On Tue, 7 May 1996 gaffney@iconn.net wrote:

Hi.  A couple of weeks ago, I posted to rec.arts.anime
about whether or not there was a Ranma drinking game.
Well, the landslide response to that (at least five posts!)
led to the posting of a reasonable game.

Therefore, let's do the same thing here.  I'll post a few
starters, and you all follow up.  Keep in mind that this
does not necessarily have to be done with alcohol.  The
purpose of a drinking game is to identify common cliches
within a particular universe, and to have fun with those
cliches.

GENERAL CATEGORIES:

If the story doesn't change the staus quo at all, 1 drink
If the stories resolves a relationship, 2 drinks
If the story resolves *all* the relationships, 4 drinks

	If the story adds a relationship, 2 drinks
	If the story adds a new facet to an existing polygon/rivalry, 4
drinks

If Ranma and Akane confess their undying love, 1 drink

	If Ranma or Akane declare their undying love for someone else
(Alternate Realities Excluded), 5 drinks
	... and _mean_ it, Chug

	If Kasumi finds True Love, 2 drinks
	... with someone _other_ than Tofu, 5 drinks
	If Nabiki finds True Love, 2 drinks
	... with someone other than Kuno, 4 drinks
	... with someone other than Ranma, Ryoga, or the Author, 6 drinks

If someone dies, 1 drink
If it's Ranma or Akane, 3 drinks

	add 1 drink for Homocide
	add 2 drinks for Homocide by a cast member
	add 4 drinks for Suicide
	add 3 drinks if they return to/remain on this Plane afterwards

If everyone lives happily ever after, 3 drinks
If everyone dies, 3 drinks

	... of natural causes or peacefully, 6 drinks

	If somebody's kid(s) show up, 2 drinks
	... without time travel being involved, 3 drinks
	... and none of them are Ranma's, add 3 drinks
	If they are Ranma's and Akane is not the mother, 3 drinks
	If Ranma's the mother, Chug

	If somebody's Curse get's Cured, 2 drinks
	If it's _not_ Ranma, 3 drinks
	If the curse is regained, add 1 drink.
	If someone's Curse is altered, 3 drinks
	If someone Unursed gets one, 3 drinks
	... for good, 5 drinks

If something happens that Rumiko Takahashi would choke on
    her sake to see, 2 drinks

	We are all officially In Trouble.

CROSSOVERS (does not include cameos):

with Ah My Goddess!, 1 drink
with Bubblegum Crisis, 1 drink
with Sailor Moon, 1 drink
with Urusei Yatsura, 1 drink

Any other anime series, 2 drinks

with Animaniacs, 3 drinks
with Are You Being Served?, 4 drinks

	If a character from the other series get's into a relationship with 
a Ranma Cast Member, 2 drinks
	... if it's one-sided, 3 drinks
	... if it's serious (going strong at end of story), 4 drinks
	... if it complicates an existing Polygon/Rivalry, 5 drinks

	If a Inter-Series Fight occurs, 2 drinks
	If it does not involve Ranma, 4 drinks
	If Ranma wins a Inter-Series Fight (General Brawls Included), 1 
drink
	... against someone that should have torn him to pieces, 2 drinks
(Some Priss Worshippers have _long_ memories, Jimbo <scowl> )
	... and does not win the rematch, Chug

LEMON (warning inherent):

1 drink for the following sexual pairings:
Ranma/Akane
Ryouga/Ukyou
Nabiki/Kuno
Ranma/Ukyou
Mousse/Shampoo

	(BOR-ING! ;)

2 drinks for:
Ranma/Shampoo
Akane/Shampoo
Akane/Ukyou
Nabiki/Ryouga
Kasumi/Tofu (note: *sexual only*)

3 drinks:
Ryouga/Akari
Kodachi/anybody
Kuno/Ranma-chan

	(Sorry, this one is a 5-er at _least_!)

Konatsu/Akari (did I get all of Caroline's pairings?)

  Kasumi/anyone but Tofu
  Mousse/anyone but Shampoo

4 drinks:
the Tendo sisters
Ranma/Ukyou/Akane/Shampoo
everyone in one big honkin' orgy

  Ryoga/Ranma-chan

6 drinks:
  Genma-panda, P-chan, Shampoo-Neko, or Muu-Muu-chan as active
participants in _anything_! 
  Ryoga/Ranma-kun
  Kuno/Akane

8 drinks, or more if you need them: 
Cologne/anybody 
Happosai/anybody

Chug (and lynch the writer if you are so inclined):
	Nodoka or Genma/Ranma (either form)
	Soun/Akane, Kasumi, or Nabiki
	Once more for emphasis, Soun/Genma (At least find some good 
looking guys, sheesh!)

Drink one for each of the following lines (needn't be exact):

"[female] gasped as [male]'s member was revealed"
"That's the hymen"
1 drink each time character's name is shouted during climax
2 drinks if there's more than 20 characters in the name
     e.g. Akaaaaannnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

3 drinks if all of Ranma and Akane's problems and differences 
     mysteriously disappear after having sex

	2 drinks if Ranma 'experiments' with his female form
	Chug if she does so with a male partner

PARTICULAR AUTHORS:

1 for each author:
John Biles
Stefan Gagne
David Tai
Paul Gallegos
Benares
Caroline Ann Seawright (3 if it's not a lemon)
Mark Latus

1 drink if the author writes himself into a story
6 drinks if the author writes himself into the story as some
     all-knowing wiz who solves everything
8 drinks if he's got superpowers, too

	10 drinks if (s)he get's a girlfriend or boyfriend from the cast
	Chug if it's Akane or Ranma

Feel free to add anything.  As always, the goal is to be funny.

	OK!

This may also be useful for avoiding cliches.

	Fat Chance

If you hate this, don't let me know.

	I do not.

--Sean Gaffney

HTG