Wow, is it really Wednesday already? The week sure does go quickly when you don't have to come into work on Monday!

Of course, today being Wednesday means that the day after tomorrow is FRIDAY! And what's the best way to spend a fun Friday evening? Drinking games, of course! Here are 5 of the best (culled from our Party & Drinking department):

Snakes & Staggered

It's the classic board game...but not as you know it! It's still a frantic race to the finish, but this version will have you and your friends truthing, daring, and drinking as you vie for pole position. Oh, and you have shot glasses instead of counters, which should give you an idea of how much alcohol you'll be imbibing.

How many can play? 2-6

Drunken Jenga

Yep, it's another treasured game from your childhood that you'll never be able to look at in the same way again. We all know how to play Jenga: take it in turns to remove a block from the tower and place it on top without knocking the whole thing over and making a muppet of yourself. You obviously have to drink if you're the one who fells the tower, but you'll notice that each brick comes with a drinking challenge printed on it, so the clumsy oaf at the end won't be the only one who's trollied!

How many can play? 2-4

Six Shot Roulette

Most casinos would kick you out if you started playing drinking games at the roulette table. Fortunately, this handy home version of the standard black 'n' red wheel means that you don't even have to go to a casino! Place your bets, but be prepared to drink the consequences if your number doesn't come up...

How many can play? There's no limit, really, although it only comes with six shot glasses.

Drinking Table Football

If you're still having World Cup withdrawal, why not grab this nifty foosball table and add alcohol withdrawal to your list of problems? Each goal has a small shot glass rack behind it - if your opponent gets the ball in your net, well, it's pretty obvious what you have to do.

How many can play? 2

Tic Tac Shot

Even noughts and crosses has been turned into a drinking game! There are loads of different ways to play this one - you'll notice that the Xs and Os are printed on shot glasses, and what you make of that is entirely up to you. Loser drinks winner's shots? Do a shot to place that glass on the board? Do a shot to remove that glass from the board? It's your call!

How many can play? 2, although you could probably play in teams if you've got more people to accommodate.

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Last Thursday (14 August), a nation held its breath as thousands of envelopes were opened and thousands of sixth formers discovered just how well they'd done in their A-levels. There was far more than pride at stake that morning; university places were on the line, and only a decent stack of grades would guarantee students a spot in the uni of their choice.

So...how did you do? Did you get the results you needed? If so, congratulations - you're off to university! Term doesn't start until September (and even later for some courses), but it's never too early to stock up on the essential bits and pieces that no self-respecting university student should be without. Obviously, you'll need your textbooks and your stationery and your eating utensils, but let's not be coy here - the most important part of one's first year at university begins with an 'A' and ends with you passed out on the floor of your communal kitchen.

That's right - it's alcohol! Very few freshers complete the first year without enjoying a few drinks along the way, and so we heartily recommend that you check out our Party Essentials section and stock up on drinking accessories before you head off to uni! Good luck!

Wednesday gets kind of a bad rap, y'know? Everybody calls it 'Hump Day' because it's slap-bang in the middle of the week; once you're past 'Hump Day', you're freewheeling downhill into the tender embrace of the weekend.

But frankly, we've always found Thursday to be far more hump-like than Wednesday. When you wake up on Wednesday, you think, "Oh, wow, it's Wednesday already!" When you wake up on Thursday, you just want to know why it isn't Friday yet. Wednesday feels like progress; Thursday feels like a delay.

Still, no matter which day you call Hump Day, there's never any harm in a bit of forward planning. If the weekend starts at 5pm on Friday, then the weekend is barely two days away, and so now is the perfect time to start thinking about how you're going to spend it.

Here are some suggestions...

3 Things You'll Need This Weekend

1. American-Style Beer Pong Set

2. Bongzilla (6 Man Beer Bong)

3. Test Tube Shots

There are plenty of other amazing weekend essentials in our Party & Drinking section!

Our Ultimate American Beer Pong Set is a force to be reckoned with indeed! This handy and fun beer pong kit contains everything you need (minus the beer - we're not generous) to have a seriously epic game of beer pong and one hell of a good night! Our Ultimate Beer Pong Set has proved extremely popular since we unveiled it a few months ago, and has been racking up the positive reviews, so we thought we'd share! 

Colin said our Beer Pong Set was "Very fast delivery and in good condition, great purchase and after two games and two hangovers well worth it!" 

Karen thinks that it's a "Super product, lots of fun. Plus super fast delivery A++++" .

And we have many more reviews as testament to how good this nifty little kit really is.

When you purchase an Ultimate Beer Pong Set you will recieve

• 12 red game cups
• 2 additional cups for washing
• 2 ping-pong balls
• 2 beer pong pitches

Aka everything you need to have the best beer pong party of your life. So what are you waiting for? You've seen the product, read the reviews and we're sure you're itching to get your Beer Pong uniform on and throw your way to victory (and drunk-dom!).

We've also got the Original Beer Pong Kit, which allows you to play in teams of red or blue. 

We got a huge shipment of new stock in yesterday, mostly consisting of beer bongs, drinking accessories, and party stuff. We were thrilled, as we always are when this sort of thing turns up on our doorstep, but the one thing that has us really excited is the arrival of a certain six-man beer bong.

That's right, folks, Bongzilla is back! This leviathan among beer bongs - the glimmering jewel in the crown of our Party/Drinking section - is a bit of a favourite here at the GI office, and not just because it was one of our best-selling items last time around. You probably won't be surprised to learn that us gadgeteers enjoy the occasional drink every now and then, but Bongzilla is the one drinking product that puts us to shame - the 6 Man Beer Bong Challenge is a surprisingly tough one to conquer!

If you fancy tackling Bongzilla with your pals next Friday night, here's what you have to do:

• Buy a Bongzilla beer bong from the Gadget Inspector website
• Grab five friends who like the odd drink
• Fill Bongzilla's funnel up with your favourite lager, grab a tube each, and get chugging!

If the six of you manage to deplete Bongzilla's beer reservoir without gagging or falling over, then congratulations - you are made of stronger stuff than we are!