Beer Pong Rules
Beer pong rules and regulations differ greatly in various geographic locations,
so we have compiled a comprehensive list of beer pong rules that you can choose
from. Please see our main beer pong page for more information
about the game itself.
The most important part of a beer pong game, isn’t which rules you choose, rather
that each player agrees to the beer pong rules before play begins. If you would
like to download a printable version of the official Pong A Long Rules, you can
find them to the right.
Game Regulations
Rollbacks
With rollbacks, teams that make both cups on their turn will get the balls back,
bypassing the opposing teams turn.
Re-racks
At the beginning of a turn the throwing team can choose to “re-rack” the cups into
an accepted formation. Here is a chart of accepted formations:
Re-racks can be limited to 1 or 2 per game, or re-racks can occur at each agreed
upon formation.
Rebuttals
Rebuttals are one of the most controversial aspects of the sport, as they come in
many different forms. With rebuttals, if a team loses (their last cup has been hit)
they have a chance to send the game into overtime. Each player can shoot the ball
at the remaining cups until they miss. If the team that ended the game during regulation
play did so in a fashion that would give them “roll-backs”, then there are no rebuttals.
During the rebuttal, if the shooting team makes the remaining cups the game is then
sent into overtime. Overtime can be played with another round of rebuttals, or can
be sudden death, and the first to finish the cups off is the winner
Game Rules
These rules can be handpicked for all game play, but each of the beer pong rules
should be agreed upon before the start of any beer pong game.
Bounce Rule
Beer pong game play can allow for bouncing, or bouncing with defense. When bouncing
with defense is added, the offensive team can bounce the balls into the cup and
if made, two cups have to be removed from the table. However, the opposing team
can swat the balls away after the bounce has occurred.
Babe Ruth Rule
If a player calls a cup and sinks it, they get the ball right back and can shoot
again. If the player misses the cup (even if they make a different cup) the shot
is over and is counted as a miss.
Beer Pong Distractions Rule
Distractions or “psych-outs” can occur, but one of the main rules is that there
is no covering of the cups. This means that you can do whatever you would like except
place hands or clothing over the cups so that the opposing players cannot see where
they are shooting. Further, you cannot interfere with the ball in any way until
it has touched either the table or a cup.
Bitches Blow Rule
When a ball enters a cup and is spinning around the edges, a defending player can
blow into the cup and many times the ball will pop out. This rule states that only
women can blow a ball out of the cup.
Fingering Rule
Same as “Bitches Blow” rule, however this involves Men using a finger to knock a
ball out of a cup before the ball hits the liquid.
Flagship Rule
This rule states that the first cup in the beer pong rack has to be filled up to
the brim with the beverage in play.
Land Mines Rule
Each team secretly picks half of their cups to fill all the way to the top with
the game’s beverage and must drink the full amount when hit. Boom!
Sniper Rule
Team A makes their first shot of the round. Team B picks up the cup and starts to
drink the cup. Team A’s second shot goes right into the unfinished beer in the hands
of Team B. This means that the game is over. The cup is only safe when it is returned
to the table totally empty.
Naked Run
If a team is shutout completely, they have to run a full lap completely naked around
the outside of the house or 3 full laps around the inside of the room.
Spill Rule
If a cup is spilled during game play it counts and should be removed from the table.
The team with the spilt beer should drink the same amount of beverage as they spilled.
Exception: Bowling Rule.
Bowling Rule
Offensive teams may not throw balls at opposing cups with the intention of knocking
the cups over, thereby causing the spill rule.
Air Ball Rule
If a player misses all cups completely (unless only one cup left) then they must
remove a cup from their side.
NBA Jam Rule
If you hit three consecutive cups, you are now “on-fire”. When on-fire you can continue
shooting until you miss.