Bar Table Games

Bar table games are a great way to pass the time and incorporate some fun into a slow night at the bar. The most successful drinking games are the ones that don't require a whole lot of props or pieces, usually just some spare change, a few glasses from the bar and some drinks.

Quarters

Quarters is essentially just a drinking game, but a fun one. The goal of quarters is to bounce a quarter off the table and have it land in a shot glass or pint glass. The game is played with multiple players competing to get other players to drink by missing their shots. The first player begins by bouncing a quarter off the table in to a glass. If a player makes a shot, they can then challenge any other player who must also make a shot or drink. If a player misses, they can opt for a second chance, which will cost them two drinks if they miss. The goal is to get everyone else to drink, and therefore lose.

Speed Quarters

Speed quarters is a bit different than regular quarters in that you'll need at least three players, and four or five to have an epic round. The game is played with two shot glasses and two quarters. At the start, two players sitting across from one another begin frantically trying to bounce their quarter in to their own shot glass. When a player makes their shot they slide the glass to the person on their right, so you have two shot glasses moving counterclockwise in a circle. The round continues until someone ends up with two glasses in front of them, which happens when the person on their direct left is able to make a shot before they could and stacks their own glass on top. The losing player has one more attempt to make their quarter in to the double stack of glasses or else must drink. If any player makes their shot on the first try they can pass their shot glass to anyone at the table, which is strategically best to pass it to the person on the immediate left of the opposing shooter. This game is fast paced and exciting once you get the hang of it.

Up Chickens, Down Chickens

Up Chickens, Down Chickens is played by separating your table in to two opposing sides, and taking turns hiding a coin under one of the team member's hands. Before each round the team chooses one player and gives them the coin. Each player puts their hands in to fists so as to confuse the opposing side before raising their fists, "up chickens," and dropping their hands flat on the table, "down chickens." The opposing team must collectively decide which hand the coin is under by listening to where they heard it land on the table. If they're correct, the other team drinks; if they're incorrect, they drink.