h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

In the version I know (which is also called S**thead), the important thing is not the winning; the important thing is not to come last. This is because the game gets at its most heated when only 2 or 3 people are left.

The person who comes last is known as the bastard/s**thead until the end of the next game. An optional variation is that the shithead must be treated with the contempt they deserve until they manage to get replaced.

Thats right - the version I played was actually called A******e and was strictly for 4 players.
The President, The Vice President, the Vice A******e and the A******e depending on how the previous game finished.
The Pres could order anyone about, the vice president could only order about the arseholes and the vice arsehole could only pick on the arsehole.
In addition the President could exchange two of his face up cards with the a******e at the beginning of the game and the Vice pres could exchange one of his face up cards with the Vice arsehole.

The a******e could only grit their teeth and plot revenge upon all who would suffer upon his inevitable rise to power as the future president.
Be warned though - the game can easily get out of hand.

No, no, no. A******e is a completely different game to shithead.

I'm afraid I can't remember all the rules. All I can remember is that it was a bit like a simplified s**thead (none of the face up and face down cards buisness), with the added subtlty that the arsehole from the previous game had to swap their best 3 cards with the president's 3 worst cards, and the vice-a******e had to swap 1 card with the vice president.

I nearly became acquainted with Asshole, since a buddy of mine remembered it fondly, and wanted to get up a game. But there were only three of us, so we declined, and ended up playing Quarters instead. As it was described to me, Asshole was a drinking game, with various actions throughout the game prompting one to imbibe.

Quarters is an excellent drinking game, though, and I recomment you play it with a few clever friends. It's pretty simple...everyone sits down with the alcoholic beverage of their choice in front of them. At the center of the table, you place a low drinking glass (can't recall the proper name for it...it's not a shotglass, as it's much wider, but it's the type of thing you'd be served whiskey in). Everyone takes turns trying to bounce a quarter off the table and into the glass. A success means nothing, but a failure means you have to take a swig. Bounce it right off the table, and it's two swigs. But the interesting part happens when you get three consecutive successes...then you get to make up a rule. This is where the cleverness part comes in...make the rules as silly as you like. For instance: 'Nobody is allowed to say the word 'drink' but me.' In a drinking game, you'll catch a lot of people with this one, and they'll be forced to imbibe as a penalty. Or for some real entertainment value, something like: 'Anyone other than me (it's always a good idea to grant yourself immunity to your own rules) who bounces a quarter off the table twice in a row has to stand up and announce "I'm a clumsy idiot," imbibe three swigs, and spin themselves around three times. At the more advanced stages of the game, this could be downright fascinating. You're not allowed to repeal or modify someone else's rule unless you manage seven consecutive successes. The winner of the game is...well...as long as nobody loses their lunch or their consciousness, there is no winner. It's just a pleasant way to spend a Saturday night with a few friends when you can't really afford to go out again.

When I first saw the title of this page, I thought it was about A******e, which I have since made a page about at http://www.h2g2.com/A273449

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