Beer Pong

A Beer Pong related gift is a unique idea for Christmas and the holidays. With a selection of portable beer pong tables, cups, balls, and shirts for Christmas gift giving. While striving to focus on the positive aspects of the game (the competition, the socialization, the fun) and encouraging people to make responsible decisions if and when they choose to drink. Also Beer Pong is a great way to spread holiday fellowship in a friendly holiday tournament.

Beer Pong

Beer pong is a drinking game in which players throw a ping-pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in one of several cups of beer on the other end. The game typically consists of two two-player teams, one on each side of a table, and a number of cups set up on each side. There are no official rules, so rules may vary widely, though usually there are six or ten plastic cups arranged in a triangle on each side. The number of players on a team can vary as well, from one to three or more.

When the ball lands in a cup, the defending team must consume all of the beer inside that cup. The cup is generally not completely filled. It is also common to have a glass of water with the purpose of cleaning the ball between throws. A recent Time article stated that cups were 1/4 to 1/3 full. The game is won by eliminating all the other team’s cups before all of one’s own cups are eliminated. The losing team must then consume all the beer remaining in the winning team’s cups. The order of play varies both players on one team shoot followed by both players on the other team, or players on opposite teams can alternate back and forth.

Today, beer pong is played at parties, North American colleges and universities and elsewhere, such as tailgating or other sporting events. The game is also played by high school students, despite the fact that supplying alcohol to persons under the age of 21 in the United States, or the age of 18 in Canada, is illegal.

Although the preceding guidelines are common, the rules may be subject to a wide variety of modifications and additions that often vary based on the area of the country, the state, or even the house in which a particular game is played.