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INTRODUCTION ........................................ 2
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS ...................... 3
CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED ................ 4
GAME OBJECTIVES ....................................... 4
GAME SETUP .............................................. 4
CHAPTER 2 - HOW TO PLAY A GAME ......... 7
PRE-GAME................................................. 7
GAME TIME................................................ 7
CHAPTER 3 RULES ................................... 9
BASIC RULES............................................... 9OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES OF BEER PONGRULES
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HOUSE RULES ........................................... 17
CHAPTER 4 - TOURNAMENT PLAY ........... 19
SETTING UP YOUR OWN TOURNAMENT .......... 19
BEER PONG REFERENCES ............................. 21
CHAPTER 5 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION ....... 24
INDEX ..................................................... 27
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Introduction
Beer Pong is a drinking game that is very popular
among college students. It is played recreationally,
as well as semi-professionally in tournaments across
the nation, including the World Series of Beer
Pong.
Currently Beer Pong has no standardized rules;however, this guide will cover basic rules generally
accepted by most players and organizations,
including rules used in the World Series of Beer
Pong. This guide will cover everything you need
to know to get started playing Beer Pong with your
friends, including:
Setting up the game Basic game objectives General rules Official World Series of Beer Pong Rules House rules Beer Pong Tournaments Dispute Resolution (Troubleshooting)Keep this guide as a useful reference manual when
playing Beer Pong with your friends.
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Warnings and Cautions
When played responsibly, Beer Pong can be a safe,
entertaining game for all players.
Beer Pong involves drinking alcohol.
Players should be of the legal drinking age
in their state. The writers of this guide do
not condone underage drinking.
Beer Pong may result in different
individuals drinking from the same
containers. Players should be aware of this
and take all measures to prevent the spread
of germs.
Excessive consumption of alcohol while
playing Beer Pong can lead to alcoholpoisoning. Alcohol poisoning can lead to
severe injury or death.
Do not drink and drive. Always choose a
designated driver prior to playing Beer
Pong. Drunk Driving can result in
severe injury or death of yourself or others.
Never use hard liquor or mixed drinks in
place of beer. This may lead to alcohol
poisoning.
Ping-pong balls pose risk as a choking
hazard. Always remove balls from cups
before drinking.
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Game Objectives
Beer Pong is played by two teams composed of one
or two players each. Each team stands at opposite
ends of the playing table taking turns tossing or
bouncing the ping-pong ball into the opposing
teams cups. A ball in the cup of the opposing team
means the opposing team must drink the beer in thatcup and remove the cup from their pyramid. The
first team to eliminate all of the opposing teams
cups wins the game. The losing team must consume
all remaining cups on the victors side of the table.
To start playing Beer Pong, you will need the
following materials:
22plastic 16 ounce cups 2 or more standard ping-pong balls A large flat playing surface Minimum of 2 players Beer or other beverage of players choice Water Towels for cleanupGame Setup
Beer Pong has several setup variations in table size
and number of cups used. Setup used in the World
Series of Beer Pong will be covered in this guide.
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You may use any table and cup arrangement forrecreational play, so long as both teams agree onthe setup.
Official Table Size and Layout
Figure 1.1 illustrates the table dimensions specified
by The World Series of Beer Pong.
Cup SetupFigure 1.2 on the next page illustrates the layout of
the 10 cup pyramid used in The World Series of
Beer Pong.
Step 1
Arrange cups in a 10 cup pyramid centered oneach teams end of the table, as shown in Figure1.2.
Step 2
Fill the remaining 2 cups with water and placeeach cup 1 foot in front of the pyramid and
along the side of the table.
These cups will be used to rinse the ballsbetween throws.
8 feet
27.5 tallFigure 1.1
2 ft
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Cup Contents
Distribute 24-36 ounces of beer or the beverageof your choice evenly into the cups (about 4 oz.
/cup or fill cups approximately 1/3 of the wayup).
For recreational play, you may vary the amountsused, so long as both teams agree upon the
amount.
1 inch or less
Figure 1.2 Front
Note- each cup should be touching slightly, without
tilting or leaning.
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Chapter 2 - How to Play A Game
This chapter will cover step by step instructions on
how to play a game of Beer Pong. Before we get
started, follow to instructions in Chapter 1 for
laying out the playing field and arranging the cups.
