| Drinking Game | |
|---|---|
| Other names | 21 for 21 |
| Players | Any number |
| Setup time | Varies |
| Playing time | 60 minutes |
| Chance | None |
Power hour or 21 for 21 is a drinking game where players must consume a specified number of alcohol shots within one hour. Variants include one shot of beer every minute for an hour, or 60 shots of beer within one hour.[1] In the United States, a power hour event is often associated with a person's 21st birthday when they reach the legal drinking age.[2][3] A Century Club or Centurion is an alternative to a power hour which involves consuming 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes.[4][5]
Consequences
Players may have difficulty completing the specified number of drinks as the rate of consumption can raise their blood alcohol content to high levels.[6] The rate of alcohol consumption makes the players intoxicated within a short period of time.[7]
Trademark controversy
In 2010, Power Hour LLC, run by Steve Roose who markets a DVD game named "Power Hour", registered a trademark of the same name and soon after began sending cease-and-desist orders to Ali Spagnola, a musician who had released an album also titled Power Hour.[8][9] Spagnola announced her intentions to fight the claims, and an intellectual-property professor from the University of Pittsburgh stated that "if 'Power Hour' is a generic description of 'a drinking game that involves drinking a shot of alcohol each minute for an hour,' then Power Hour LLC can't have any trademark rights at all."[8] In December 2012, courts ruled in Spagnola's favor.[10]
References
- ^ Bash, Alex (2008-08-05). The Imbible: Drinking Games for Times You'll Never Remember with Friends You'll Never Forget. St. Martin's Press. pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-1-4299-8303-7.
- ^ Rutledge, Patricia C.; Park, Aesoon; Sher, Kenneth J. (2008-05-20). "21st Birthday Drinking: Extremely Extreme" (PDF). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 76 (3): 511–516. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.76.3.511. PMC 2668868. PMID 18540744. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ Ruth Brown (2008-03-05). "'Power hour' not only way to turn 21. That magic birthday now comes with new places, new parties and new troubles if not careful". The Collegian.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "100 Shots of Beer in 100 Minutes – Century Club Challenge - Slosh Spot". www.sloshspot.com. 2022-03-11. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ Bash, Alex (2008-08-05). The Imbible: Drinking Games for Times You'll Never Remember with Friends You'll Never Forget. St. Martin's Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4299-8303-7.
- ^ Bob Reha (May 26, 2004). "21st Birthday is a Deadly One". Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ Kate Zernike (March 12, 2005). "A 21st-Birthday Drinking Game Can Be a Deadly Rite of Passage". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ a b Welsh, Margaret (May 20, 2010). "Can a drinking game be trademarked? Local musician Ali Spagnola hopes not". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ Masnick, Mike (May 11, 2010). "Can We Make A Power Hour Drinking Game Around Ridiculous Trademark Disputes?". techdirt. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ "Opposition No. 91195461" (PDF). UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE. 31 December 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
