Thunderstruck, Drinking Game Rules

Category: Music Games · Players: 3+ · You’ll need: Drinks; the song

A relay drinking game set to AC/DC's "Thunderstruck", the word "thunder" is the baton.

Setup: Sit or stand in a circle, drinks ready, and cue up the song. Decide who's player 1 and which way play passes.

How to play:

1. Press play. The first time "thunder" is sung, player 1 starts drinking, and keeps drinking.
2. The next time "thunder" is sung, they stop and the player to their left starts.
3. The turn keeps passing on every "thunder" until the song ends.

The catch: early in the song the word repeats rapidly (short turns), but during the verses there are long gaps, whoever's holding the baton then is drinking for a long time. It's pure luck of the rotation. Survive to the end and toast.

Thunderstruck, Variations

• Partner mode: Two players drink per turn (adjacent seats), halves the solo agony of a verse turn.
• Any-song rule: Play the same relay with any word-heavy song, pick the trigger word before pressing play.
• Finger countdown: Everyone starts with 3 fingers up; surviving a verse-length turn earns a finger back, running dry mid-turn loses one.

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