What is your stand on drinking alcohol while gaming?

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**Redbeard**

I drink, socially, while I game, when possible. Most of my group's friendly game nights take place at our houses, and beer is available. No one drinks to excess, we're all too old for that.

Of course, if gaming at a store, no drinking.

Tomorrow night, in fact, we'll be trying my first ever home-brew along with our gaming.

**Vargtass**

Beer is always good, although I do not recommend drinking too much. Moderately during play, plastered when celebration comes afterwards. Also the losers have to pay for drinks to the winner in a tour. Also, only drink at home, coming to an official tour drunk or with stuff to make you drunk is just rude.

**Ozymandias**

Redbeard wrote:I drink, socially, while I game, when possible. Most of my group's friendly game nights take place at our houses, and beer is available. No one drinks to excess, we're all too old for that.

Of course, if gaming at a store, no drinking.

Tomorrow night, in fact, we'll be trying my first ever home-brew along with our gaming.

Ooooh, what'd you make??

I usually drink when gaming at a friend's house. Now that we mostly game at a local coffee shop, it's changed to coffee, except for our Dark Heresy games, where drinking is the only way I can herd 7 cats... I mean players.

I've never gotten pissed drunk while gaming but I do have a friend that tried playing WM drunk. It didn't end well.

**The Good Green**

Drinking and smoking the whole time... I'll be luck to finish the game. ;P

**BloodofOrks**

I never drink, so its a non-issue for me. However when playing at home, I have been known to mark objectives with different smoking devices...

**nintendoeats**

Well, given that there is nobody around to play with right now, this is moot. Now that I'm 19 I CAN drink and game (easily at least) but without other players that becomes a mighty depressing picture.

I do however often drink and play co-op marathons of video games. ResE5, Bionic Commando Re-armed, Army of Two, GoW2, Resistance 1 and Mary Kate and Ashley Olson: Crush Course (I'm not kidding).

**beaumontbrawler**

I'd rather be smoking the good stuff than be drinking any day.

**nintendoeats**

beaumontbrawler wrote:I'd rather be smoking the good stuff than be drinking any day.

Soilent Green?

**Curly**

Don't drink, never really understood the appeal of it.

**sebster**

I play at my house or at friend's houses, and we always have a few drinks. It's a balancing act though, because a lot of the 40K rules don't make a lot of sense so you need to be just drunk enough that they don't bother you, but the rules are also fiddly and obtuse, so you need to be sober enough to make sense of them.

The trick is to be just a little bit more drunk than you are when completing your tax return.

**Khornholio**

There is a reason I have a Khorne skull rune shaped bottle opener.

**SilverMK2**

I don't partake in the devil drink anyway, so gaming and drinking is not an issue

My brother drinks and games sometimes, depends whether he feels like getting some beer or wine on the way over to my house.

**BlueDagger**

Haven't drank during a match yet, but have no issues with it

**Magc8Ball**

Most of my gaming time consists of my being a game master, so I tend to refrain from drinking during that time.

When it's just "game night" and we're playing board games and such, then the rum-and-cokes start flowing*.

*: "flowing" usually means... two.

**Major Malfunction**

If I can do so legally I have no issues with a beer or other beverage with zymogenic components.

Usually though my gaming venue of choice is a dry store and I have to drive anyway. At weekend events where no driving is involved then let the alcohol flow.

**Eilif**

I don't drink that often, but as long as it doesn't impair your ability to play the game coherently, remain civil and drive home safely I've no problem with it.

I find that a nice glass or two of Riesling, port or berry wine is the perfect complement to an evening of relaxing gaming.

**ultramarinelord**

I'm too young, but I personally don't have a problem with it.

**Anshal**

Gaming + Beer = Awesomness indeed

**IvanTih**

I don't drink alcohol,but unfortunately I'm partially to fruit juices.

**Deuce11**

I only play casually so yes alcohol almost every time. Otherwise I am just playing with toy soldiers...

**SgtSixkilla**

I don't drink, so no. I most likely wouldn't drink during a game. I smoke cannabis though, and most definitively do that while playing. My mates likes to have a whiskey or five during games too. It's a social gathering, people!

**chromedog**

My stand?

I prefer to sit.

My main club plays in a sports supporters club (with poker machines and a bar and all that - but we're upstairs away from them all) so beer is usually to hand (for those of us who are old enough) - I don't drive, and I rarely drink enough in a sitting to get drunk.

With beer, losing doesn't matter.

**barlio**

I only drink while gaming if I'm at home or going to be staying at the location where I'll be gaming (i.e. 2-day tournaments).

**devilfluff**

Safely, if given the opportunity.

**augustus5**

I don't drink when I'm gaming. I really only rarely drink anyway. I would not be put off by others drinking while gaming with me though, so long as they aren't getting obnoxious.

**Volkan**

Moderation is the key I think. I have no problem with drinking while gaming although as I don't like beer much I would probably refrain. I have tried mixing whiskey and WoW to some success. On an interesting note last saturday I took part in a random partners 40k 2v2 tournament and the organizer furnished a keg for the participants. It was a good time and everyone was intelligent about it.

Cheers
~Volkan

**ricekake87**

My friends and I made 40k into a drinking game. By the 6th turn tactics are non-existent!

**H.B.M.C.**

I don't drink a lot myself - my last drink was New Year's, and before that... maybe my birthday? - and I've never had a drink when playing 40K or any other type of game. Our group isn't made up of big drinkers, so it's never come up.

We do consume several mega-litres of Coke though.

And I wouldn't drink if there were kids playing.

**Leigen_Zero**

Can't drink at my current venue due to policy (in fact as it is a UK business that does not possess a licence to sell/consume alcohol both I and the store would be breaking the law).

But I'll happliy drink while gaming at home

**Chec Eu**

I honestly do not see the point of drinking whilst gaming, it isnt like being drunk whilst playing with little toy soldiers is going to be any more fun =/