Matchbox is a drinking game of skill played around a table. It can be played by any number of people. The aim is to throw a matchbox such that it lands on its edge or end. It was invented by Liam Peoples of Essex .
Main Laws
A "finger" is the amount of beer, in a straight or "conical" pint glass, covered by one finger on the outside of the glass.
Play proceeds around a circle. The player whose turn it is takes the matchbox and throws it. What happens next depends on how the box lands:
- End : If the matchbox lands on its end (smallest face) then four fingers are "added" to a penalty pot. Play then continues round the circle.