🍻 Hepp Hepp Hepp – The fast drinking game with cards & beer mats
Number of players: 3–6
What you need:
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32 cards (Skat deck)
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One beer mat for each player (always one less than the number of players!)
Drinking factor: Increases rapidly – especially when the pace of the game picks up.
🎯 Goal of the game:
Collect three identical cards as quickly as possible (e.g. three queens) –
and then be the first to grab a beer mat!
If you can't get any more, you drink.
🔄 Gameplay:
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Prepare cards:
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Each player receives 4 cards .
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The rest is not needed.
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If you are playing with five people, you put four beer mats in the middle – always one less than the number of players !
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Play in time:
All players take turns saying together in rhythm:
“Hepp – Hepp – Hepp”With every “Hepp” :
→ Each player passes a card to the left .
→ And at the same time gets a new one from the right. -
Sort cards:
Everyone tries to collect cards by passing them on in order to get a three of a kind (e.g. three kings) . -
As soon as a player has three identical cards:
Grab a beer mat immediately! -
Everyone else follows reflexively.
The one who comes away empty-handed has to drink . -
Next round:
Deal new cards, put the beer mats back in the middle – and off we go!
🧠 Tactics & Tips:
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It's not just about luck with the cards, but also about reaction time !
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Anyone who reaches for a beer mat too early – without a triplet – must also drink (house rule, but highly recommended).
🍺 House rules for even more fun:
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Is someone reaching too early? → Instant shot
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Last in 3 rounds in a row? → Bonus penalty: 3 sips
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Anyone who has lost 5 times has to sit out the next game and watch – with a beer in their hand.
