How to Play beer pong

Beer pong is one of the few popular party games and is loved by many people. While it’s actually just a game to drink beer, playing beer pong requires good skill and a little luck, and anyone of legal drinking age can participate. This article will introduce some basic rules of beer pong and a few rule variations that you can apply if you want.

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Arrange the table to play beer pong

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You can play one-on-one or in groups of two. For groups of two, each member will take turns to throw the ball when it is their turn.

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Pour beer into half a 500ml plastic cup until 20 cups are full. ^{[1] X Research Source} If you don’t want to drink too much beer, you should only pour beer into about 1/4 cup. You can adjust the amount of beer in each cup so that both sides have the same amount of beer.

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Pour clean water into the basin to wash the ball before throwing. Although hygiene is not an important issue when playing beer pong, no one wants to drink a dirty beer. Have some clean water ready so players can wash the ball before throwing and prepare more tissues to wipe up the spilled beer.

Play beer pong

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Take turns tossing the ball into the cup. Each team will get one pitch. The goal is to throw the ball into the other team’s cup. You can throw the ball directly into the cup or let the ball bounce from the table into the cup.

Try to throw the ball in a curve. The ball will fall more easily into the cup.
Throw in a location with many cups instead of tossing at the edge of the triangle.
Try tossing the ball high or tossing the ball from the bottom and see what works best for you.

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Drink the beer you hit. When the ball lands in the cup, you and your party member take turns drinking beer – if you’ve had the first cup, the second will go to the other member. Set the cup aside when you’re done drinking.

Play by some other rules

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Throw two balls per round. There are many variations in the rules of beer pong. In this version, a team will continuously throw 2 balls per round until the throw misses. After the turn is over, the other team will throw the ball into the first team’s cup and so on.

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Specify the cup that you will throw. This is one of the popular versions of beer pong. If you hit the specified cup, the other team will have to drink that cup. If you miss the target and the ball lands in another cup, it is still considered a miss and that cup remains on the table.

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Give the losing team one final turn after the winner is already established. The losing team will have one more final turn, called “counterattack”. They will continue to throw the ball into the winning team’s cup until the throw misses and then the game stops. If they throw the ball into all the cups of the winning team in the last inning, the game continues with 3 cups for each team. Now the two teams will play life and death to find the winner.

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Each bounce equals 2 cups. In this play, a bounce counts as 2 cups and the bouncer can choose to add another cup they want to discard.

Advice

Many people make a difference in the way they play. Talk to others about which rules apply.
Your hand should not stop at just throwing the ball into the air, but should follow the ball to the cup you want.
To make the game suitable for all ages and avoid drinking too much alcohol, replace beer with a non-alcoholic drink. Apple cider vinegar is an appropriate change as it tastes quite similar to wine.
Always aim for a specific cup when throwing.

Warning

Don’t drink beer when you will have to drive.
To reduce the risk of infection and “beer flu” from drinking contaminated beer, you should pour water into a play cup instead of beer and drink clean beer that is set aside when you lose points.
Always drink responsibly.

Things you need

Plastic cup capacity 500ml
Beer (at least 12 cans/bottle)
Ping pong
Long table

Steps