Buffalo game Rules

The rules are very simple, and involve which hand you may use to drink with.

1. You can hold your drink with either hand, but may only drink from it with your non-dominant hand. If any other players spot you drinking with your dominant hand, they call Buffalo on you and you must finish your drink as quickly as possible. If you hesitate to finish your drink, the other players will usually proceed to make a ruckus chanting “Buffalo!” and banging on the table until you finish.
2. If you call a false Buffalo on somebody (call Buffalo when they are actually drinking with their non-dominant hand), you are obligated to finish your own drink. Special care must be made when drinking with left-handed companions due to this rule.
3. Once you begin playing Buffalo, you are playing it for the rest of your life.

Buffalo game – Special Situations and Exceptions

• Those who are completely ambidextrous may choose which hand is considered their drinking hand when they begin playing, but may not change their minds later.
• Playing Buffalo applies to all alcoholic drinks. When doing shots, since finishing the drink in your hand is not possible, a second shot must be consumed if the shot is done with the dominant hand.
• Buffalo does not extend to non-alcoholic drinks, as calling Buffalo on somebody drinking a hot cup of tea could have disastrous results.