The Official Furious Fancies
Drinking Game

Rule 1. Whenever drinking is mentioned in the lyrics, players shall take one (1) sip or shot of their favorite drink. When a specific alcoholic beverage is mentioned by name, players shall take one (1) sip or shot of the beverage named. (Note that any hard cider may be substituted for Johnny jump up, and Bailey's Irish Cream may be substituted for Saint Brendan's, but there is no substitute for whiskey.)

Rule 2. Players shall take one (1) sip or shot of their favorite drink whenever one of the following occurs:

the lead singer changes (2 sips if it's Lilly)
Cedric switches instruments
a singer rolls an R
a man gets into trouble because of a woman
Cedric slips an unrelated fiddle tune into a song
Hawke plays the whistle (and someone notices)
Hawke plays the bones or spoons (and someone notices)
the lyrics make mention a specific place
the lyrics mention a number, including dates (Optional rule: Take a number of sips/shots
      equal to the number mentioned. Have fun with "Johnny Jump Up"!)
the lyrics mention someone by name
the lyrics mention a fantastic creature
the lyrics are changed to make a specific reference to the renfaire culture
a song or tune with "farewell" in the title starts
      (bonus points to players who shout "Farewell, brain cell!" when this happens)
a song ends, and you realize that Lilly doesn't do jacksh*t on it
the Bedlam Bards sing some "primordial oohs"
Hawke or Cedric bends a note (If you don't know what that means,
       just drink whenever you suspect it might be happening.)
a song ends the way it began
a singer does a funny voice
the lead singer speaks the lyrics
you ask yourself, "How long is this song?"
you feel compelled to call people up and tell them how much you love them
the lyrics have nonsense syllables or words in a foreign language
someone feels like dancing (2 sips if someone actually does)
the title of the song is mentioned in the lyrics (unless the title is also the name of a drink)
death is mentioned (Optional rule: mentioning a weapon or a gallows tree counts)
anyone dies (This rule applies only to characters in the songs. If one of the players appears dead, call an ambulance immediately. Then take another drink; you'll need it.)

Rule 3. Players shall take two (2) sips or shots of their favorite drink whenever one of the following occurs:

the words "Bedlam Bards" appear in the lyrics
Hawke shouts the name of a rock band
Lilly plays an instrument
the lyrics commit a geographical faux paux (note that Bedlam is nowhere near Cork and that while there are mountains in Kerry, there are no Kerry Mountains in Ireland)
Lilly says "Slut!"
Cedric says "Yum!"
the Bedlam Bards howl like dogs
Cedric laughs maniacally
Hawke whoops
Cedric plays the above the bridge on the mandola
a song fades out (no fair twisting the volume knob yourself to get an extra drink)
Cedric hits that high E harmonic

Rule 4. These rules can be changed at any point by a consensus of all players who can still speak intelligibly.

Rule 5. The last player standing (or capable of standing) is the winner.

Note: The Bedlam Bards are not responsible for any injury or health problems that occur as a result of playing the Official Furious Fancies Drinking Game. Well, maybe they are responsible, because being responsible is a good thing, but they're certainly not to blame. If you drink yourself to death playing this game, don't call us. If you're not drunk by the end of the album, don't call us either; call AA for chrissake, or check yourself into rehab. Sheesh!