If you’re hearing the name Edward Fortyhands for the first time, let me take this golden opportunity to introduce it to you. Remember college times and the innate urge of getting shitfaced, well this game is etched in the Hall of Fame of games which are designed to do just that.
Basically, this drinking game has certain rules – Find two cheap 40 ounce (hence the name) malt liquor bottles, take a roll of duct tape and get one of your already shitfaced friends and have them duct tape these very heavy liquor bottles to both of your wrists. The goal of this drinking game is to consume both bottles of alcohol before your bladder bursts, with a 40 oz bottle duct taped to each hand. You won’t be able to use the restroom until you’ve consumed both alcohol bottles because both hands are occupied holding the bottles. If you have not yet finished your drinks, it is acceptable to ask a person of the opposite sex to assist you in the restroom. No this is not a drill; these are the most basic golden rules of Edward Fortyhands.
This game has been pretty much in debates and controversies ever since its inception, the sheer stupidity of the concept isn’t that much of an issue of conflict but the “origin” of this game is, believe me!
Edward Scissorhands a 1990s Tim Burtons Fantasy Romance movie is what inspired the name of this game and is a play on the word Scissorhands-Fortyhands. We do have a serious inclination towards drunken frat parties and crazy college nights which resulted in the creation of this idiotic yet epic game. Just a disclaimer – Beginners or novice alcohol chuggers should wait to play this game as it will mostly suit the capacity of professional chuggers, in case you don’t want to end up in a hospital or on a stranger’s floor for the rest of the evening.
But in all honesty, it’s super hard to track down where or when this epic party game first got played, from what we can guess the originators were too busy cheering or lauding themselves on the geniuses of the game they just came up with to actually sit down and claim it in the name of whichever frat or college or group they belonged to. But one thing we can be sure about is that it has got to be found in the 90s after the movie Edward Scissorhands came out.
Edward Fortyhands has also found its place in the pop culture with directors like Judd Appatow and the comedy’s most favourite crowds Seth Rogan, Jason Segel and the hit American sitcom , How I Met Your Mother featured it in one of its episodes.
For the faint hearted who still wanna give themselves a strong challenge, there have been spinoffs like Edwards Ciderhands or Scrumpy Hands, played with Cider or Wine.
Cheers!
If you’re hearing the name Edward Fortyhands for the first time, let me take this golden opportunity to introduce it to you. Remember college times and the innate urge of getting shitfaced, well this game is etched in the Hall of Fame of games which are designed to do just that.
Basically, this drinking game has certain rules – Find two cheap 40 ounce (hence the name) malt liquor bottles, take a roll of duct tape and get one of your already shitfaced friends and have them duct tape these very heavy liquor bottles to both of your wrists. The goal of this drinking game is to consume both bottles of alcohol before your bladder bursts, with a 40 oz bottle duct taped to each hand. You won’t be able to use the restroom until you’ve consumed both alcohol bottles because both hands are occupied holding the bottles. If you have not yet finished your drinks, it is acceptable to ask a person of the opposite sex to assist you in the restroom. No this is not a drill; these are the most basic golden rules of Edward Fortyhands.
This game has been pretty much in debates and controversies ever since its inception, the sheer stupidity of the concept isn’t that much of an issue of conflict but the “origin” of this game is, believe me!
Edward Scissorhands a 1990s Tim Burtons Fantasy Romance movie is what inspired the name of this game and is a play on the word Scissorhands-Fortyhands. We do have a serious inclination towards drunken frat parties and crazy college nights which resulted in the creation of this idiotic yet epic game. Just a disclaimer – Beginners or novice alcohol chuggers should wait to play this game as it will mostly suit the capacity of professional chuggers, in case you don’t want to end up in a hospital or on a stranger’s floor for the rest of the evening.
But in all honesty, it’s super hard to track down where or when this epic party game first got played, from what we can guess the originators were too busy cheering or lauding themselves on the geniuses of the game they just came up with to actually sit down and claim it in the name of whichever frat or college or group they belonged to. But one thing we can be sure about is that it has got to be found in the 90s after the movie Edward Scissorhands came out.
Edward Fortyhands has also found its place in the pop culture with directors like Judd Appatow and the comedy’s most favourite crowds Seth Rogan, Jason Segel and the hit American sitcom , How I Met Your Mother featured it in one of its episodes.
For the faint hearted who still wanna give themselves a strong challenge, there have been spinoffs like Edwards Ciderhands or Scrumpy Hands, played with Cider or Wine.
Cheers!
