Beer Pong Rules
There are almost as many versions of beer pong as there are college fraternities determined to make it an Olympic sport. From the freestyle West Coast set up to the intricate East Coast style of play, Beer Pong has many incarnations, all of them intoxicating.We will cover the two most common methods of play and their corresponding rules in this article. I would be remiss to write this guide without mentioning the dangers of binge drinking, so consider yourself warned and use a little common sense. If you're lousy at Ping Pong or can't hold your liquor, find another pastime until you improve either deficiency (or both!).
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Ping Pong Table
- Paddles and Balls
- Solo 16 oz Drinking Cups (Red), Model #TP16
- Beer
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WEST COAST RULES
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Set up Ping Pong table.
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Fill 4 Solo Drinking Cups 3/4 full with beer.
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Place one cup of beer in each of the table's quadrants. Place it in the center of each quadrant, one paddle's distance from the back edge of the table.
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Players can play as singles or doubles as a team. Game is to 11 and must be won by two points. Standard Ping Pong rules apply.
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Take a drink. If a player hits an opposing player's cup with the ball, the opposing player must take a drink. This also counts as a point.
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Take a drink. If a player lands the ball inside an opposing player's cup, the opposing player must chug the entire contents of the cup. This also counts as a point.
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The player serving may NOT hit an opposing player's cup on the serve.
EAST COAST RULES
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Set up Ping Pong table.
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Fill 12 (or 20) Solo drinking cups 1/3 full with beer.
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Arrange 6 (or 10) cups on each side in a “beer-amid” formation. On the center line of the table, one paddle's distance from the back edge, arrange 3 (or 4) cups in a row, then 2 (or 3) cups in the next row, and finally the last cup on top closest to the net.
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Play with two. Generally played with two-person teams, balls are tossed or bounced at the opposing team's “beer-amid."
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Take a drink. When a cup is hit, a player from the team whose cup was hit must take a drink and put the cup back. When the cup is empty, it must be removed from the table.
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Drink the entire contents. When a ball goes into a cup, a player from the team whose cup was entered must drink the entire contents of the cup and remove the cup from the table.
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The game ends when the losing team has no cups left on the table.
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