Beer Pong
The Carolina Trash uses International Beerpong Association Rules (www.beerpong.org). The info below is is courtesy of TuTu. Check out National Beer Pong League (www.nbpl.net) for other game variations
Beer Pong Rules
1) BEER Pong is a friendly game, AGRESSIVE play is charged with a drink!
2) BEER Pong is a team sport, when one person drinks both people drink!
3) If a referee is present, they have the last word on who drinks.
4) Points are scored in drinks, a point is scored whenthe ball bounces twice or out of play, or hits someone's glass.
5) If the ball bounces twice or out of play, 1 drink.
6) If the ball hits the glass, 1 drink.
7) If the ball hits the rim of the glass, 2 drinks.
8) If the ball goes into the glass, the remaining BEER must be consumed, but a "Throw-back" is permitted by consumer at the glass of scorer.
9) If the ball hits a cup on the serve, the penalty is the same as the score would have been (i.e. side~1 drink, rim~2 drinks, splork~chug).
10) A ball is playable until it has bounced twice on a side or out of play, potential drinks carry progressively until a side loses the point, when that team drinks the accumulated total of drinks.
11) All arguments result in a social!
12) Playing the net is allowed and not considered aggressive, however your elbow must be touching the table at all times. If the ball is contacted while your elbow is elevated, play stops and 1 drink is given to team that committed foul.
13) Courtesy Shots should always be attempted to keep ball in play. Attempts to Courtesy can not be punished, however a successful Courtesy Shot carries 1 drink.
14) If a dog is present. The Dog rule is in effect, which means if a dog is able to get the ball prior to a player, that side drinks from which the ball was retrieved.
15) No whining! Whining is charged with 1 drink.
16) Cups of opponents must be in the circles prior to serving.
17) Shots bouncing off BEER guts are legal and do not count as an extra bounce.
18) If a shot is going to miss the opponent's side, but is so easy to get that a Courtesy Shot should be automatic, but then is not made, a Lack-of-Courtesy is charged to guilty party with a drink.
19) If at any time during play the players lose track of drinks due to complication of accounting, a social is called and all drink 1.
20) If at any time a player knocks over their own cup, they must refill completely and drink its entirety.
21) If the ball bounces off a cup, back onto the other side prior to bouncing twice, the ball is still in play and 1 drink carries.
22) 4 paddles hits in the air by opposing teams is a social.
23) If a ball hits 2 cups during a score, the total drinks doubles.
24) NO Goaltending!
25) NO Surrogate cups (if used drinks are doubled!)
26) If there are two referees, and they do not agree on a call, then the referees drink. on a call, then the referees drink.
27) If a spectator is accidentally hit with a paddle, the spectator drinks.
28) One can not start at the net during serve for net play, only after service can one advance to net.
29) Ignorance is no excuse!
30) No Shenanigans!
31) If the ball hits the overhead light, social.
32) No Gloating.
33) No passive-agressive shots.
34) If someone tips their cup, without knocking it over, but it spills a little, they must take a sip.
(ABOVE: Cheap Mexican Whore and Bumper Bullet's Beerpong Table)
How to build your own BEERpong table
By
TuTu
This is what you will need:
One1 keg of BEER (and plastic 16 oz cups, BEERpong standard)
One 4’ x 8’ sheet of 1/2" (or 3/4") plywood
Three 2" x 4" x 12’ long boards (construction grade is fine)
One ping pong kit (Wal-Mart sells a kit that comes with a net, 4 paddles, and some balls for ~ $15)
Start building:
Cut two of the 2" x 4"’s into 2 pieces, one piece 7’8" (92") and the other 3’3" (39") for frame
Cut the third 2" x 4" into 4 pieces, each 2’10" (34") long for legs
Put the 3’3" pieces inside the 7’8" pieces and nail and glue together
Center the sheet of plywood on the glue coated frame and nail from the top into the frame
Flip the whole thing over and nail and glue the legs into the corners of the frame as shown below.
Finishing touches:
Most Beerpong table marks are in paddle dimensions (See below).
For the singles circle, create a circle 1.5 paddle from the edge in the center
For doubles, create circles 1 paddle in and 1 paddle up from the edges
For the surface, be creative, but seal the surface if possible with Polyurethane or some kind of sealant, it
makes beer spillage much easier to clean up
Hang your paddles on the end of the table (drill a hole in the handle) for easy storage
Don't forget to have a beer rag handy for spills, I suggest hanging one off the end of the table for easy
access.
To avoid aggression you can always add a tall net (2 paddles, end to end is a good height)
