So many years ago, Brian, my sister, her hubby and I invented a great game while trying to pass time at the cabin. It's no secret that we like to drink while hanging out in the wilderness. We also like to play many different types of lawn games: croquet (an all time classic fave of mine), bocce ball, hillbilly golf (also known as ladder golf) and of course badminton. So in the spirit of fun, we developed some "new" rules involving the classic game of volleying a shuttlecock (also known as a birdie) back and forth.
1. Choose a partner. We choose our partners based on marriage. You could base it on gender, skill or whatever.
2. Find a drink. It should be alcoholic (hence drunken badminton), but can be whatever you choose.
3. Develop boundaries, no need to mark, just agree upon them.
4. Grab hold of your racket and beverage, start volleying.
5. If the birdie drops on your side, you must drink one drink. If you spill your drink, you must drink 2 drinks. If you try to serve and whiff it, drink 3 drinks. The same goes for your opponents.
6. There are no points in this game, the winner could be anyone depending on how you look at it. If your goal is to remain sober, then the winner is he/she who drinks less. If your goal is to get blitzed, then the winner is the one who sucked more.
Enjoy. I know we do.
1. Choose a partner. We choose our partners based on marriage. You could base it on gender, skill or whatever.
2. Find a drink. It should be alcoholic (hence drunken badminton), but can be whatever you choose.
3. Develop boundaries, no need to mark, just agree upon them.
4. Grab hold of your racket and beverage, start volleying.
5. If the birdie drops on your side, you must drink one drink. If you spill your drink, you must drink 2 drinks. If you try to serve and whiff it, drink 3 drinks. The same goes for your opponents.
6. There are no points in this game, the winner could be anyone depending on how you look at it. If your goal is to remain sober, then the winner is he/she who drinks less. If your goal is to get blitzed, then the winner is the one who sucked more.
Enjoy. I know we do.
I will have to try that one!! We always play beer in hand croquet. There are no rules other than you have to always have your beer in your hand. And we never did come with any penalties for putting it down because no one ever broke the rule. I guess we just really like to drink.
Posted by: Kristin Ras | May 28, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Now there's a sport that I could really get behind!
Posted by: Hope | May 28, 2008 at 08:40 PM
Hummm... can you say pastered? That's what I would be if I wasn't winning!
Posted by: amy | May 28, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Sounds fun! I was just talking with my neighbors last night about setting up a volleyball or badminton net in the backyard....
Posted by: Kristi S | May 28, 2008 at 10:53 AM