1776 Drinking Game Rules
Use this 1776 drinking game to turn the 1972 musical into a lively movie night. You follow John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson through songs, letters, and heated votes as Congress inches toward independence. The movie runs long, but its sharp humor and rising tension keep the game moving.
You get steady cues from Adams's stubborn streak, Franklin's dry jokes, Washington's grim reports, and the endless edits to Jefferson's draft. Big songs and last-minute vote swings give the night a strong finish. This is a great pick for fans of classic movie drinking games, history musicals, and group watch parties.
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1776 Drinking Game Rules:
- Take a sip when John Adams complains that Congress will do anything except debate independence
- Drink when someone calls John Adams "obnoxious" or makes it clear he is the least popular man in the room
- Take a sip when John Hancock has to restore order as the chamber erupts
- Drink when Benjamin Franklin cuts through a tense moment with a dry joke or sly remark
- Drink when the film cuts to Abigail Adams at home or John reads one of her letters
- Take a sip when Richard Henry Lee turns a speech into a performance, especially during "The Lees of Old Virginia"
- Drink when John Dickinson argues for caution, compromise, or staying tied to Britain
- Take a sip when Congress gets bogged down in rules, delays, committees, or the demand for a unanimous vote
- Drink when Thomas Jefferson complains about writing or says he would rather go home to Martha
- Drink when Martha Jefferson arrives and "He Plays the Violin" changes Jefferson's mood
- Drink when George Washington sends another grim report from the front
- Take a sip when the Declaration is read aloud and the delegates start cutting or changing Jefferson's words
- Drink when the slavery clause or the slave trade turns the debate ugly
- Finish your drink when Edward Rutledge seizes the floor with "Molasses to Rum"
- Finish your drink when Caesar Rodney returns to cast Delaware's decisive vote
- Finish your drink when Congress finally votes for independence
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About the Movie
- Title
- 1776
- Released
- 17 Nov 1972
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Plot
- The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776, Continental Congressmen John Adams and Benjamin Franklin coerce Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence as a delaying tactic as they try to persuade the American colonies to support a resolution on independence. As George Washington sends depressing messages describing one military disaster after another, the businessmen, landowners and slave holders in Congress all stand in the way of the Declaration, and a single "nay" vote will forever end the question of independence. Large portions of spoken and sung dialog are taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants.
- Language
- English
