I have to admit that when I heard the name of this board game, I laughed.
Both Target and Kohl's have pulled Drinko off of their shelves. If you haven't already guessed, Drinko is the booze version of the classic Price Is Right game Plinko (the one where the contestant drops giant chips down a board and it bounces around and lands in a dollar amount). They've been getting a lot of complaints from various groups that say the game promotes binge drinking.
This isn't the only board game with the drinking theme. Other games include Shots and Ladders and Keg Pong.
This could inspire a PIR drinking game itself. Maybe taking a shot every time Bob Barker doesn't hear what a contestant says? Or maybe a shot when a contestant does something stupid? Nah, you won't last too long.
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1-11-2007 @ 9:56PM
Dave A. said...
Aww, I wanted to get wasted before the news came on! It makes Iraq seem more like a Desert Storm shooter than real life. =p
But if you really did want to get wasted, don't despair, there's multiple Price is Right drinking games out there. Just gotta google for them.
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1-11-2007 @ 10:06PM
Misty said...
Gee, maybe they ought to pull all the Star Trek DVDs off the market, too - the game of 'Captain' was responsible for most of my binge drinking during the 80's. Wouldn't want THAT happening again.
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1-12-2007 @ 2:18AM
Geeorski said...
Psshhh... We build a Drinko game in college in '02 with air hockey pucks and some ingenuity, and had gotten advice from people that had tried it before.
Plus, anything can "promote[...] binge drinking" if you work hard enough at it.
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1-13-2007 @ 1:21AM
stablu said...
Geeorski-
You build(sic) a Drinko game in college in 2002? Your Alma Matta must be proud of your accomplishments.
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