A game with preparation rituals
The board is nailed down before play. Miniature game pieces and an oversized rulebook surround the improvised playing area.
Supporting source ↗CASE FILE · S07 E07
Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games
S07 E07Photograph not available
Another rainy day in Philadelphia. The gang can't go out and play, so they stay indoors and play a board game of their own devising. (It doesn't much resemble Chutes and Ladders). They also drink.
THE SHORT VERSION · SPOILERS AHEAD
INSIDE THE CASE.
Rules as weapons
The game moves through mind, body and spirit levels. Each introduces new drinking rules, and being caught cheating changes the standings.
Supporting source ↗An actual cage for jail
Frank enters a dog kennel and tries to eat separate cake ingredients. Elsewhere, the competitors throw darts and attempt a grape challenge.
Supporting source ↗The anticlimactic black card
A tie sends the players to the mysterious black card. Its instruction is simply a coin toss, which Mac and Charlie lose.
Supporting source ↗THE EVIDENCE
THINGS IN THIS EPISODE.
Characters
Charlie Kelly180 other recorded episodes
Charlie presents his back for the drawing challenge.Source ↗
Dee Reynolds179 other recorded episodes
Dee leans beside Dennis as he handles the timer.Source ↗
Dennis Reynolds176 other recorded episodes
Dennis spreads his hand over the dartboard.Source ↗
Frank Reynolds171 other recorded episodes
Frank emerges covered in white powder.Source ↗
Locations
Paddy’s Pub147 other recorded episodes
The bar becomes the playing space for the homemade game.Source ↗
Objects
Chardee MacDennis1 other recorded episode
The flipchart divides the game into Mind, Body and Spirit.Source ↗
Dog kennel1 other recorded episode
The kennel beside the playing area serves as the game’s jail.Source ↗
Flip charts2 other recorded episodes
A handwritten chart displays the three game levels.Source ↗
Game figures1 other recorded episode
Broken miniature figures lie on the floor after the game.Source ↗
The Chardee MacDennis rulebook1 other recorded episode
The blue RULES binder stands beside the playing area.Source ↗
Food & drinks
Schemes
Cheating at games2 other recorded episodes
Mac and Charlie expose the opposing team’s water substitution.Source ↗
Running jokes
Charlie’s illiteracy22 other recorded episodes
An ungrammatical trivia question exposes Charlie’s authorship.Source ↗
Costumes
Tracksuits5 other recorded episodes
Charlie wears a dark track jacket while taking his turn.Source ↗
Music
We Built This CityOnly recorded here so far
The bored gang sings We Built This City before proposing the game.Source ↗
Miscellaneous
Bottle episodesOnly recorded here so far
The entire contest unfolds inside Paddy’s.Source ↗
Coin tossesOnly recorded here so far
The black card settles the tied game with a coin toss.Source ↗
The Grape GobbleOnly recorded here so far
Grapes cover the counter during the Grape Gobble challenge.Source ↗
FOLLOW THE THREAD
CONNECTED EPISODES.
S11 E01 
Connected through Chardee MacDennis, Game figures, The Chardee MacDennis rulebook and 7 more.
S03 E13 Connected through Flour, Tracksuits, Paddy’s Pub and 5 more.
S17 E05 Connected through Dog kennel, Frank Reynolds, Dennis Reynolds and 3 more.
S05 E10 
Connected through Flip charts, Paddy’s Pub, Frank Reynolds and 4 more.
SOURCES & NOTES.
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