The moment fans have alternated between waiting for and dreading happening is here. Before today ends, the final “Game of Thrones” episode will air—and the show will go off the air for good. Naturally, watching the last new episode we will ever see of the HBO epic will likely call for a few drinks.

“Thrones” fans have been awaiting the end of the series for a while, and now, with the final moments on the horizon, several characters falling and seeing their arcs coming to an end, and the series wrapping up for good, Overall, since this is the final episode, there’s going to be a lot of feelings, and the drinks are going to be necessary.

Game of Thrones Series Finale Drinking Game
Toast to the final episode of “Game of Thrones” by playing this drinking game.  Helen Sloan/HBO

In order to be fully prepared and ready for the show’s end, here’s the official drinking game to follow.

Take A Sip Of Your Drink When/If:

  • Two characters engage in a sword fight/battle
  • A character pours themselves another glass of their own drink
  • Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and Jon (Kit Harington) engage in incestuous behavior.
  • We get to somehow see Bronn (Jerome Flynn), Samwell (John Bradley), Gilly (Hannah Murray), Tormund (Kristofer Hivju) or Gendry (Joe Dempsie) again.

Take A Shot If:

  • One of the following remaining characters is killed: Bronn, Sam, Gilly, Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson), Brienne (Gwendoline Christie), Podrick (Daniel Portman), Tormund or Gendry.

Take 2 Sips Of Your Drink When:

  • Dany is forced to contend with her going mad and the consequences of her actions at King’s Landing.

Take 3 Sips Of Your Drink When/If:

  • Arya (Maisie Williams) crosses a name off of her kill list

Chug, Chug, Chug When/If:

  • Either Jon, Dany or Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) is killed
  • Sansa (Sophie Turner) is called out for revealing the truth about Jon to Tyrion.
  • We finally find out who (if anyone) truly wins the “Game of Thrones.”

Finish your Drink In One Huge Gulp When/If:

  • The person who has control at the end is not Dany or Jon
  • Somehow, Cersei (Lena Headey) and Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) are actually still alive

The “Game of Thrones” series finale airs tonight at 9 p.m. EDT on HBO.

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