Pre-Game
Prior to beginning the game, both teams mustagree on a set of rules to be used during the
game. See Chapter 3 for different rule variations
you may use.
Determine which team will toss their balls first.The player or players who are hosting the game
usually go first, or you may flip a coin.
Game Time
Step 1
Player 1 ofTeam A will toss or bounce a ball atthe cups ofTeam B, and then player 2ofTeam A
will toss or bounce a ball.
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Step 2 Cups made must be consumed and removed by
Team B in accordance with rules set forth in
Step 1.
Step 3
Team B will rinse the balls in the water cup.Step 4
Player 1 ofTeam B will toss or bounce a ball atthe cups ofTeam A, and then player 2 ofTeam
B will toss or bounce a ball.
Step 5
Cups made must be consumed and removed byTeam A in accordance with rules set forth inStep 1.
Step 6
A repeat step 1 through 5 until all cups of eitherteam has been eliminated.
The team with no cups remaining loses thegame, unless a rebuttal rule was in place in Step1, in this instance continue to Step 7
Step 7
When the last cup is made, referto Rebuttalsin Chapter 3.
Determine the rebuttal rules and proceedaccordingly.
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Chapter 3 Rules
This chapter will cover standard rules accepted by
most players and associations, official World Series
of Beer Pong rules and a brief overview of what
is commonly referred to as House Rules.
Basic Rules
Most recreational players of Beer Pong accept thefollowing rules. Official and House rules will be
covered later in this chapter.
Players may toss or bounce their ball into theopposing teams cups.
o A toss made into a cup requires that cup beconsumed and removed from the playingarea.
o A bounce made into a cup requires that cupplus an additional cup be consumed and
removed from the playing area.
Players may swat or grab balls that havebeen bounced off of the table only.
If both players of Team A make their balls:o In different cups:
Both cups must be consumed andremoved. Team A gets the balls back and
may toss again.
o In the same cup: The cup that was made plus two
additional cups must be consumed and
removed. Team A gets the balls back and
may toss again.
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Re-rackingo
Re-racking involves reforming cups backinto a tight formation. For recreational play,
both teams may request an unlimited
number of re-racks throughout the game.
Typical re-racks are shown in Figure 2.1.
Rebuttalo In many game variations, a rebuttal occurs
when a teams final cup has been made. This
losing team has one final chance to save
themselves from losing.
o For recreational Beer Pong, this rule needonly apply if all players agree upon the
terms of the rebuttal.
o See Official World Series of Beer PongRules for more details on rebuttals.
10 cup start 6 cup 4 cup 3 cup 1 cupFigure 2.1
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Official World Series of Beer Pong Rules
The following rules are used in all tournament style
play which occurs at World Series of Beer Pong
events. You may refer back to Chapter 1 for table
layout and cup formation used in the World Series
of Beer Pong Tournaments.
Content of Cups Distribute 24 ounces of beer or water per team
evenly in the 6 front cups. Fill the back 4 cups
1/3 with water.
o The back 4 water cups are not forconsumption--they are to be reused every
round. See Figure 2.2.
In official World Series of Beer Pong SatelliteTournaments, all 10 cups are to be filled 1/3
with water.
Beer
Water
Figure 2.2
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Grabbing
Players may grab the ball in play, only after ithas made contact with a cup, but not while the
ball is in the cup.
Players may not grab a ball before it has hit acup.
A players interference prior to the ball makingcontact with a cup will result in a one-cup
penalty. The thrower who had his or her shotinterfered with may choose the cup to be
removed.
Bounce Shots (see Figure 2.3)
A made bounce shot counts for one cup. Players may bounce their shot off of the table
before making it to the cup.
Do not interfere with a bounced shot until theball has made contact with a cup.
Figure 2.3
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Do not interfere with a ball while it is inside acup.Re-racking
Reform cups when 6, 3, and 1 cup remain,according to Figure 2.4.
Align re-racked cups to the center of the table.When one cup is remaining, pull the cup back
to within 1 inch of the end of the table, and
place it centered on the table. Throwers may request re-racking of cups that
drift out of position.
Re-rack as soon as applicable, even in themiddle of a turn (i.e. mid-turn re-racks).
Pulling Cups
Remove cups as soon as they are made, evenwhen a re-rack is not warranted.
