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game managered adj. A drinker so far gone that success consists solely in avoiding errors while everyone else does the running. Zeanna went game managered and left all difficult decisions to the quietest person present. game mastered adj. The condition of a drinker who controls the evening's proceedings, including people who never agreed to participate. Gianpaul became game mastered and introduced a quest for the last packet of crisps. game masteringed adj. Softened by drink into directing a dungeon expedition through the pub's back passage. Yuchen became game masteringed and led the party towards the toilets by torchlight. game moded adj. Sharpened by drink into a distinct configuration in which every pub mechanic serves the current argument. Tahji went game moded and altered the rules whenever the darts went badly. game of Troyed adj. Emboldened by drink to perform elaborate mounted manoeuvres upon the sofa cushions. Caysey got game of Troyed and charged the armchair on a folded blanket. game of chanced adj. Emboldened by drink to stake the evening on luck, random guesses and a generously interpreted coin toss. Charlette went game of chanced and bet the last pound on a mysterious horse. game of chickened adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard yielding first as a matter of international honour, then surrender to the taxi. Della went game of chickened at the kerb, maintaining eye contact with a stationary taxi. game of gotchaed adj. Having drunk enough to spring an elaborate trap whose sole quarry is the biscuit tin. Jonothon went game of gotchaed and concealed the biscuits beneath the least convincing cushion. game of skilled adj. Drunk beyond any honest claim that what remains is mainly skill. Guthrie was game of skilled by nine and the darts had become, fairly clearly, a game of chance. game of two halvesed adj. You are drunk and have transformed from dignified guest into someone eating cold chips over the sink. Fawne was game of two halvesed, beginning with champagne and ending beside the sink. game overed (/ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: displaying the solemn finality of a defeated monarch, having merely misplaced a coaster. Mallika was game overed after the coaster vanished, and accepted the sofa as her kingdom. game padded adj. Too drunk to hold a controller without treating it as protective equipment. Sanaia was game padded and kept both hands firmly round the controller. game parked adj. Of a drinker who has entered a wildlife reserve of the imagination and is now watching the snacks from cover. Gertis became game parked behind the armchair, observing the sausage rolls in silence. game pieced adj. A drinker who has become a small movable representative of the party, generally positioned beside the board. Aiona was game pieced, carried from the table and placed beside the abandoned counters. game planned adj. The state of being drunk and possessing a strategy whose first objective is finding the crisps. Latarra became game planned, with a detailed route from the sofa to the kitchen. game pointed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached the decisive moment and requires three attempts to sit down. Darcey-rae was game pointed, treating the final chair as a championship fixture.