James Hoskin's

The Rules:

Gather friends (if applicable) around the television. Place alcoholic drinks within easy reach. Watch "Star Trek TNG" drinking when instructed to by the following rules. In case of confusion over whether or not to drink, always err on the side of drinking. Enjoy!

Take a sip if:

• Data is unnecessarily precise.
• Data is attempting to do so.
• Data doesn't get it.
• Geordi rolls his chair from one station to another.
• Geordi tells the bridge We've got a problem...
• Picard crosses his legs like a girl.
• Picard adjusts his uniform.
• Picard says make it so.
• Picard says I appreciate your concern...
• Riker walks in like he's Action Man, or stands like he is Action Man.
• Riker says red alert!
• Troi names an emotion.
• Troi mentions or eats chocolate.
• Worf talks about honour. (two if its with his son.)
• Worf gets into a fight.
• Worf does the open-fisted Worf Punch.
• There's a crew recital / play / performance in Ten Forward.
• The bridge is hit and everyone falls out of their chairs.
• There is an officers meeting.
• The Enterprise hails another ship.
• Someone says You're with me.
• Someone says Energize.
• Someone is attempting to compensate.
• Someone stops the turbolift.

Take a gulp if:

• Data's resistance to gas/virus/bullets/etc saves the day.
• Data's head is opened.
• Data gives a long winded explanation at an inappropriate time. (two if someone shuts him up half way through it.)
• Geordi invents something.
• Geordi has romantic troubles with a woman.
• Riker has his trombone.
• Wesley acts like a dork.
• Worf gets his ass kicked.
• Worf drinks prune juice.
• Guinan gives someone advice.
• The Enterprise is authorized to exceed warp speed limitations.
• The Enterprise is taken over by some superior alien power.
• The officers play poker.
• The computer says that character is not abord the ship.
• The main deflector array is reconfigured for another purpose.
• A Borg says You will be assimilated...
• A Klingon says It is a good day to die.
• Someone does a log other than the captain.
• Someone dresses up and poses as a traveler from a faraway village.
• Someone orders a diagnostic.
• Someone says Get us/them out of here/there.
• Someone is stuck in the holodeck and fails to end the program.
• Spot appears.

Chug your entire drink if:

• Data does something super-fast.
• Geordi's visor is altered for evil purposes.
• Riker passes up a commission.
• Wesley saves the ship, and nobody thanks him for it.
• Q is in the episode.
• The saucer section is seperated from the rest of the Enterprise.
• The auto destruct sequence is started.
• There is a warp core breach.
• Someone is surgically altered to resemble another species.
• Engineering is evacuated.

Drink everything in sight if:

• Riker takes a commission to another ship.
• Any of the main characters end up in bed with each other.
• Any of the main characters dies.

Disclaimer:

This is a game. This is only a game. The game might get a little hectic at times and no responsibility is taken for hospitalisation of any players. If drinking alcohol (I personally recommend this), do not drive. Do not operate heavy machinery. Do not pass go. Do not collect £200.