The shooting team is responsible for waitinguntil a made cup is removed to take their next
shot.
Players who shoot while the opposing team isre-racking or in the process of removing a cup
from the table, will count their shot as an
automatic miss, even if it goes in a cup.
10 cup start 6 cup 3 cup 1 cup
Figure 2.4
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Rollbacks
When both players on a team sink their shotson the same turn, they will get one additional
rollback shot, not two.
Either player may take the rollback shot. See Rebuttals forexceptions to this rule.
"Miracles" If a players shot lands and stays on top of the
cups, that shot will count as a miss.
See Figure 2.5.
Leaning
Leaning is permitted as long as:o Additional reach and or leverage are not
gained by placing any body part on the
table.
o Cups are not moved to gain a leaningadvantage. Cups moved as result of contact
with the body while shooting, must be
Ball balanced on
top of cups
Figure 2.5
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returned to their original spot before the
opposing team shoots.o Spilled cups as the result of excessive
leaning will count as a made shot for the
opposing team.
Distractions
Players may not cross the plane of play (SeeFigure 2.6) with any part of their bodies,
clothing, or other objects, while the other team
is shooting.
Players may not fan, blow, or otherwiseintentionally create an air current surrounding
the cups in play.
Distractions should not violate any local, stateor federal laws.
Violation of the above distraction rules resultsin a one cup penalty.
Figure 2.6
Field of Play
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Rebuttal (A.K.A. Redemption)
Two scenarios for a rebuttal are possible, they are asfollows:
The winning team has more than one cupremaining when they make the winning shot.
The losing team is granted "Unlimited1-ball Redemption". This means the
ball is returned to that team until a
player misses.
Either player from the losing team maytake the first shot.
o During Unlimited 1-ball Redemption,players must alternate throwers; one player
may NOT take all the redemption shots.
Note- The only exception to this rule occurs when
there are three cups remaining on the winning
teams side when redemption begins.
o Alternate the first two shots (i.e., the playerwho shoots first shot cannot shoot second),
either play may shoot the final shot.
Both teams have only one cup per sideremaining when the winning shot is made.
o The losing team may shoot as many balls asit took the winning team to make their last
cup.
o If the winning team makes the last cup inone shot, the losing team has one shot to
use in the rebuttal.
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o If the winning team makes the last cup intwo shots, the losing team has two shots touse in the rebuttal.
o If the winning team makes the last 3+ cupsin 1 turn, the losing team has 2 shots to use
in the rebuttal.
House Rules
Sometimes a game host will introduce their own
version of a certain rule, generally called a House
rule. House rules are non-standard rules which may
be enforced only if all players agree to the rule.
These rules are generally applied in combination
with the basic rules listed earlier in this chapter.
Some examples of House rules are listed below:
Blowingo When a ball is spinning around the rim
of a cup and has not yet touched the
liquid, players may attempt to blow the
ball out of the cup with their mouth.
o This rule generally applies to femaleplayers only.
Flickingo When a ball is spinning around the rim
of a cup and has not yet touched the
liquid, players may attempt to flick the
ball out with their fingers.
o This rule generally applies to maleplayers only.
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Chicken Wing or Rodeoo
If a player shoots a ball and the ballbounces or rolls back to shooters side of
the playing field, that player may shoot
again, however the shot must be a
behind-the-back shot.
Death Cupo If a player shoots a ball into a cup which
has been pulled but not yet completely
consumed by the opposing team, the
result is an automatic win for the
shooters team.
Air ballso Any shot that fails to contact the table or
a cup will result in a one cup penalty to
the shooters team.
Called Shotso If a player calls a cup which they will
make the ball into and the ball goes into
the called cup, the shot shall count as 2
cups.
o If the player misses the cup which theycalled, a one cup penalty shall be
imposed on the shooters team.
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Chapter 4 - Tournament Play
Beer Pong tournaments are growing in popularity
across the nation. Tournaments may be found at
local bars or you may construct your own
tournament with your friends for recreational play.
Tournaments may be constructed using as many
teams as you like. The basic tournament setup is the
same whether you have 8 teams or 120 teams.
Setting Up Your Own Tournament
To start your own Beer Pong tournament you will
need the following items:
All of the items listed in Chapter 1 for playing agame of Beer Pong
Minimum of 8 teams, consisting of 2 playerseach
A tournament bracket. You may find it easier touse a large dry erase board or poster board. Two
blank copies of 16 team tournament brackets are
on the following pages for your convenience.
