Star Trek: The Next Generation Drinking Game
Posted By Ken Thursday, 25 January 2007 17:31
This is a great one to open this section with, considering that Zach and I used to watch this show growing up quite a bit. I will say, at the risk of being a true geek, that I do still have unopened Star Trek toys in a closet at my parent's house. I don't get to watch the show much any more, but considering that Zach and I were too young to do a game like this back then, maybe it's time to get some episodes and drinks.....?
Enjoy!
"Open hailing frequencies" 1
"Medical emergency" 1
"Belay that order" 1
"Energize" 1
"Hell", "Damn" and other swearing. 1
SEE ALSO Riker's special swearing rules.
"It's not like anything I've ever seen before" 1
"Impossible" 1
"Impossible" while watching the "impossible" 2
"Shut up, Wesley" 3
"On screen" 1
"Understood" 1
"Set phasers on..." 1
"Acknowledged" 1
"Priority One" 1
"Just a little more time...!" 1
"Eastern/Western/Southern/Northern Continent" 2
"The Klingon Home Planet" or other reference
without actually giving it a name 2
A female crewmember has flawless makeup after she's been put through the ringer 1
A crewmember straightens his/her uniform 1 ea.
A crewmember drinks (outside of 10 Forward) 1 ea.
A bridge officer is seen in casual clothes 1 ea.
A bridge officer is seen in dress uniform 1 ea.
Someone is referred to by their first name 1
First names while sexual tension present 2
The sarcophagus is used in sickbay 2
Nobody leaves the ship, but we still see more than one room of the alien ship/planet/etc 2
The same matte painting of an alien planet is used after each commercial break 1
The matte painting has a moving ground vehicle 2
Transporter Room 3 is used 1
A shuttlecraft appears unsafe 1
Someone reads a book 1
Mention of dilithium crystals 1
Someone adopts a persona (Dixon Hill, Sherlock Holmes, etc.) 1 ea.
Someone receives a shot 1
Someone receives a shot from a nonmedical officer 2
A new alien has latex on its forehead 1
A new alien also has differently shaped hands 1
A new alien doesn't have latex on its forehead 2
Someone preaches the Prime Directive 1
Someone other than Picard preaches the P.D. 2
Someone preaches about "Humanity's Unique Potential" 1
An "Old Earth Saying" is brought up 1
A member of the bridge crew takes over by pushing someone out of the way 2
Someone wakes up from a nightmare 1
The bridge crew contemplates mutiny 3
The holodeck appears in its "natural" state 2
Holodeck characters become aware of their own ephemerality 2
Someone implies that 10 Forward is a Happening Place 1
They fade to commercial playing the "ominous horns" 1
They fade to commercial with a soapoperalike close up on someone's face 1
The Enterprise is hurled somewhere by another force (Q, Tin Man, etc.) 2
Klingon is spoken 1
English is spoken by Klingons when they are alone and have no reason to speak English 2
Picard or Riker order a course change by exact X, Y, and Z coordinates, rather than something like "Set course for Starbase 8" 3
The computer makes that "I'm listening" chirp 1
An "expendable" is killed 1 ea.
A new alien ship is revealed 1
Something escapes the sensors 1
Something escapes the sensors and they use the
word "interference" as an excuse 2
Communications malfunction/go out 1
Transporter goes down 1
A token alien is shown in the background and has no lines 1
The token alien is a Vulcan 2
Yellow Alert 1
Red Alert 2
Intruder Alert 3
The Enterprise docks at a starbase 3
Another Captain or Starfleet Command officer is shown 1
A desk hologram is seen 2
There is a countdown 1
Someone stops the countdown 2
Bridge command is handed over 1
The Enterprise avoids a conflict rather than using force 1
The Enterprise actually fights (shots must be fired) 2
Someone uses the episode's title in a sentence 2
The saucer section separates Whole Beverage
They contact someone via communicator or intercom without activating it 1
Communicators don't work 1
Communicators are out of range 2
The battle bridge is used 1
The battle bridge is used with the saucer section still attached 2
TNG contradicts a fact stated in TOS 2
Dialogue in the turbolift 1
A poker game is shown 1
A log entry is made 1
A log entry is made not by Picard 2
A stardate is mentioned not in a log entry 1
An Old Earth Date is mentioned 2
Someone requests that an image on the main viewer be magnified 1
Someone requests magnification when it's painfully obvious that it's necessary 2
Readings go off the scale 1
The ship/crew is seconds away from disaster 1
Someone removes their communicator 1
