How to Play Beer Pong
Variations on this nearly universal drinking game are as limitless as the collective imagination of drunken college kids across the globe. But whether you are playing at home or away, the gameplay is generally the same.
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Instructions
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Place six to ten cups in a pyramid shape on either side of a table or flat surface. Position the pyramids near enough to the edge so there is some distance between the two, but not so close that the cups fall off the table. Have the tops of the pyramids (the small end) face the middle of the table.
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Fill each cup with a designated amount of beer. One fourth full is a good default amount.
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Fill a couple cups with clean, warm water and place at either end. Use these cups to wash the balls between throws.
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Form two teams of two people each. Give each team two ping pong balls.
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Flip a coin, do rock-paper-scissors, arm wrestle, have a tickling contest or whatever to decide which team goes first.
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Take turns trying to throw the balls into the opposing team's cups. Stand behind your pyramid and (according to house rules) either bounce, lightly arc or pitch the ball into a cup. When bouncing, make sure the ball bounces on the opposing team's half of the table.
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The defensive team removes the cup and drink its contents if a ball makes it in. The throwing team is on the offense. The other is defense.
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As cups are removed, rearrange your pyramid so it is as equilateral as possible.
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If both offensive team members get their balls in, that team gets to go again.
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When all of one team's cups are gone, they lose. End game rules vary, but generally the losing team must drink whatever cups are left on the table.
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Tips & Warnings
Defensive teams may swat away bounced balls or blow away balls that are teetering on the rim.
Careful! Don't be so drunk or clumsy that you knock over your own cups. Some rules call for penalty shots when this occurs.
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HowDragon
Mar 25, 2009
Excellent instructions on how to play beer pong. Thanks! 5*! -
sonni57
Mar 12, 2009
I've never heard of beer pong thanks for the info.
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kskaggs
Mar 06, 2009
We have a game room and my son loves to have parties and play beer pong with his friends. They make a big mess but they have a lot of fun. 5*
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ALYSTAR CRANE
Mar 04, 2009
great instructions. love this warning, "Set aside a cup of water to be used to rinse off the ping-pong ball between plays." you know what Colbert says you can get from playing this game--lol. thx
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tifferne2
Feb 03, 2009
When we play you are allowed to "blow" the ball out of the cup if it is spinning around the top rim of the cup. You can blow into the cup and onto the ball to hopefully try to blow it out of the cup. It is always entertaining to watch people try to do this.
