Baskin Robbins 31
Korean counting duel: say 31 and you drink. One to three numbers per turn.
Easy
Players
2+
Length
5-15 min
Intensity
Easy going
How to play
Origin: In Korea the game is named after the ice cream chain Baskin Robbins and its 31 flavours. Mathematically it is the old European Nim counting game, only with a soju glass instead of matchsticks.
How to play:
- Going around, each player says one, two or three consecutive numbers out loud
- Start at one
- Whoever has to say 31 loses
Drinking:
- Say 31, drink, and start the next round
- Miscount or go past 31 and you drink double
Note: The game is solvable. Claim 30, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 6 and 2 and you win every time. That is why from round three on the direction flips whenever someone says a single number.