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The Across the Bridge drinking game is a very fun and simple game to play if you have just a few people, some drinks, and a deck of cards. There is no skill involved here, just luck. If your luck is good you'll cross the bridge without very many drinks. If your luck is bad you'll be drinking your way across the bridge.

Setup to play Across the Bridge is as follows:
- Get a deck of cards
- Get some drinks
- Get at least one other person
- Follow the rules below:

1. Place 10 cards face down in a straight line. This forms the bridge.
   
2. The object is to cross the bridge by flipping cards.
   
3. Starting at one end, flip over the first card.
   
4. If you flip a 2 though 10, move to the next card unscathed.
   
5. If you flip a face card or an Ace, you have to both drink and add another card to the end of the bridge according the card:
   - Jack = 1 Drink, 1 Card Added to Bridge
   - Queen = 2 Drinks. 2 Cards Added to Bridge
   - King = 3 Drinks, 3 Cards Added to Bridge
   - Ace = 4 Drinks, 4 Cards Added to Bridge
   
6. The game ends when you flip over all the cards and cross the bridge.
   

This is a great game to play when you want to play a game quickly during the pre-party before you go out. There have been a bunch of times when we've gotten to the last card only to flip another face card and have more cards added. We've gone though the entire deck before as well! Please drink responsibly.