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Monday, September 22, 2008

Drinking game's aim is to create 'wizard stick' out of beer cans

VANCOUVER — A drinking game that's making the rounds confers "wizard status" on anyone who consumes enough cans of beer to exceed their height, but a health expert suggests this kind of binge drinking is anything but wise.

The game is played at so-called "wizard stick" parties and the rules are simple. Every beer that is consumed is taped to the one before it. Eventually the beer cans stack up and form a walking stick, which is carried around for the night.

The person whose staff exceeds their height wins, and obtains "wizard status." (When the sticks reach a certain height, they often curl over, resembling a wizard staff.)

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