Beer Pong

What you need

• 20 plastic cups (10 per team)
• 2 ping pong balls
• Long table
• Beer (or water for water pong)

Setup

1. Arrange 10 cups in a pyramid (4-3-2-1) on each end.
2. Fill each cup ⅓ with beer (or water).
3. Teams of 2 on each end. Eye-to-eye toss to decide who starts.

How to play

1. Each player shoots one ball per turn.
2. Make it in a cup → other team drinks that cup, remove from table.
3. Both shooters sink → balls back, re-shoot.
4. Re-rack at 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 cups (one rerack per game).
5. Eliminate all cups to win.
6. Loser team drinks remaining cups.

Host tips

• Always have a water cup to rinse balls.
• House rules: bouncing, blowing, fingering — agree BEFORE the game.
• Set a hard 'no more rounds' time so people get home safely.

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