Give and Take, Drinking Game Rules

Category: Card Games · Players: 2+ · You’ll need: 52-card deck; drinks

The luck-of-the-flip game: every card either hands out drinks or hands them to you.

Setup: A shuffled deck in the middle. Agree on face-card values first, simplest is J=1, Q=2, K=3, A=4; number cards count as printed (a 7 = 7 sips is brutal, so many groups cap sips at 5).

How to play:

1. On your turn, flip the top card.
2. Red card (hearts/diamonds): you give that many sips, split among players however you like.
3. Black card (clubs/spades): you take that many sips.
4. Pass the deck left. Play until the deck is done or everyone's had enough.

Give and Take, Variations

• Two piles: Split the deck into a labeled GIVE pile and TAKE pile; players choose which to flip, red doubles the effect, black halves it.
• Truth or dare tier: Face cards trigger a truth (J/Q) or dare (K/A) instead of sips.
• Cap rule: All number cards count as a maximum of 5 sips to keep things civilized.

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