Setting up a BracketOnce you have collected all the materials, you are
ready to lay out the bracket.
Establish and agree on rules to govern thetournament.
Create team names for each team playing in thetournament.
Write the names of all the teams who will beplaying the tournament on lines 116
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Playing the Tournament
After organizing the bracket you are ready to start
playing the tournament. Proceed as following:
Team 1 will play Team 2, Team 3 will playTeam 4 and Team 5 will play Team 6 and so on.
Write the name of the winning team on the lineto the right of their team names.
Eliminate losing teams from the tournament. Continue to write the winning teams names on
the line to the right of their names, thus
specifying that they will play in the next round
of games.
Continue playing in this fashion until atournament winner is named in the final game.
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Beer Pong References
More information on the World Series of BeerPong tournament and other large Beer Pong
tournaments and associations can be found at the
following websites:
World Series of Beer Pongo www.bpong.com
World Beer Pong Touro www.worldpongtour.com
Beer Pong Leagueso www.beerpongleagues.com
Beer Pong Tables and Equipmento www.beerpong.com
Traveling Beer Pong Tournamentso www.travelingbeerpongtourney.com
http://www.bpong.com/http://www.bpong.com/http://www.worldpongtour.com/http://www.worldpongtour.com/http://www.beerpongleagues.com/http://www.beerpongleagues.com/http://www.beerpong.com/http://www.beerpong.com/http://www.travelingbeerpongtourney.com/http://www.travelingbeerpongtourney.com/http://www.travelingbeerpongtourney.com/http://www.beerpong.com/http://www.beerpongleagues.com/http://www.worldpongtour.com/http://www.bpong.com/ -
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Chapter 5 - Conflict Resolution
All objects sitting on the table are consideredpart of the table.
If a shot bounces off any object and the shotgoes into a live cup, the shot counts.
The table should be kept clear at all times.Conflict ResolutionTeam A knocks over its
own cup
Team A loses that cup,
only if Team B sees the
spill and enforces the
rule
Dropped ball into own
cup (player has
possession)
No penalty if it is that
players turn to throw the
ballDropped a ball in your
own cup (Player does
not have possession)
If the other team
member comes into
contact with the ball and
it drops into a cup the
team loses that cup.
Interference (Player) If
an opposing player
prematurely touches the
ball
The thrower may choose
a cup to be removed.
Interference (Non-
Players)
If a spectator interferes
with a shot the shot isreplayed.
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Conflict Resolution
Shots During Re-Racking (Made attempt)
If a shot is attemptedduring re-racking and
the shot is made, the cup
does not count and the
opposing team gets
possession.
Shots During Re-
Racking (Missed
attempt)
If a shot is attempted
during re-racking and
the shot is missed, the
cup does not count and
the opposing team gets
possession.
Cups moved by Player If a player moves a cup
unintentionally by
request of the other team
the cup(s) can be placed
back into formation.
Drifters In the event that a cup
drifts out of place while
a ball attempting to sink
the cup the shot is re-
tossed only if it is not an
air-ball.
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Conflict Resolution
Cup Adjustment Cups may not be movedor adjusted while a ball
is mid-flight. Doing so
incurs a one-cup
penalty.
Balls knocking over
cups
Cups should be filled to
a point to where a ball
cannot tip it over. In the
event a ball does knock
over a cup, the cup is
reset and the shot is
considered a miss.
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Index
Air balls, 18
Basic Rules, 9
Blowing, 17
Bounce Shots, 12
Called Shots, 18
Chicken Wing or
Rodeo, 18Conflict Resolution, 24
Cup Contents, 6
Cup Setup, 5
Death Cup, 18
Distractions, 15
Flicking, 17
Game Objectives, 4
Game Setup, 4
Grabbing, 12
House Rules, 17
Leaning, 14
"Miracles", 14
More information, 21
Playing the
Tournament, 20
Pre-Game, 7
Pulling Cups, 13
Rebuttal, 10Redemption. See
Rebuttal
Re-racking, 10
Rollbacks, 14
Rules, 9
Setting up a Bracket,
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Setting Up Your Own
Tournament, 19
Tournament Play, 19