![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() : 145–146 There were even drinking game referee officials, including a 'registrar of the rules' who knew all the rules to the game, a 'registrar of the horn' who tossed a silver flag down on calling out second offenses, and a 'governor' who decided one's third call of offense. : 145 During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Chinese used a silver canister where written lots could be drawn that designated which player had to drink and specifically how much for example, from 1, 5, 7, or 10 measures of drink that the youngest player, or the last player to join the game, or the most talkative player, or the host, or the player with the greatest alcohol tolerance, etc. Ancient China ĭrinking games were enjoyed in ancient China, usually incorporating the use of dice or verbal exchange of riddles. Often, there were special prizes and penalties for one's performance in the game. Players would use dregs (remnants of what was left in their cup) to hit targets across the room with their wine. Kottabos is one of the earliest known drinking games from ancient Greece, dated to the 5th to 4th centuries BC. Symposium, with scene of Kottabos - fresco from the Tomb of the Diver in Paestum, 475 BC ![]()
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