Brewfest Chowdown (Horde)

This game is an RNG game. The winner will be random if everyone plays perfectly. So it isn't yours to win, but it is yours to lose. Having said that, you can definitely play suboptimally so here is a guide to optimal play:

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2. The opener is 1-1-2. You want to eat 2 bites and then a brew. Always.
   
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   The midgame algorithm is much more forgiving. It doesn't need lightning reflexes, so just take it slow and easy.
   
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   2. If 3 is available, press 3
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   4. if choking < 70, press 1
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   6. if 2 is available, press 2
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   8. else wait
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   The ending is crucial. You win once you are at 9 score and press button 3. So if someone else is at 9 too, and you're >= 70 but you're on your second bite you might want to take a risk and press 2 in the off chance that you have a 2 bite plate and your bite gives <30. If you don't choke quickly press 3 the moment it is available and win!
   
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Another tip, is if it looks like you are going to lose (say you are at 7 and another person is at 9), you can jump out of the chair and you won't get a debuff. They will probably fix that, but for now you can enjoy no wait times.

This seems bugged in the 2021 brewfest

There is a healthy dose of RNG in this event:

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• The number of sausages per plate is random (I believe it's between two and four)
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• Sausages are not made equal: your fullness bar will not necessarily fill by the same amount every time you eat a sausage
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(I'm not yet sure if drinking reduces your fullness bar by the same amount every time)

So if you are doing everything right, as in:

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• Never choke
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• Chug some brew as soon after you eat the first couple sausages to keep the cooldown running (there are three charges)
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• Don't drink if it will reduce your fullness bar below 0, wasting some of the effects of that drink
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• Request new plates as soon as they are available
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There is still a chance you will lose.

It also means that someone who just adequately pays attention is not at a disadvantage when placed against someone with mad skillz or lower latency.

tl;dr Keep at it, you'll get it eventually.