Happy Thanksgiving week everyone. Although still mathematically alive, the Chicago Bears season is over with five games left on the schedule. Here is a fun party game you can play with other fans or by yourself to make watching this team fun again.
The easy answer here is to just not watch the Chicago Bears anymore this season. As a die-hard fan of this team (I know, why do we do this to ourselves every year?) I cannot go without watching them play every week. Even if the team was as bad as the Cincinnati Bengals this year, I would still watch all 16 games. My guess is that I am not alone here
Before we begin, I need to point out that even though alcohol might be an option for this party game, we are in no way promoting that you go out and get drunk. Therefore, the game will have plenty of options to use outside of drinking. The game is meant to be played for every game left this year, but why not start this week on Thanksgiving?
Rather than sit around and listen to family members argue about politics, why not suggest you play this game instead? Would you rather play this game while watching the Chicago Bears or listen to Grandma Agnes talk about her bunions? Maybe you would rather listen to Cousin George talk about how successful he has been playing the slots despite borrowing money from you. Family can be fun if put in the right situations. Make this holiday season a more fun one.
What is great is the game can also be played every week of the season and even better is that the outcome will never be exactly the same. You can revise the game to work however you want. If you are watching the game with a significant other, maybe you make the game more intimate. If you are watching the game by yourself, maybe you only do the punishments. If you are watching with friends, maybe you assign different tasks to each person or take turns with penalties. The options are endless.
Actions:
Mitchell Trubisky (or a Bears QB) throws a touchdown – Reward
Mitchell Trubisky (or a Bears QB) throws an interception – Penalty
A running back gains more than 10 yards on a play – Reward
A running back fumbles – Penalty
A wide receiver gains more than 20 yards on a play – Reward
A wide receiver fumbles – Penalty
The defense forces a fumble – Reward
The defense causes an interception – Reward
The defense scores a touchdown – Reward
The defense lets up a touchdown – Penalty
The announcers compare Trubisky to either Deshaun Watson or Patrick Mahomes – Penalty
The announcers mess up pronouncing a Bears player’s name – Penalty
The announcers bring up the Oakland Raiders trade involving Khalil Mack – Reward
The Bears are losing at halftime – Post “Go Pack Go” on social media
The Bears are winning at halftime – Post “Packers Suck” on social media
The Bears lose –Post “Barry Sanders was better than Walter Payton” on social media
The Bears win – Post “Super Bowl, Super Bears” on social media
Rewards can include any of the following:
- Take a drink/shot
- Eat a delicious snack
- Post ridiculous comments (as them) on your friends’ timeline
- Do your best “Super Fan” impressions
- Depending on your opinion of eggnog, take a shot of it
- Depending on your opinion of fruitcake, take a bite of one (Who likes fruitcake? Yuck!)
- Come up with your own, be creative
Penalties can include any of the following:
- Take a drink/shot
- Change your profile picture/avatar to an opposing team player
- Bean Boozled Jelly Bean game – spin and eat one, hopefully not gross
- Let your friends post (as you) ridiculous comments on your timeline
- Physical activity – pushups, situps, etc.
- Depending on your opinion of eggnog, take a shot of it
- Depending on your opinion of fruitcake, take a bite of one
- Come up with your own, be creative
There you go Chicago Bears fans. Hopefully playing a game like this can make watching the rest of the season more fun. Make sure to adapt the game to how you want to play, and remember the only rule of this game is to make sure everyone is having a good time.