dismounts from a horse
- Treebeard
- He rescues Merry and Pippin from something
- He expresses his hatred of orcs (burarum)
- Faramir
- He does something he doesn't want to, because his father demands it
- He acts nice to one of the hobbits
- Denethor
- He acts like a jerk to Faramir and/or compares him to his dead brother
- He gets jealous of Aragorn
- When he dies (because be honest, you always wait for that moment too), and if you dare, every time he screams while dying.
- Elrond
- He's overprotective towards Arwen
- He glares at someone, or nothing in particular
- His voice tone and/or facial expression makes him sound/look like a bad guy, but it's just Hugo Weaving.
- Galadriel
- She says something mystical and profound
- One of her gifts to the Fellowship helps save the day
- She gives a mysterious and introspecting look at anything or anyone
- Arwen
- She mopes around Rivendell while her fiancé is risking his life to defeat Sauron
- She appears in a dream or flashback that Aragorn has
- She says something in elvish because it looks cool