In Sea of Thieves, there is more to do than what you can see on the surface. My friends and I tried to have fun with the tools the game is giving, and we found the Drunken Race quite fun, so I've decided to share with you how we play this.
Requirements
- A friend to compete with (at least)
- A friend to arbitrate (optional)
- An outpost
- A ship
Goal
You and your friends will have to run from the Tavern to the ship, and back, being drunk the whole time. The winner is obviously the one who finish the race first.
How to play
You start at the tavern. Before the start, of you should be sober with a filled tankard. If you can, another crewmate will give you the "go" by shooting with the flintlock. You will have to drink, refill, drink again, and then run to the ship (your checkpoint). Then you have to refill your tankard in the ship, drink again, and run back to the tavern. And then, you can refill do it again, and again, and again. It's up to you do decide how many laps you want to do.
Rules
- Be ok on the number of laps you have to do before the race (1 lap = tavern-ship-tavern)
- Drink twice at the start, for a better and longer effect
- You have to refill and drink at every checkpoint (ship and tavern)
Not allowed
- Moving while drinking
- Restoring health during the race
- Going in cannon and/or using cannon to shoot yourself (we noticed a possible undrunking issue when going in and out the cannon, not confirmed yet)
- Not drinking at a checkpoint
Variations
- You can do this game on any outpost. Ancient Spire is quite fun because of the height for example (risk of death if you jump down instead of running after a few laps).
- You can also have the ship moving, with a friend making it turn around the island. It's quite fun because you have to find it while being drunk.
- Decks are fun because you can easily fall in the water and lose time, which make of Golden Sands outpost a great place to play this game too.
Rewards
Whatever you want. You can't give gold or cosmetic in the game, so usually we bet for the ship captaincy. The winner of the race is granted captain of the crew and can lead the way he wants during the next voyage(s).
Have fun!
