24 Drinking Game
Drink once whenever...
- The time is displayed (you can skip this one if you want to keep your liver).
- You hear any of the following: "division", "I repeat...", "schematic", "protocol", "do you copy?"...
- Jack says any of the following: "right now it's the only lead / hope we've got", "it's not safe for you here", "with all due respect, sir", "within the hour", "drop your weapon", "I don't have time to explain"...
- Jack repeats a line he's just said, but this time SHOUTS IT VERY LOUDLY.
- Something blows up - drink double if it's a person.
- A mobile phone is out of battery or signal range.
- A TV showing the news appears - drink double if it's a channel other than Fox News.
- Chloe scowls or is sarcastic.
- A member of David Palmer's staff does something behind his back, but has his "best interests at heart".
- Someone is held at gunpoint.
- Anyone (extras aside) dies - drink double if it's between 57 and 59 minutes past the hour.
Drink twice whenever...
- Jack shouts down his phone to CTU.
- Palmer stands by his moral beliefs.
- Jack assures someone with "I give you my word...".
- A tender moment is interrupted by a phone ringing.
- Jack asks to speak to the President.
- Edgar answers the phone.
- Chloe apologises for pissing someone off but by the time she's finished she's blatantly realised she isn't actually sorry at all.
- Jack and his field partner share a moment of homoerotic tension.
- A member of CTU staff responds to a request with "I'm on it".
- A member of CTU staff is seen in daylight.
- Jack reacts to the latest crisis with "dammit" or "son of a bitch".
- Jack interrogates someone and ends up beating the crap out of them or killing them.
- The current lead baddy says something along the lines of "everything is going to plan".
- A member of CTU staff uses the phone to speak to somebody in the same office - drink again if they're close enough to see each other.
- Jack has somehow driven across rush-hour Los Angeles in the space of an ad break.
Drink three times whenever...
- A character is revealed to actually be a bad guy or mole - drink double if they work for CTU.
- Kim gets kidnapped or finds herself in some other dumbass situation - anything involving a cougar, for instance.
- You realise that an early plot strand is going to be completely forgotten about.
- A character is killed moments before revealing essential information.
- The sun has set or risen completely between episodes.
- An old character returns unexpectedly.
- A major mid-season plot twist renders everything that Jack has done so far utterly pointless.
This Drinking Game is meant for entertainment only and is not expected to be played. Always drink responsibly.
