Official size ping pong table (not the queer little plywood tables like phi-delt uses).
Paddles, real men don't use handles, so break them off.
Pong balls, undented. You'll need a few, because you'll get drunk and break them.
12oz plastic cups.
And of course, BEER. Natty Light is prefered. It comes up as easily as it goes down.
-The Table-
As mentioned earlier, the table should be full sized. Once you get used to the larger size, you will be able to kick the **** out of posers who play on little tables. A typical ping pong net can be used, although we use 4 by 4's, so you can play a bounce off the net. Depending on where you keep your table, you may decide to keep it collapsable and mobile, however, we rest ours on 4 kegs. You may also decide to paint the table. This gives a more professional look. Take a look at the greatest table ever assembled here.
-Setup-
Cups should be filled to the top, leaving about half an inch of empty space to avoid spillage. The cups are placed a paddles length (again, without the handles) from the back edge of the table. For singles the cup is in the middle, for doubles the cups are a paddles length from the side as well.
-The Rules-
The Basics
The basic ideas behind beer pong are similar to ping pong. There are however, several important differences. For starters, the ball must be hit with a definate amount of arc, and not low and quickly as in regular ping pong, as the idea is to hit the cup, not to get the ball past your opponant. If the ball does get past you, you hit the net, or you hit it off the table, you only lose the serve, and no points are awarded. Only ******* and who cannot handle the difficulty of the high shot hit the low ball. This type of play is bullshit and will not be tolerated. The first serve is decided by whoever won the last game, or by rock paper sicissors. Just as in ping pong, the ball must bounce on the server's side and then on the other side before it can be hit by the other player.
The game is played to five points, and you must win by two. A point can be scored be either hitting the cup or sinking the ball into the cup. The latter results in the sinkee chugging his beer. Note the word chugging. Sipping, drinking casually, nursing, etc. are all unacceptable. You may use the paddle or your barehand to hit the ball. You can also "save it" if the ball hits your cup. The ball is still live until it hits twice on the acctual table. For example, if the ball hits the cup then the table, it still has one bounce left before it's dead. You can't win the game on a serve. If you hit the cup on your serve to make the score 5-3, for example, you continue to play until your opponent hits the ball off the table or into the net. These same rules apply if you save it off a hit that would normally win the game for your opponent. Be careful not to knock your beer over, because you lose the game and have to drink the other beers on the table. At the end of the game the loser must chug their beer and the winner remains on the table. That's really all there is to it. Well, the basics anyway. After you master these rules, you can move on to some more advanced stuff.
Throw-backs
Every time you get sunk on, you get a throw back. That is, you can attempt to throw the ball back into your opponent's cup. If you succede, your opponent must then chug thier beer as well. Note that sinking a throw back does not release you from your beer. If you make your throw back, your opponent then gets a chance to throw it back at your cup. If he makes it, you owe two beers and get another throw back, and so on and so on. You also get a throw back after you lose.
Spanks
If you see that the ball comming at you is going to hit your cup, you can block it, or "spank it". Your opponent is then awarded a throw back and gets the serve aferwards. If you spank it a second time, your opponent still gets his throw back, but you must chug half a beer first. The third time you chug a full beer, and the forth time you lose the game.
LINE 'EM UP
This last rule is what separates the men from the boys. Only the hardest pong players use this rule. If at any time during the game you get sunk on 3 times, you must line up 5 beers. You must finish chugging all 5 beers before the end of one song. Who ever is lining them up is usually given the choice of song. Although it can be whatever you want, we recommend Rage or White Zombie or something. And no Pink Floyd songs that are like 15 minutes long. To some of you this may seem like an impossible feat. Maybe this rule is not for you. However it is not only possible, but can be fun. In fact, at our house it is a regular occurence. It's always fun to get a picture
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2006-07-17 17:21:34
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