It’s time again for March Amateur Hour, also known as St. Patrick’s Day, a timeless chugfest for those who like their swill-beer with green food coloring.This year you can liven things up at the pre-game ceilidh with a few Irish-themed drinking games. While drinking is more of a vocation than a game for the Irish, all rules go out the window this most epic of feast days. Here are fun eight ways to get blutered on St. Paddy’s Day.

McPotato

Ever play hot potato? Of course you have. Ever get drunk playing hot potato? Game on. You and your pals circle up and pass around a potato with music playing. Put someone in charge of turning the music off, or you can wait until Spotify runs an advertisement. When the music stops, whoever is holding the potato takes a shot.

Irish Hour

Pick an hour, any hour—this is St. Paddy’s Day, so you can’t drink all day unless you start in the morning. Everyone gets a shot glass filled with beer. At a minute past the top ‘o the hour, drink the beer shot. Repeat every minute for 60 minutes. Everyone is suddenly five beers in and ready to puke all over Wrigleyville.

U2 Celtic Chuggers

It's a beautiful day…to drink nonstop! If you don’t want to get wasted without Bono, put on Rattle and Hum (or any other live U2 video) and drink whenever…

• Bono gets political
• the shots are in black and white
• you hear, "It's a musical journey"
• you see a person of color
• you hear a swear word
• you see the whole band in the shot
• Bono flubs the lyrics
• Edge says something.

Quart O' Quarters

First, fill a few equal-ish cupfuls of green beer or booze for however many are playing the game. Then, spin a quarter on the table. The goal is to chug as much beer as possible before the quarter stops spinning. Whoever chugs the most “wins” the match. Loser cleans up the puke.

Lucky Charms

Take that same quarter and get a big nasty mixed drink. Shortest guy goes first, calling the flipped coin in the air. If the player calls correctly, then nothing happens and the coin is passed to another player. Loser has to chug the drink.

Irish Poker

Get a deck of cards and deal four face down. The player to the left of the dealer has to guess whether the first card is red or black. If correct, he gets to command a different player to take a shot. If he’s wrong, he drinks. Proceed around the table guessing the other cards. First to puke is the big loser.

Nothing Compares 2 U

This one is for lonely hearts. Spin up Sinead O’ Connor and get on your phone or social media account and start deleting photos and messages from your ex. Every time you see the word “babe,” take a drink. Every time “I love you” comes up, take two drinks. If you shed tears during any part of the game, shave your head and curse the Pope.

Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt

The best bar game is the one that involves little men and getting lucky. If you’re out with your friends, divvy up into groups of three. Print out the following list and wander about the bar. Every time you see:

• Someone wearing a green outfit
• Someone wearing a “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” shirt
• Someone puking cabbage
• Someone puking corned beef
• Someone drinking green beer OR  beer in green packaging
• Someone wearing striped socks
• Someone singing “Take Me To Church” by Hozier
• Someone wearing a silly hat

You have to either drink a beer or take a shot. Play three rounds: on the third round, you have to say “Leprechaun, leprechaun, leprechaun!” at the end of each shot. First team to finish standing wins!