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The time is upon us for HomeStory Cup, one of the most joyous events of the year! Pro-gamers from all around the world gather at Take's flat in Krefeld, Germany, for good company, plentiful drink, and some of them even to play StarCraft 2. While we're all sure to be there in spirit as we watch the stream, there's plenty of fun to be had at home as well. To that end, here's a HomeStory Cup drinking game!
Remember, this drinking game is all in good fun, and fun ends as soon as you let things get out of hand. So please, drink responsibly! Or at least, more responsibly than me.
Thanks to stuchiu, Zealously, and the SC2 LR clique for their help in making this list.
Difficulty Settings
- SEA Difficulty: Pick three conditions from each section.
- NA Difficulty: Pick five conditions from each section.
- EU Difficulty: Pick seven conditions from each section.
- KR Difficulty: Pick nine conditions from each section.
- White-Ra Difficulty: Pick all conditions.
1: Cast as Cast Can
Take a drink whenever...
- Anyone says "I don't know Kev."
- Anyone calls TLO "creative."
- Anyone makes the "follow @LiquidRet" joke.
- Anyone talks about how Brood War was better than SC2
- Anyone forgets that a player was a former HSC champion.
- Anyone talks about HearthStone (take two drinks if the conversation continues for more than two minutes).
- Tod or Rotterdam talk about Warcraft 3 (take two drinks if the conversation continues for more than two minutes).
- Rotterdam says "hashtag" anything.
- Rotterdam talks about Jim.
- Incontrol talks about Jaedong.
- Incontrol makes fun of Europe.
- Incontrol's cast partner makes fun of America.
- Elfi is mentioned for whatever reason.
- Goody is mentioned for whatever reason.
- Naama is mentioned for whatever reason.
- David Kim is mentioned for whatever reason.
- Scarlett casts a series.
- A funny mispronunciation occurs e.g. "Penix" (first time only)
- A game lasts for five minutes after anyone says "this should be GG."
- The Korean cast breaks down into unintelligible yelling of sounds and word fragments.
- Four or more Koreans cast a game together.
Finish your drink whenever...
- Incontrol finishes entire EG sponsor spiel.
- An all-German cast happens.
- A Korean besides HerO, MC, or Stardust completes an English sentence that's more than twelve words long.
2: It's All in the Game
Take a drink whenever...
- Anyone tries to play greedy against Leenock and dies to an all-in.
- Anyone goes proxy-oracle.
- Anyone makes carriers.
- Anyone goes mech in a non-TvT.
- Anyone loses to the Bel'Shir Vestige cannon rush at natural.
- Anyone wins a game with the Soul Train (say "Choo choo motherfucker!" before drinking).
- Anyone leaves without a GG.
- Anyone goes full-foreigner.
- A foreigner wins a series against a Korean.
- An ultralisk switch directly results in defeat.
- The HerO-TaeJa team-kill occurs.
- Fantasy GG timing occurs.
- Symbol makes a nydus worm.
- Nerchio goes mass muta-corruptor.
- HuK goes for a warpgate all-in in PvZ.
- Happy doesn't open rax-CC in a non-mirror match.
- TaeJa drops manner mules.
- Stardust does something incomprehensible that works.
- MC's first all-in fails, but he wins with the second all-in.
- A ThorZain or HasuObs game passes 40 minutes.
Finish your drink if...
- Moman or Incontrol win a series.
- A ThorZaIN or HasuObs game passes 1 hour.
3: Don't Cross the Streams!
Take a drink whenever...
- A shot of the cook is shown on stream.
- A shot of the downstairs pub is shown on stream.
- Looping Louie is shown on stream.
- A close-up of HyuN's pants is shown on stream.
- A song from the 80's makes it to the on-stream playlist.
- Incontrol drinks Monster on camera.
- Carmac does that thing where he picks someone up on his shoulders.
- A non-MC Korean is shown playing at the poker table.
- Anyone sits in someone else's lap.
Waterfall as long as...
- A completely unnecessary slow-motion segment is being shown on stream.
- Anyone is dancing.
HARDCORE MODE
- Drink whenever anyone says anything is imba.*
For more information on HomeStory Cup, check out Liquipedia and TakeTV.net