Someone places their communicator on something so it can be beamed away or destroyed 2
Someone gives their communicator to a noncrewmember so they can communicate with the Enterprise 3
The transporter room can't lock on to someone 1
The transporter room pulls someone through after their ship explodes 2
Someone who normally pronounces "sensors" as "SENsers" pronounces it as "SENsohrs" 1
Someone brings up the matter/antimatter ratio 1
A member of the bridge crew looks WAY too pleased with him/herself 1
A Captain's Log entry is made by someone other than Picard 2
A sound effect from TOS is heard 1
The camera pans 90 degrees to show how BIG the ship is 1
Someone changes their pronunciation of a word within the same scene 1
Someone throws/is hit by/etc. styrofoam props 1
Someone quotes Shakespeare, etc. (See Picard) 1
A bad fight scene occurs 1
The Enterprise is taken over 1
The weapons are rendered useless 1
Phasers are used for a different function than intended (e.g. overload, power a transporter, etc.) 1
Harmonics are changed in shields/phasers/etc. 1
Someone alludes to a work/person/event/etc. that hasn't been made/existed/happened yet 1
A guest appearance is made by someone from TOS 3
Security alert or request 1
Part of a set is destroyed in a fistfight 2
A succession of five face closeups with no dialogue 1
A shuttlecraft is launched 2
A probe is launched 1
Someone mentions Jack Crusher 2
Someone is seen out of uniform (in civvies) 2
The Enterprise is boarded by hostiles 2
The warp engine light goes really fast 2
The autodestruct sequence is activated 3
A principle character is put on trial 1
The Enterprise is captured in a nebula/cloud 1
A star returns from the dead Whole Beverage
Ancient alien technology screws things up 1
Someone is transported to somewhere other than a transporter room or sickbay from somewhere other than a transporter room 2
The Enterprise encounters an unknown energy form 1
Picard "Make it so" 1
"Engage" 1
"Come" 1
"Come" (in personal quarters) 2
"Captain's Log" 1
"Captain's Log, Supplemental" 2
"Proceed" 1
"Number One" 1
"The boy" in reference to Wesley 1
Picard Straightens his uniform 2
Actions Straightens his uniform before giving a speech 3
Drinks 2
Drinks tea 3
Drinks tea identified as Earl Grey 4
Wears chestrevealing bedwear 2
Has an accident or is attacked 2
Accident or attack draws blood 3
Is possessed 4
Requests a Level One Diagnostic 1
Makes a speech that saves the day 1
Tries to avoid Lwuxana Troi 1
Surrenders 1
Leaves the ship 1
Leaves the ship to lead an away team 2
Demonstrates knowledge of a foreign language 1
Swears/hurls an insult in a foreign language 2
Appears uncomfortable (around women, children) 1
Quotes Shakespeare, etc. 2
Leaves the bridge during a crisis to talk with
Dr. Crusher or Guinan 1
Talks about death to Dr. Crusher 1
Takes a communique from Starfleet in his ready room 1
Is called upon to mediate a dispute 2
Takes the helm in a tricky situation 3
Is seen on the bridge out of uniform 2
Calls a meeting 1
Calls a meeting in the middle of a crisis 2
Cries Whole Beverage
Worf "Impressive" 1
"Admirable" 1
"Grrrrr" (A simple sneer qualifies) 1
"I am a Klingon" 1
"Klingons do NOT..." 1
"Security Override!" 2
"Human women are too fragile" 2
Worf Uses the word "human" in a sense meaning puny, weak, or otherwise not Klingon 2
Gets beat up 1
Actually wins a fight 2
Throws someone in the brig/Arrests someone 1
Asks for an explanation of a human term/custom 1
Says something with a tilt of his head/nod 1
Has a suggestion shot down offhandedly 2
Fusses about his discommendation 2
Makes a reference to his sexual prowess 2
Mentions or participates in some bizarre Klingon ritual 2
Data "Fascinating" 1
"Accessing" 1
"Inquiry" 1
"Intriguing" 1
"I am an android" 1
"I cannot feel emotions", etc 1
"Increase speed" 1
Data Uses his strength 1
Uses his strength and shows up Worf 2
Uses his superior android speed 1
Innards are revealed 1
Innards are revealed other than his head 2
Is cut off midsentence 1
Is cut off during a list of synonyms 2
Stops himself during an inappropriate speech 2
Has to have "An Old Earth Saying" explained 2
Gives a list of synonyms for the term he did not understand 1
Is able to interpret/use alien technology in no time 1
Uses a new colloquialism 1
Uses a contraction Whole Beverage
Affects a human mannerism (e.g. Sherlock Data) 2
Corrects somebody's grammar 1
Brent Spiner breaks character for comic effect 1
Gives an "approximation" out to several decimal places 1
Does that little head twitch 1
Gets kissed, etc. 3
Is told that he's more human than he thinks 2
