Presidents / Asshole

This is a tried and true drinking game. We're pretty sure the first time we played this game we were in the 7th grade and there was no alcohol involved. Like most things, it's a lot more fun when there is drinking involved.

There are many variations of this game, but these are the rules we know. Feel free to add yours!

You'll need:

-- A deck of cards
-- Beer

RULES

1. Deal out the full deck to all players

2. Twos are wild, so are red 3s. Aces are high. Whoever has the three of clubs starts.

3. You can play up to four of a kind at a time. But remember, if you start with two (or three or four) of a kind, everyone else has to also play the same number. e.g: Steve starts with a pair of threes. Amanda plays her pair of sixes. Jamie has no pairs, so he passes.

4. The next person can play any card higher than the one last played. If you don't have a higher card, you must pass. You can use a 2 or a red 3 to clear the current pile. You can also clear by completing a set (a pair of twos on a pair of twos). Anyone can do this at any time.

5. If no one can play, the person who played the last card starts the next round. If you played a clear card, then you start the next round. After the first round, you can start with any card.

6. Whoever finishes their hand first becomes the President. Next person to finish is Vice President. Last person to finish is the asshole. Second to last person is vice asshole.

7. The next round starts the same as the first. The asshole shuffles and deals. Before the round starts, the asshole gives the president their two best cards, the president gives the asshole their two worst cards. Vice president and vice asshole do the same with their single best and worst card.

8. Now here is the fun part - the president gets to boss everyone around. Everyone gets to boss the asshole around. The president can make rules, make people drink, or whatever you can think of! The asshole does whatever everyone wants them to do. We've heard variations that include forbidding the asshole to speak unless spoken to, and the asshole has to always refill drinks.

Variations: you can play another of the same value card to skip the next person in play.

Get ready, this escalates fast!