- Feb 23, 2005
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A good friend of mine in college was from Hong Kong. We used to play this drinking game with a bunch of his other HK friends, but I can't remember what it was called.
It's sorta like rock/paper/scissors in that it involves only the 2 players' hands and both players take turns. The object of this game, however, is to call out the the total number of fingers that both players will "throw," or "show," and that number must always be a multiple of 5. The players hold out both of their hands in closed fists, then when the call is made each player simultaneously either opens or leaves closed 1 or both hands. A turn lasts until the caller gets two correct calls in a row, forcing his opponent to drink and changing the turn.
According to my friend the game is pretty popular in HK, but I've never been there, and he does have a tendency to exaggerate. Regardless, we always had a great time playing, and I got to the point where I could keep up with the native speakers (we played exclusively in Chinese). Now my friend has moved back to HK, and I don't have anyone to play with.
So, does this game have a name? I remember there was something that was said just before beginning the game that was the equivalent of "ready," and I think we just called the game by that name, but I can't even remember what that word was.
It's sorta like rock/paper/scissors in that it involves only the 2 players' hands and both players take turns. The object of this game, however, is to call out the the total number of fingers that both players will "throw," or "show," and that number must always be a multiple of 5. The players hold out both of their hands in closed fists, then when the call is made each player simultaneously either opens or leaves closed 1 or both hands. A turn lasts until the caller gets two correct calls in a row, forcing his opponent to drink and changing the turn.
According to my friend the game is pretty popular in HK, but I've never been there, and he does have a tendency to exaggerate. Regardless, we always had a great time playing, and I got to the point where I could keep up with the native speakers (we played exclusively in Chinese). Now my friend has moved back to HK, and I don't have anyone to play with.
So, does this game have a name? I remember there was something that was said just before beginning the game that was the equivalent of "ready," and I think we just called the game by that name, but I can't even remember what that word was.
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