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Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 3:34 pm
by Solomon
Well, if I remember one thing from the few times I was drunk, it was that playing Go was one of the last things I wanted to do in my mind.

For the sake of this thread I'll try playing drunk tonight though, including posting the SGF and what/how much I drank. Any suggestions? :)

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 3:38 pm
by Chew Terr
Whiskey/rum and coke. It's easy to make, which may become increasingly important as the evening progresses. And make sure you drink 2 before you start your game. =D

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 3:40 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
Araban wrote:For the sake of this thread I'll try playing drunk tonight though, including posting the SGF and what/how much I drank. Any suggestions? :)


Video

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 3:43 pm
by Chew Terr
Yes, that!

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 3:45 pm
by DrStraw
HermanHiddema wrote:B.A.C is blood alcohol content, for a table of body weight vs drinks per hour needed to reach certain B.A.C, see something like http://www.ci.detroit-lakes.mn.us/publi ... chart1.gif


Well, according to that chart I could have ten drinks during the course of a two hour game and still not be over the legal limit to drive where I live.

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 4:29 pm
by topazg
This sounds like so much fun. I'm tempted to do the same. Probably after 2 bottles of wine or something. I'll try to get video + audio working before I do it though as that should heighten the amusement ;)

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 4:55 pm
by uglyboxer
All of this can only end badly. I can't wait!

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 5:40 pm
by deja
I'd love to see a drunk match between topazg and Araban, and rather than the usual handicap, Araban would need to be twice a drunk as topazg. I have no idea how you'd determine that...

The only thing left is figuring out what to call these games. :mrgreen:

Hunter S. Thompson Games
Ayn Rand Games
Truman Capote Games
Hemingway Games

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 10:09 am
by Solomon
I did a bit of a test run last night (sorry, no video) and it was amazing....ly painful. I drank 4 bottles of Heineken in the frame of 1.5 hours which, according to here, had me at a BAC of 0.083. Felt neither drunk nor tipsy, but kind of in-between. However, throughout the game I found it not only impossible to read without getting a small urge to hurl, I found myself wanting to just the game over quickly by clicking rather than enjoy it by playing. The migraine that was building up (which I'm not sure was from the alcohol or not) didn't help either in getting a good night's rest. Drank a lot of Korean roasted barley tea after the game which helped a bit with the headache. And no hangover.

Game + pic below. If I ever feel like doing it again, I'll try something which doesn't require drinking a lot in a short period of time :roll: (drank all the bottles before the game). And for Joaz I'll put it on video then. I made a new account on KGS to only play these sort of games to see where my rating will go, but judging by the game quality in my first game I wonder if I can even get it past kyu. My initial impression is that the strength difference, assuming I get myself to that point of intoxication every time, is as much as 4 stones.

Interesting use of tagging feature: keeping track of what I drank. I was Black.


Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 10:54 am
by judicata
You might have had some dehydration. Drink some water in between drinks and you'll feel better. That is probably, in part, why the tea helped so much (along with the caffeine), and prevented the hangover the next day.

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 12:33 pm
by karaklis
This thread seems to suggest that drinking alcohol is quite normal. Is there anyone except me who does not drink alcohol at all?

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 1:00 pm
by uglyboxer
karaklis wrote:This thread seems to suggest that drinking alcohol is quite normal. Is there anyone except me who does not drink alcohol at all?


Normal is a relative term. Replacing it with "common" makes your statement more appropriate. But I also think it safe to assume you are not alone. :cool:

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:16 pm
by Magicwand
i have done drunk playing.
and also no sleep for 72 hours playing.

no sleep is worse.. because i could not see simple atari.

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 2:52 pm
by oren
karaklis wrote:This thread seems to suggest that drinking alcohol is quite normal. Is there anyone except me who does not drink alcohol at all?


I tend to drink very little, but I do drink some.

I've never played Go when drinking though. It never occurred to me to try.

Re: Do you play drunk?

Posted: Sun May 23, 2010 4:23 pm
by Phelan
I have a teetotaler friend as well. Myself, I used to drink socially, but lately haven't drunk any alcohol beyond the almost mandatory celebration champagne every once in a while.