 21, bagram, or twenty plus one is a drinking game. the game progresses by counting up from 1 to 21, with the player who calls "21" suffering a drinking penalty before the next round starts. the loser may add one new rule to the game, and starts the new round. ==rules== players are arranged in a circle, facing inwards. the game begins with one player calling the direction of play by saying, "i propose a game of xxxx! to my left..." or "to my right..." followed by a sequential series of numbers beginning with one. variations exist for the proposal of the game depending on personal rules; this is due to some variants calling for any person who says the number "21" to drink. for example: * "i propose a game of 21!" * "i propose a game of 20...22!" * "i propose a game of twenty plus one!" * "i propose a game of the unspeakable number!" as the game progresses, each player in turn must recite one to three numbers, counting in sequence from where the previous player left off: * saying one number (e.g. "one") passes the game to the next player in the circle in the initial direction. * saying two numbers (e.g. "one, two") passes to the next player, but reverses direction. * saying three numbers (e.g. "one, two, three") passes in the initial direction, but skips a player. * saying four numbers (e.g. "one, two, three, four") reverses direction and skips a player. if a player makes a mistake, then they suffer a small to moderate drinking penalty (e.g. 2 fingers of drink) and then restart the game from 1. mistakes include: * hesitating to continue the game. * calling the wrong number. * calling a number out of turn. * breaching any original or instated rule. assuming there are no mistakes, the game will continue in sequence up to 21. the player who calls 21 suffers a heavy drinking penalty (e.g. finishing their drink), creates a new rule, then restarts the game from 1. ==additional rules== variations on the standard rules include: * prohibiting three players calling single numbers in a row. * "doubling a double" - prohibits saying two numbers after two numbers. * "tripling a triple" - prohibits either saying three numbers after three numbers, or after 2 sets of three numbers. * "reversing into a hole" - prohibits saying two numbers after three numbers. * prohibiting calling out a series of numbers that sum to 21 (e.g. "6, 7, 8" or "10, 11") examples of new rules that could be instated by a player forced to call 21: * swapping two numbers around (e.g. 3 and 13 are switched) * replacing a number with a humorous phrase (e.g. replacing 5 with "skin" - causing the sequence 1, 2, 3, "foreskin") * instating an underlying set of rules (e.g. left hand drinking) * thumb master - the last player to place
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