The Official Rules of Beer Pong
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Paige Master, Gainesville Weddings in Gainesville Florida
Beer pong is a game of talent, timing, intellegence, coordination and brilliance. Rain, sleet or snow, a good beer pong player can always make the ball go in the cup. One thing that beer pong players don’t always agree on are the rules of the sport. It seems everywhere you go folk have their own “house rules” which make the game a little bit harder. To clear up the misunderstandings, the basic beer pong regulations have been posted below. We’ll start with the basic rules and move onto the more controversial subjects.
Basic Rules: 6 cups are placed in a triangle on each side of a 7-foot-long table. The cups are filled with approximately 1/3 of a can of beer (or four oz.). A two person team stands on either side of the table. One team starts with 2 ping pong balls and begins to throw the balls into their opponents’ cups one at a time. If they make it in the cup, the other team has to drink that cup. It is now the other team’s turn to throw and they continue this cycle till all the cups are gone. Note: a few people use 10 cups but I find these games last too long, particularly when you have 4 groups ahead of you and 2 dummies can’t even hit the table.
Bouncing
A player may bounce a ball at any point. Once the ball has hit the table, the other team may swat it away. With that having been said, a bounce is generally only used on unskilled players or players who are not paying attention. Different distracting techniques are sometimes used so as to successfully pull off a bounce. It must be mentioned that a good beer pong player is always on his or her guard for the bounce.
Both team members make a cup
In the event that both players on a team make a cup they’ll receive one additional throw. The extra throw can be made by either team member. If both team members make the same cup, then 3 cups will be removed and one extra toss will be handed to that team. This gives the veteran beer pong players an advantage. The more experienced players can usually aim and make a particular cup instead of aiming for a general area of cups, giving them an opportunity to knock out four opponent cups in a single round.
Re-Racking
Re-racking occurs after every round. The racking is based on the quantity of cups left. Six cups will make a large triangle. If five cups are left, then a pyramid is created with 3 cups in the back and 2 in the front. 4 cups will be a diamond formation with the 2 middle cups touching. 3 cups remaining will make a small triangle with two in the back and one in the front. The placement of 2 cups left is one infront another, parallel with the length of the table. The last cup is left in the back center of the table.
Ending the game
When the last cup is made then the opposing team will receive redemption shots. So long as they keep making the cups, they will continue to receive another shot, alternating players each turn. Once once 1 player misses the cup, they lose the game. If they make all of the cups, then the two teams head into overtime. Ordinary beer pong rules above apply for the redemption shots.
Overtime:
One cup will be set at the ends of the table and standard rules apply. The team who first made all the cups will shoot 1st in over-time, with the exception of the “Walk-off” rule below.
Walk-off
A walk-off happens when there’s one cup left and both team members make each of their balls in that last cup in one round. The only exception to this rule is during the redemption stage. A team who already has had all their cups made can’t walk-off a game by both sinking the last cup.If this situation does occur, it means the team who both made the last cup at the end will get the 1st shot in over-time. Otherwise, the team who first made all the cups will get to go 1st in over-time.
Now that you understand how to play, it’s time for you to go out there and begin practicing. As you travel to different towns, pubs and colleges you will notice folks playing by different and downright ridiculous rules. They will have different rules on leaning (which I am for), redemption, “sniping a beer” and I’ve even seen people chasing after balls and tossing them behind their backs. Just stick to the essential guidelines up above and you’ll have a good understanding of the official regulations of beer pong.
Jeff was born and raised in Houston and often informs his readers of various Houston nightlife activities. If you want to see info on different Houston lounges, visit his website.
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