Cheapest Good Time In Vegas. (No, it's no one's mother.)

Here's the rules:

This game is for four or more players. Each participant has their own flask and reserve pint bottle of their preferred liquor. Mixers and chasers beyond water are too cumbersome for this adventure, so make sure that you have something that you enjoy. One player is deemed the "Wrangler," and is responsible for both documenting the adventure and ensuring that the imbibing characters do not fall into the street. This player should wear a cowboy hat AND should probably be sober.

At a predetermined time in the early to late evening not to be later than 10:00pm but not to be earlier than full dark, the playing group will begin to walk up one side of the strip and down the other. Players may begin at any location, but should realize that the longer they spend on one side of the strip without crossing to the other, the more likely they are to achieve the desired result.

One drink shall be taken by each imbibing player upon the discovery of each of the following:

Sunglasses being worn on the face (not on top of the head or hanging from a collar)

Stumbling Pedestrians

Angry pedestrians or drivers (This can be determined by either observing an argument or a general consensus of the playing group as to the demeanor of the subject)

Fanny Packs

Bonus Drinks shall be taken by the group in the event of:

Spontaneous Stranger Singalongs and/or a member of the imbibing party borrowing a street musician's instrument in order to play a song in its entirety. In both cases, the instigating player is exempt from the bonus drink.

Taking a picture with a stranger whose nationality matches the casino in the background. For example, a picture with a French stranger while the Eiffel Tower looms in the background, or an English stranger in front of Excalibur. In the case of New York, New York, the stranger must be a New Yorker. Simply being American is not good enough. *Two bonus drinks are taken if the stranger takes a picture for himself as well. Again, the instigating player is exempt.

The game is over AND MUST IMMEDIATELY END when any one of the following things occurs:

Alcohol induced injury (including injuries sustained due to violence)

One player's reserve bottle is empty

Any player vomits

Intervention by law enforcement

The Wrangler calls the game for any reason

Any imbibing player becomes separated from the group or lost

A winner will only be declared via reviewing the documentation provided by the Wrangler. Photographic and Video evidence works best for this review, and bonus points should be added for interesting photo opportunities. But really, all who play are winners.

By the way, we managed to achieve ALL of the game ending criteria in about four hours. We began at about midnight, and I was separated from the group and back at my room by four. The vomiting (not me) did not occur until around 6:30 in the morning, so I guess it took somewhere along the lines of 6 hours. Efficient groups could conceivably play this game twice in that time.

I figured that the weekend's drinking would cover some pretty heavy calorie intake, so I only ate on Saturday. Egg white omelette with spinach and mushrooms, sliced tomatoes on the side, tuna poke to nosh, and a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice. Killer breakfast. For dinner: a double bacon cheeseburger with onion rings from Johnny Rockets. There went that clean eating. I made up for that today by not being able to find anything appealing till we got back home, and then it was only three carne asada tacos from Los Toritos.

And now here we are. Two hours of sleep, grabbed when I got home, and a 7 AM appt with the gym. 11:23 at night and I'm wide awake. Perhaps I should go get some A&D for my arm.