Pass Out: The Adult Drinking Game

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Add in the fact that a child’s brain is still developing, and experts say preteens and teens are uniquely susceptible to the lure of the Choking Game. “The ability to think about and anticipate the future consequences and act is something that develops gradually,” says Temple University psychology professor Laurence Steinberg. “An 11-year-old, first of all, doesn’t realize what could happen. And even if he could realize what could happen, he’s probably not imagining it could happen to him.”

There are 30 “PINK ELEPHANT” cards As each player travels around the board and passes the “START HERE” square, he may take a “PINK ELEPHANT” card and read the to.igue twister printed thereon If the player makes a mistake in the reading of the card, he must rake a drink from his glass; and each subsequent time the player errs in reading the card he must take an additional drink, If the player, after 5 attempts, cannot read the card correctly, he nevertheless retains the “PINK ELEPHANT card, and the game continues. More than four players may play PASS-OUT. Extra players may choose a partner (i.e. Red, Blue, Green or Yellow marker) and play the game on that marker, taking the number of drinks, following PASS-OUT card instructions, etc However, extra players must choose a marker before the beginning of the game and cannot change to any other partner during the game.The “ pass out board game pink elephant cards” is a fun and easy to learn card game that can be played by two players. It’s great for parties, family gatherings, or just as a light-hearted way to pass the time. When it comes to getting the whole family involved in an entertaining activity, you can't beat board games. Get your hands on all-time classics such as Jenga, Monopoly and Cluedo and get the ball rolling on some fun family time. We even have junior versions of these games and an array of brain games to get your kids thinking and help sharpen their minds. Family board games The game continues with player No. 1 roIling the dice, moving fiom the square on which he has stopped to the square indicated by the roll of the dice. ‘and then following the directions on that square. If a player lands on the “Go To Bar” square he must move diagonally across the board, directly to the “Bar.” Player does not collect a “PINK ELEPHANT” card. If a player draws a PASS-OUT card that says “Go To Bar,” he is to travel around the board to the “Bar.” (If he passes the “START HERE” square, he may take a PINK ELEPHANT card.) Player may leave the bar on his next turn, if he has a “Gct Out Of Bar Free” card, or by finishing his drink. If the player chooses to throw the dice, he must throw a 7 or 11 to get out of the “Bar “ If the player in the ‘Bar” does not throw a 7 or 11 on his first, second or third turn, he must leave the “Bar” on his third turn by taking the number of drinks and moving the number of squares indicated by the roll of the dice. Those verbal challenges— “Amos Ames the amiable astronaut aided in an aerial enterprise at the age of eighty-eight”—are doled out to players via “Pink Elephant” cards, a cheeky reference to the hallucinatory beasts synonymous with drunkenness (see, for reference, a bottle of Delirium Tremens beer). The object of Pass-Out is to collect ten of these cards before anyone else, which stretches out gameplay in a way that all but guarantees a hangover. But, as Bobbie Bresee, Frank’s wife of 42 years, puts it, “All you have to do is go around the board once and you’re drunk.” (Her preferred drink to play with, in the early days, was a Greyhound: vodka and grapefruit juice over ice.) In 2014, the program—which consists of a 8-minute video and PowerPoint presentation—was adopted for the first time by the Iron County School District in Utah after four children in the district died from playing the Choking Game in a three-year period. Two of the deaths in 2011 were weeks apart. All four children had played the game alone, according to Cedar City police detective Mike Bleak, who was involved in the investigations and urged school leaders to implement Rogg’s program. “It breaks my heart to have to investigate dead kids,” he says. “If I could prevent that, I’m in.”

About 10,000 students have gone through the program since its implementation. No other child in the school district has died by accidental hanging or strangulation since, according to Bleak and Jennifer Wood, who recently retired as the district’s director of secondary education. They credit that success to education. “It’s dangerous for us to ignore it and just let YouTube show them how to do it,” Wood says. “Knowledge is power. We just feel good that we’re not ignoring this.” Considering its wide appeal at the time—Bobbie remembers her own mother owning the game when she and Frank first met, in 1972—it’s notable that Pass-Out isn’t better-known among modern gamers. This certainly has something to do with its pre-digital heyday, but you also have to wonder if the shifting public perceptions surrounding drinking have something to do with its current obscurity. Bresee got a sobering taste of this in 1991, when a Florida-based civic group accused the game of causing the death of a 16-year-old girl. (Medical examiners could not conclusively prove that alcohol was a factor in her death, and no legal action was taken.) The game, then and now, is plastered with warnings prohibiting minors from playing it.

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While the player is in the “Bar,” he must continue to play the game, (i e., he must take a drink when another player lands on “All Drink,” or when another player lands on a square the same color as his marker.)

You have to look at all the physical evidence on the scene, and then you have to sit and ask the hard questions [to parents],” says Lancaster County Coroner Karla Knight Deese, who was trained to recognize Choking Game deaths by the South Carolina Coroner’s Association. That training helped her determine that Garrett Pope did not commit suicide. “It’s a very delicate process,” she says. ‘I Have to Keep Busy’

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As each player makes a complete revolution around the board and passes the “START HERE” square, he may take a “PINK ELEPHANT” card. The object of the game is to collect as many “PINK ELEPHANT” cards as possible. The first player to collect 10 “PINK ELEPHANT” cards is declared the winner. As the player collects his “PINK ELEPHANT” card, he must read aloud the tongue twister printed thereon. If the player makes a mistake in the reading of the card, he niust take a drink, and try again. Each subsequent time the player errs in reading the card, he niust take an additional drink. If the player, after 5 attempts, cannot read the card correctly, he nevertheless retains the “PINK ELEPHANT” card and the game continues. Players who read the “PINK ELEPHANT” card correctly on the first try, of course, retain the card. During the game players may not smoke unless they land on a “Light-Up” square, or unless another player draws an “All Light-Up” card. (A player landing on a “Light-Up” square or drawing a “Light-Up” card, may, if he wishes, decline to smoke.) If a player “lights up” without landing on a “Light-Up” square or drawing a “Light-Up” card, he must pay a penalty of 7 drinks. Anti-Choking Game advocates say children also post how-to videos on other platforms, including Facebook and Snapchat. On Nov. 3, 2017, in response to a request for comment from TIME, Facebook said it had been investigating the issue for the last 15 months, after hearing rumors about the Choking Game, but did not find any related videos on its platform. Snapchat, an app that sets itself apart through the impermanence of its video and photo messages, did not comment.