I Never

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For other uses, see I Never (disambiguation).

I Never; Never Have I Ever; I've Never; Well, I Never; or I Have Never is a drinking game.

Players are arranged into something resembling a circle. The game is started with one playing saying "To my left/right, a game of 'I never'" followed by a simple statement. For example, "I never ate Chinese food." In this case anyone who has eaten Chinese food must drink a pre-agreed upon amount (usually a finger of their drink). Alternatively, the game can be played with movement. When a player has, for example, eaten Chinese food, they move to the lap of the person next to them. The direction is established at the beginning of the game.

Play then continues around the circle and the next person makes a statement. There is no official end point of the game, and it usually ends simply when everyone playing is either too bored or drunk to continue. For this reason, it is a good game to play as an interlude in longer games, such as King's Cup. In this way, it doesn't get too boring as it only goes one round before the next card is drawn.

[edit] In popular culture

• A game of "I Never" can be seen in an episode of Lost, entitled "Outlaws", featuring Sawyer and Kate discussing their past sins and secrets.
• A game of "I Never" can also be seen in "The Perfect Castaway", an episode of Family Guy. Revolving around sexual acts, the game sees Glen Quagmire drinking far more than his friends.
• A game of "I Never" can be seen "The Wrath Of Con", an episode of Veronica Mars between Veronica, Logan, Duncan and Lilly.
• A game of "I Never" can be seen in an episode of One Tree Hill where the character Brooke is forced to take a drink after a peer states "I've never had sex with anything plastic."
• A game of "I Never" can be seen in an episode of Frasier ("Dark Victory", Season 2) in which it is called "I'm the dullest person."
• A game of "I Never" can be seen in an episode of "Reno 911. Deputy Trudy Wiegel was in a police car with a plastic dummy, and plays it with herself. But instead of taking a drink of liquor, she takes a drink of orange juice.
• A game of "I Never" can be seen in Alfie
• A game of "I Never" was played on Girlfriends during Joan's 30th Birthday party.
• A game of "I Never" can be seen in the film Beerfest