Touch the Cup
You need:
A minimum of [how many?] people
A pint glass
A table
Beer or other beverage
A coin
The set-up
Sit round the table. At the start of the game, an empty pint glass is filled with a reasonable measure (about a third of a glass is adequate as you may have to do it over and over again) of drink and put in the middle of the table.
Game play
The aim of the game is to take it in turns to bounce the coin off of the table and into the glass. If a player succeeds then they may nominate another player to drink the contents of the glass. If a player bounces the coin and it falls off the table then they themselves must drink the contents. If the player simply misses the glass but the coin stays on the table they pass on the coin without drinking.
Sounds easy? Maybe, but there are four golden rules to remember. If a rule is broken then the penalty is to finish the contents of the cup. The rules are as follows:
1) Never touch the cup without first saying (for everybody else to hear) “touch the cup”.
2) Never put the cup down empty. Always refill it with your own drink first.
3) Never put the cup down without the coin being on the table.
4) Never accept the coin from another player – it must be picked up from the table.
Penalties can stack up and play cannot pass until all penalties have been taken.
Bonus rule: if the coin hits the rim of the glass but does not go in then players around the table have the chance to ‘rim challenge’ the person who last bounced the coin. If a rim challenge is made then the same player must bounce again. If they miss again then they must finish the contents of the glass. However, if they get it in then the player who challenged them must drink the contents of the glass and then the same amount again.
Posted by Richard on 30 May 2008
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Awesome game. Like to add a few regional variations:
1) The acceptance rule applies to ANYTHING physical that can be handed from one player to another during the course of the game
2) Nominations occur prior to bouncing the coin, otherwise you consume your beverage
3) If the coin lands in any other glass on the table by mistake, the bouncer must consume its contents and then buy the owner a fresh beverage
4) International drinking rules apply
5) If you end up with a lot of newbies or you find not enough beverage is being consumed, try combining TTC with other games. For extreme results, try Touch the Arrogance, where the gameplay shifts between TTC and arrogance on each turn, while of course all rules remain in full effect throughout.
Enjoy
I'll take creadit for this amazing game, richard learned from the best and he still sucks at it!
but yeh its an awesome game, that once mastered will get you and all your friends lidded in no time!
Great website boys! loving it
xxx