The Macabees
30-04-2009, 05:51
I just bought an "official" beer pong table. Really, the only thing official about it is that it's the "official" size (eight feet long, two feet [or something like that] wide) and the fact that it was super expensive. But, it has a picture of a marijuana leaf on it (you can find it on the internet; it was like the second website that came up on a Google search for beer pong tables). Regardless, basically I live by myself, in my own pad, although two rooms will soon be rented out (ideally, students like me). But, that's besides the point. The point is that I'm going to be hosting regular beer pong competitions, and I'm writing up the rules.
Here are my "basic" rules (what I have for sure):
Bouncing vs. Tossing: Any player taking a shot has the option of attempting to toss the ball directly into the opposing team’s cups or bouncing the ball one or more times into the cups. If a player successfully makes a bounced shot, the opposing team has to drink two cups. The defending (non-throwing) team can defend cups against bounced a shot by blocking or swatting the ball once it hits the table.
Re-racking: (Assuming ten-cup start.) Re-racks occur at 6 and 3.
Rebuttal: The rebuttal rule only applies at the end of the game. Each player on the team which has had their cups eliminated gets to shoot until they miss. If and when they both miss and there are still cups remaining on their opponents’ side, they lose and proceed to drink what’s left of their opponents’ alcohol. When rebuttal comes into conflict with the Make It-Take it rule, Make It-Take it is observed. For example, there are two cups remaining on a side and the shooters from the opposing team each make their shot, clearing the table. Under usual circumstances, they would get the balls back and shoot again, which in this case gives them the victory because it’s their turn and they cleared the table.
Rim-shots: Bitches blow, dicks flick.
Spills: Spills, whether your own cups or the opponent’s cups, results in drinking another cup from your own stock (one cup per spilled cup).
Deflections: All deflections that make it into the cup count.
Overtime: Normally, in the case that the rebuttal succeeds in making it into all of the opponent’s cups, then the game is theoretically a tie. There will be not of that faggotry in my pad. Both teams will fill up three additional cups and organize them in a triangle (two in the back row and one in the front row). This overtime will continue as usual, and will be repeated in case of another “draw”.
"Miracles": If a shot happens to land and stay on top of the cups, that shot will count as a miss. Congratulations - you are lucky, but you have not proved that you have any pong skills at all. If you can prove to us that you can intentionally land a ball on the cups on demand, we'll consider changing this rule. Until then, put the ball in the cup - that is the point of the game.
Elbows: Elbows should always be behind the edge of the table.
Here are three rules which I haven't printed out yet, but may later on:
Airballs: If a player completely misses the table during a shot (“airball”) the player must chug a beer from one of the player’s team’s cups.
Troll: If a player does not make a shot during the course of the game, the player must sit under the table for a full game thereafter.
Baberuth Rule: If you call your cup and make it, you get the ball back. If you call your shot and make it into another cup, it counts as a miss.
What house rules do you guys have?
Here are my "basic" rules (what I have for sure):
Bouncing vs. Tossing: Any player taking a shot has the option of attempting to toss the ball directly into the opposing team’s cups or bouncing the ball one or more times into the cups. If a player successfully makes a bounced shot, the opposing team has to drink two cups. The defending (non-throwing) team can defend cups against bounced a shot by blocking or swatting the ball once it hits the table.
Re-racking: (Assuming ten-cup start.) Re-racks occur at 6 and 3.
Rebuttal: The rebuttal rule only applies at the end of the game. Each player on the team which has had their cups eliminated gets to shoot until they miss. If and when they both miss and there are still cups remaining on their opponents’ side, they lose and proceed to drink what’s left of their opponents’ alcohol. When rebuttal comes into conflict with the Make It-Take it rule, Make It-Take it is observed. For example, there are two cups remaining on a side and the shooters from the opposing team each make their shot, clearing the table. Under usual circumstances, they would get the balls back and shoot again, which in this case gives them the victory because it’s their turn and they cleared the table.
Rim-shots: Bitches blow, dicks flick.
Spills: Spills, whether your own cups or the opponent’s cups, results in drinking another cup from your own stock (one cup per spilled cup).
Deflections: All deflections that make it into the cup count.
Overtime: Normally, in the case that the rebuttal succeeds in making it into all of the opponent’s cups, then the game is theoretically a tie. There will be not of that faggotry in my pad. Both teams will fill up three additional cups and organize them in a triangle (two in the back row and one in the front row). This overtime will continue as usual, and will be repeated in case of another “draw”.
"Miracles": If a shot happens to land and stay on top of the cups, that shot will count as a miss. Congratulations - you are lucky, but you have not proved that you have any pong skills at all. If you can prove to us that you can intentionally land a ball on the cups on demand, we'll consider changing this rule. Until then, put the ball in the cup - that is the point of the game.
Elbows: Elbows should always be behind the edge of the table.
Here are three rules which I haven't printed out yet, but may later on:
Airballs: If a player completely misses the table during a shot (“airball”) the player must chug a beer from one of the player’s team’s cups.
Troll: If a player does not make a shot during the course of the game, the player must sit under the table for a full game thereafter.
Baberuth Rule: If you call your cup and make it, you get the ball back. If you call your shot and make it into another cup, it counts as a miss.
What house rules do you guys have?