The lecture game is a game for three or more players. One of the participating players takes the role of 'scorer' and is in charge of monitoring the activities of the other players. The remaining players will then try to rack up points by performing various tasks during the course of a designated lecture. After a predefined number of lectures each players points are added up to find a winner.
Scoring for the lecture game is as follows :
| Asking a question that the lecturer answers | 1 Point |
| Asking the lecturer their name | 2 Points |
| Asking a question that the lecturer cannot answer | 2 Points |
| Asking a question totally unrelated to the lecture | 3 Points |
| Leaving the room and then returning again | 2 Points |
| Having a coughing fit | 1 Point |
| Pretending to have hiccups | 3 Points |
| Leaning back on a chair and falling over | 5 Points |
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Throwing a paper airplane at someone else (lecturer must not see for you to get the points) | 2 Points |
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Throwing a rolled up piece of paper at someone else (the lecturer must not see again) | 1 Point |
| Slurping your drink loudly | 2 Points |
| Blowing your nose | 1 Point |
| Eating a packet of crisps | 1 Point |
| Tapping a tune on your desk leg | 2 Points |
| Humming a tune | 2 Points |
| Opening a window | 1 Point |
| Getting the lecturer to turn on/off lights | 2 Points |
| Contradicting the lecturer | 1 Point |
| Snoring | 3 Points |
| The lecture throws something at you while you are snoring | -4 Points |
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Mentioning "Advanced Soil Mechanics" (this must be in a loud voice) | 1 Point * |
| Getting the lecturer to mention "Advanced Soil Mechanics" | 4 Points * |
| Getting thrown out of lecture | -10 Points |
| Getting told off by lecturer | -5 Points |
| Showing these rules to the lecturer | 5 Points |
| Making the lecturer laugh | 1 Point |
| The lecturer makes people laugh at you | -1 Point |
| Blatantly yawning | 1 Point |
| Asking for an OHP to be put in focus (when it already is) | 3 Points |
| Standing up and sitting down again | 1 Point |
| Being involved in a Mexican wave (3 people min.) | 2 Points |
| Telling the lecturer their flies are undone | 4 Points |
| Having an argument with the person next to you | 3 Points |
| Wearing sun glasses for the WHOLE lecture | 2 Points |
| Turning up to lecture in a dress or skirt (MEN ONLY) | 3 Points |
| Turning up to lecture in a swimming costume | 10 Points |
| Walking behind the lecturer who is giving the lecture (Lecturer must be at the front) | 2 Points |
| Walking in front of the lecturer who is giving the lecture (Lecturer must be at the front) | 3 Points |
| Burping loudly | 1 Point |
| Making a watches tune alarm go off | 1 Point |
| Passing the lecturer a note (any contents) | 2 Points |
The early bird catches the worm, or in the case of the lecture game, has an opportunity for some bonus points. The following rules exist for students who like to plan in advance.
| Rearranging all chairs to face the wrong way in the lecture room | 5 Points |
| Sabotaging OHP before lecture to stop it working | 2 Points |
| Replacing all the white board pens with permanent markers (the lecturer must use the pens) | 5 Points |
| Handcuffing yourself to the lecturers desk or podium, before the lecture and then explaining to the lecturer you have no key | 10 Points |
| Hide under the lecturers desk/podium for the entire lecture | 10 Points |
| Leaving an apple for the lecturer before the lecture | 1 Point |
| Having the lecturer take a bite out of the above apple | 3 Points |
Optional rules:
The task rule: At the start of each lecture every player is randomly given three of the above tasks to perform. If the player performs all of these tasks during the course of that given lecture they are awarded a bonus of 10 points. Note the tasks with negative points should not be considered for inclusion in the list of tasks.
* Rules marked with a asterisk are void in lectures about "Advanced Soil Mechanics"