Milwaukee Roulette

"McMike" (mcmike)
04/12/2016 at 14:38 • Filed to: Drinkinggames, tutu153, mulwaukeeroulette

This is a game I came up with one day at a outdoor cookout about 10 years ago. We were bored and drunk focused enough to take it very seriously that day.

If you do choose to play this game, McMike and Oppositelock recommend that you practice safe BB gun habits. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Safe BB Gun Handling:

I will always keep my gun muzzle pointed in a safe direction—I will never point it at a person

I will always keep my finger outside of the trigger guard until I start to aim at a target

I will never hold a BB gun and a beer at the same time.

I will never cock or load a BB gun any-where except on the firing line after a Range Officer commands LOAD

I will never attempt to fire a BB gun except on the firing line after a Range Officer commands START

After I fire my last shot, I will put my BB gun on half-cock and ground it

Photo credit - McMike

Ages: 21+

Players: 6

How to play:

Set up six beer cans (one unopened, five empty) side-by-side 4" apart about 20' down range. The location of the unopened can should be unknown to the rest of the players.

Once set up, players take turns one at a time shooting the cans. The player who set up the cans (and knows the location of the full can) goes first. If a player fails to hit any can, they may shoot again.

Object of the game: To not be the one who shoots the full can. When the full can is hit, the round is over.

Full can kill shot - credit: YouTube

When the player shoots the unopened can, he (or she) has to:

Grab another beer from the cooler.

Run up and drink the remainder of the can that was just shot.

Set up the cans again, and choose the position of the new full can.

Return to the firing line, and takes the next shot

Repeat.

Notes:

The game can easily be adjusted for more players by adding empty cans to raise the total of cans equal to the number of players.

Set up the cans at a height so the players can not see the tops of the cans. Sometimes removing all the pull-tops from all the cans will help conceal the full can.

The 20' distance is a suggested starting point. Choose a distance that will allow every player to hit their target. Placing the cans too far out of the average player’s effective range can really slow the game down.

FPS is not important. As long as the BB/pellet is able to pass through the cans, that’s all that is required. If using a pump air rifle, set a maximum number of pumps per shot, and stick to it.

Using the same branded beverage for the cans is advisable so all targets look the same.

After a round or two, empty cans will eventually start showing use, so It is also recommended that many empty cans of this brand are already on hand. The method of emptying these cans are up to the host.

Have a great summer!

DISCUSSION (25)

For Sweden > McMike
04/12/2016 at 14:46

I want to try Kirkland beer, but I don’t want to buy 48 just to sample it :(

BorkBorkBjork > McMike
04/12/2016 at 14:50

Hmm, how can we adjust this for my 81mm field mortar?

Hermann > McMike
04/12/2016 at 14:50

Seems a lot of fun.

Wouldn’t the BB release little shards of lead you’d drink with the rest of the can, though?

McMike > For Sweden
04/12/2016 at 14:51

It’s a commitment.

Ash78, voting early and often > McMike
04/12/2016 at 14:53

You replied to me with this the other day, and I wanted to tell you how awesome this game seems. I can’t wait to try it, but my fridge tends to be 6.5% ABV minimum craft beers, so it would either get really expensive or really dangerous fast. Probably both. I just don't know if I could bring myself to intentionally aim low and waste all that beer :D

McMike > BorkBorkBjork
04/12/2016 at 14:58

Rules are the same, targets and range my vary.

Kinja'd!!!

Safe 81mm field mortar Handling:

I will always keep my 81mm field mortar muzzle pointed in a safe direction—I will never point it at a person

I will always keep my finger outside of the trigger guard until I start to aim at a target

I will never hold a 81mm field mortar and a beer at the same time.

I will never cock or load a 81mm field mortar any-where except on the firing line after a Range Officer commands LOAD

I will never attempt to fire a 81mm field mortar except on the firing line after a Range Officer commands START

After I fire my last 81mm field mortar round, I will put my

81mm field mortar on half-cock and ground it

McMike > Hermann
04/12/2016 at 15:05

Maybe I should add “ Caution: Choking hazard” to the lede image.

ttyymmnn > For Sweden
04/12/2016 at 15:07

I do too, but they don’t sell it at my local Costco.

McMike > Ash78, voting early and often
04/12/2016 at 15:08

That’s why you use cheaper beer. You’re not really drinking it in the game, you’re drinking what’s left in that one can.

Hell, you could buy a $15 case of anything and just empty the cans as needed. You could probably get 4-5 rounds out of it if you had 5-6 players, I suppose.