Beer Darts

Setup

Four 16oz. plastic party cups
2 pong balls
pong table
beer
4 players

Rules to drink by

The game is played 2 on 2.
Each player fills their cup all the way full to the top with beer.
The teams stand on opposite ends of a standard beer pong table as they would for beirut or beer pong.
Each player sets their full cup of beer at the end of the table, within 2-3 inches of the edge and usually in the corner, so that the table has a ‘four corners’ look with a cup in each corner.
Rock-Paper-Scissors or winners shoot first decides the team that will start with the balls.
It is a good idea to have a judge, possibly the team that has next game
Basic Ground Rules:
-The balls are always in play and can be thrown any time
-You must drink before you are allowed to participate (this includes any contact with the ball, cups or table)

The game starts with the first team throwing one or both of their balls, the idea of the game is to eliminate the other team. If a ball lands in a cup, half of that cup must be consumed before the owner of the cup can participate again. If the ball hits the top lip of the cup and bounces UP INTO THE AIR it must be caught by the defending team. If a ‘catchable ball’ is not caught, the owner of the cup drinks a quarter of the beer, or approx. 4 ounces.
Once a players cup is empty, they are out of the game and their teammate must fend for himself and defend his cup on his own.

The game ends when both players from a team are completely eliminated.

Remember that the balls are always in play, its not alternate shot like beer pong, so if the ball rolls back to your end of the table, or a ball is sitting innocently on the table while the opponent is chasing down the other ball, go ahead and throw it again. My friends get violent trying to steal the balls, which is against the rules, so this should be addressed at the beginning.
You will find that you have to drink your ‘quarter or half’ quickly in order to help your teammate because its very hard to play 1 against 2, so getting enough to drink is never a problem, and catching the balls gets more and more interesting as the night goes on.

Submitted by

Widowmaker from Albany College of Pharmacy