Beer Pong Manual Final Copy

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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

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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

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