Season One * Season Two
The 'Highlander: the Series' Drinking Game - Season One (Mark V)
by Lady Johanna Constantine
Mark V - July 29, 1993
This game was born one evening over Spring break when the author was
showing her friend all the episodes she had on tape. They were viewed
consecutively over a 9 hour period, very late at night, in Carbondale,
Illinois. Oddly enough, no alcohol was involved, and the author is
ashamed to admit she came up with mark I completely sober.
Additions and corrections from all the fine folks on USENET, a few
from "The Raven" (a Forever Knight letterzine), and a woman in Cleveland
who shall be known only as Maddog.
Units of measurement
One Drink =
one swallow or sip. Or, if you are feeling really daring,
m&m's or Reeses peanut butter cups can be substituted for beverages,
if you prefer to be able to walk the following morning.
Vocabulary notes
- immie
- USENET slang for a Highlander-style immortal
- *the* leather jacket
- That black, dimensionally transcendental
leather jacket that Duncan hides 3 feet of steel yet is still able to
do jumps, kicks, and rolls without any sign of the damn thing.
- dimensionally transcendental
- does the word TARDIS mean anything to you?
i.e. bigger on the inside than on the outside.
- Masamune
- The Japanese guy mentioned from the movie who made Ramirez's sword,
not to be confused with Masamune Shirow ( no Appleseed here, folks )
- Seacouver
- Seattle/Vancouver, ie the "Generic American City" HL takes place in
2/3rds of the time
The Rules...
Warning:
this game has apparently caused people to burst into audible
laughter. If you are in a public place, proceed with caution. You
have been warned.
- Someone who is supposedly American sounds suspiciously Canadian for
some reason - One drink
- Someone who is watching the episode with you suddenly remarks "Hey,
that looks like Vancouver." - One drink
- You point out the Washington State license plates to them in an
attempt to assist the suspension of disbelief - Three drinks
- Duncan kisses Tessa - One drink
- Duncan tells Richie to stay, and Richie ignores him - One drink
- A rearranged "Who Wants to Live Forever?" is used for incidental
music - One drink
- A Queen song is playing in background - One drink
- An immie says "Who wants to live forever?" - One drink
- A mortal says "Who wants to live forever?" - One drink
- Randi or the law enforcement officer of your choice says "What are
you, MacLeod? FBI? CIA?" or any variation thereof - Two drinks
- Tessa works on a sculpture - Two drinks
- Tessa is threatened by an immie - One drink
- Tessa is threatened by a mortal - One drink
- A sword is drawn - One drink
- That sword is a katana/daito - One drink
- That sword is a Masamune katana/daito (other than Duncan's) - Two
drinks
- Duncan meets an immie on holy ground - One drink
- Duncan meets with Darius - One drink
- Duncan wears *the* leather jacket - One drink
- Duncan is wearing *the* leather jacket and suddenly whips out his
katana - Two drinks (where *does* he hide it?)
- Duncan wears any of his numerous trenchcoats - One drink
- Duncan says "I am Duncan MacLeod of the clan MacLeod." - Two drinks
- Duncan speaks with a Scots accent - One drink
- Duncan says "there can be only one" - Two drinks
(Three drinks if he says it and then doesn't take their head)
- Any other immie says "there can be only one" - One drink
- Duncan wears his hair down - One drink
- Duncan wears his hair down in a sequence other than a flashback - Two
drinks
- A flashback starts - One drink
- That flashback involves hair extensions of any kind - Two drinks
- A flashback ends - One drink
- You are in one of the cities that edits the episodes heavily and you
hear the sound effect of a flashback starting, but then there is no
flashback - Two drinks
- An immortal woman is introduced - One drink
- That immortal woman was one of Duncan's lovers - Two drinks
- That immortal woman introduced is one whom Duncan hasn't slept with -
Four drinks (it's so rare)
- Duncan senses another immie (Quickening/spider sense) - Two drinks
- Duncan draws blood - One drink
- Duncan is wounded - One drink
- Duncan beheads another immie - Three drinks
- They actually show the headless corpse - Four drinks
- Duncan lets another immie live - Two drinks
- Duncan uses something other than a sword to parry
(ie: wood, a pipe, a body part, etc.) - One drink
- Duncan uses a sword that is not his Masamune katana - Two drinks
- Duncan is witness to a crime - One drink
- A rock singer guest stars as an immie - Four drinks
- Duncan takes after someone at a sprint - One drink
- Duncan takes his shirt off - Four drinks
- One of LeBrun's officers speaks perfect, unaccented English - Three
drinks
- One of LeBrun's officers' voices is looped in by someone who speaks
perfect, unaccented English - One drink
- Someone in Paris starts a conversation in English for no apparent
reason save that subtitles would cost too much, and might be
distracting - Two drinks
- Duncan uses the phone *while* he is also using the modem - Three
drinks
- There are more than two immies in the same episode - One drink (this
includes Duncan and Darius)
- There are more than two immies in the same scene - Two drinks
- There are more than three immies in the same episode - Three drinks
- There is more than three immies in the same scene - Four drinks
- Richie refers to Duncan as "Mac" - One drink
- Tessa refers to Duncan as "Mac" - Two drinks
( after the pilot, she almost never does this. Take care while
watching "The Gathering", and do not operate heavy machinery
afterwards. This may include your VCR )
- Richie tries to speak French - One drink for every word correct
For the girls...
- You are watching the show with a guy who makes a lewd comment about
Alexandra, and you are forced to hit him - One drink
- You make a lewd comment about Adrian, and one of the guys reminds you
he is married - One drink