Beer Pong

Beer Pong is a drinking game played with ping pong balls, where the objective is to try to get the ping pong balls in your opponent's cups of beer. When a ball lands in a defender's cup, the defending team must drink that cup of beer. There are many variations to the game. For example, if a team plays, it is common for two balls to be used and for the team to try to get both balls into one of their opponent's cups. Some games are played with "re-racking," where players ask their opponents to change the configuration of the cups on the table.

Each year, teams can compete in the World Series of Beer Pong, also known as Beirut, sponsored by bpong.com. This competition pits Beer Pong players against one another for a $50,000 prize.

While there are no official rules to Beer Pong, the World Series of Beer Pong (WSOBP) association does outline a series of definitions, game variations, and throwing patterns for players to use.http://www.bpong.com/vault/general-beer-pong-rules

6-cup: six cups will be arranged into a pyramid, with a 3-2-1 pattern. Each team gets two balls and two throws. If during their throw a team hits two cups, the team receives two more throws until one is missed.

10-cup: ten cups will be arranged in a pyramid formation, in 4-3-2-1 rows. Each team gets one ball, and one throw per turn.http://www.bpong.com/vault/general-beer-pong-rules

In 2008, JV Games released the video game Frat Party Games: Beer Pong. The Entertainment Software Rating Board deemed that the game was suitable for everyone above the age of 13 (a "T" rating). After several complaints, the company changed the name of the game to Pong Toss and the emphasis on drinking was removed.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,377421,00.html

This page is an overview of a drinking game, providing an overview of the general rules and methods of play. This page in no way endorses over-consumption of alcohol or underage drinking. Always drink responsibly and legally.