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Power hour

Drinking game

Field	Value
other_names	21 for 21
subtitle	Drinking Game
players	Any number
playing_time	60 minutes
setup_time	Varies
random_chance	None

Power hour or 21 for 21 is a drinking game where players must consume a specified number of alcohol shots within one hour. Variants include one shot of beer every minute for an hour, or 60 shots of beer within one hour. In the United States, a power hour event is often associated with a person's 21st birthday when they reach the legal drinking age.{{cite journal |access-date=2010-05-20 |archive-date=2010-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208000550/http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/ccp763511.pdf |url-status=live

Consequences

Players may have difficulty completing the specified number of drinks as the rate of consumption can raise their blood alcohol content to high levels.{{cite web |access-date=2010-05-20 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629135319/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/05/26_rehab_colldrink/ |url-status=live |access-date=2010-05-20 |archive-date=2012-11-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110013047/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE0D8143CF931A25750C0A9639C8B63 |url-status=live

Trademark controversy

In 2010, Power Hour LLC, run by Steve Roose who markets a DVD game named "Power Hour", registered a trademark of the same name and soon after began sending cease-and-desist orders to Ali Spagnola, a musician who had released an album also titled Power Hour.{{cite web |access-date=June 13, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515125404/http://techdirt.com/articles/20100510/1048079359.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=23 January 2013 |archive-date=24 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071125/http://www.alispagnola.com/powerhour/img/TTAB-Power-Hour-Decision.pdf |url-status=live

References

Bash, Alex. (2008-08-05). "The Imbible: Drinking Games for Times You'll Never Remember with Friends You'll Never Forget". St. Martin's Press.
(2022-03-11). "100 Shots of Beer in 100 Minutes – Century Club Challenge - Slosh Spot".
Bash, Alex. (2008-08-05). "The Imbible: Drinking Games for Times You'll Never Remember with Friends You'll Never Forget". St. Martin's Press.
Welsh, Margaret. (May 20, 2010). "Can a drinking game be trademarked? Local musician Ali Spagnola hopes not.". [[Pittsburgh City Paper]].

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