Is "used" to save the ship, beam down, or hang around infected people because the situation is too dangerous for humans 3
Riker "Hell" 2
"What the hell is going on?" Whole Beverage
"You are personally responsible for the
Captain's safety" to Worf 2
"With pleasure, sir" 1
Riker Walks forward as if he's trying to knock an imaginary door down with his forehead 1
Demonstrates knowledge of a foreign language 1
Swears/hurls an insult in a foreign language 2
Thrusts his chin out with a smug look 1
Stands with his feet more than 2 ft. apart 1 per ' beyond 2'
Pronounces a word in a way that does not match his heritage (e.g. charade=shurAHD) 2
Acts blatantly like Kirk 1
Gets that annoying smirk on his face 1
Gets the girl 1
Gets the girl for no apparent reason 2
LaForge "...lost a lotta good people down there..." 1
"Maybe not" in response to "Impossible" 2
"I'm workin' on it!" 1
LaForge VISOR is taken or knocked off 1
Tweaks the warp engines/shields/tractor beams 1
Wishes he had human vision 1
Is used as a "human tricorder" 1
Sees with his own eyes (VISORless) Whole Beverage
Interacts with a woman (real or not) in the holodeck 2
Beverly "This won't hurt a bit" 1
"This shouldn't be happening" 1
"Nothing yet, but we're working on it" 1
"He's dead [pause]" 1
"He's gone..." 2
"This man is dying!" 3
Beverly Can't figure out some bizarre medical problem 1
Actions Uses the word "stumped" in regards to problem 2
Is seen in a sweater 2
Beams directly to sickbay or orders someone to be beamed directly to sickbay 1
Is seen on the bridge for no apparent reason 1
Appears without her lab coat 1
Appears without her lab coat in sickbay 2
Uses one of her ridiculous 24th century medical terms 1
Performs major surgery 2
Diagnoses something really obvious 1
Shows maternal instinct 2
Loses a patient 2
"What do YOU think about that?" or other quote reminiscent of ELIZA 1
"Are you troubled?" (when they obviously are) 1
"Mother! Please...!" 1
Deanna Senses something really shocking 1
Gives us Betazoid insight into something really obvious 2
Senses (and lists) more than one emotion 1
Cries 2
Is hit on 1
Rolls her eyes 1
Can't shut out all the feelings 1
O'Brien Has a line in a first or second season episode 1
Actions Disables a weapon during transport 1
Wesley "It's easy!" (or "simple", etc.) 1
"Wow", "Gee", "Ooh", etc. 1
Wesley Talks back to his mom 1
Saves the day 1
Saves the day and nobody understands his pseudoscientific babbling 2
Saves the day and nobody thanks him 2
Appears to be hitting on someone 1
Gets that annoying "impish" grin 1
Creates some spiffy new science project 1
Gets that "I'm not just a kid" attitude 1
Swallows really hard 1
Has his life threatened 2
Has his life threatened and he dies Party like it's 1999!
Is seen with a girl (other than when on duty) 3
Lwuxana "Little One" in reference to Deanna 1
Lwuxana Reads Picard's mind (or pretends to) 1
Actions Is referred to in an episode in which she does not appear 1
Yar Suggests that the Enterprise fight, upon meeting another ship, etc. 1
Denise Crosby makes a guest appearance 1
Decks someone 1
Decks someone just to show her strength, etc. 2
Pulaski Mispronounces Data's name 1
Calls Data "it" or accuses him of being unable to do something because he's an android 1
Cuts Picard off 1
Guinan Makes someone sigh at the end of a talk 1
Talks about "her people" 1
Variations
"Engage", "Make It So", "Energize", "Accessing", "On Screen" and "Magnify" are shot words you must take a drink unless you say the exact word in unison with the dialogue. Two drinks if you say the wrong word.
Whenever Riker appears in a scene, the last person to say "Oink Oink" takes a drink.
If Troi "senses" something, everyone must stick a finger down their throats and make gagging sounds last one to do so takes a drink. (This one could be dangerous in the latter stages of the game.)
At the start of a commercial break, guess who will do the next log entry. Take a drink if you're wrong. If there's no log entry, everyone drinks.
When Data launches into a long explanation, the last person to interrupt with "Thank you, Commander..." takes a drink. Doesn't count if you say it after it's said on the screen.
Whenever Wesley saves the ship, throw something at the TV. Take a drink if you don't hit Wesley.
Before the show, everyone predicts Dr. Crusher's hairstyle. Everyone who is wrong has to take a drink.
Whenever Troi gets a headache, drink until the headache subsides.
Before the show, everyone predicts Guinan's hat style (stop sign or teardrop). Everyone who is wrong has to take a drink.
Whenever Data embarasses himself, drink until somebody stops him.