Stump (game)
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| Players | 2+ |
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| Age range | Legal drinking age |
| Setup time | 5 minutes |
Stump is a German drinking game played with a hammer, nails, a tree stump, and beer. The exact place of origin is vague, but evidence suggests it was likely invented somewhere in Bavaria, possibly hundreds of years ago. In the Southeast, the game has been referred to as Nails. It achieved notoriety when Jimmy Fallon and Elijah Wood played it on Fallon's show.[1]
The game[edit]
The game requires a tree stump, a hammer, and nails (at least 2.5" (7 cm) long), one per player. Each player must also have a beer.
To prepare the stump, nails are hammered into the stump, one per player, just far enough to be stable. Each player chooses a nail as "theirs". To play, the player tosses and catches the hammer, such that it makes at least one full 360-degree rotation before they touch it again. Upon catching it they immediately (without cocking or regripping it) try to strike an opponent's nail to drive it further into the stump.[2] The opponent must drink some beer, in proportion to the damage inflicted on his nail. There are other penalties which involve drinking beer. The winner is the last person whose nail remains standing.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Brissey, Breia (September 9, 2010). "Hammer Time: Jimmy Fallon and Elijah Wood play dangerous drinking game". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Moore, Marianne (March 1, 2011). "Get Hammered". SF Bay Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "How do you play Stump game?". Drinking games. Underthelabel.com. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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