Bring on the Beer Pong

TO celebrate his birthday on December 23, Kyle Dicks organised a Beer Pong event at local pub, Ella Mera.

Beer Pong is a drinking game in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in a cup of beer on the other end. The game typically consists of opposing teams of two or more players per side with six or ten cups set up in a triangle formation on each side.

Each team takes turns attempting to shoot ping pong balls into the opponent’s cups. If a ball lands in a cup, the contents of that cup are consumed by the other team and the cup is removed from the table. The first team to eliminate all of the opponent’s cups is the winner.

In this case, the game ended in a draw and bragging rights were shared between Kyle and Jason on one team and Shane and PJ on the other team.

The games were enjoyed by those who participated and another tournament will be held later this year, with prizes to be won.

Interested in taking part in the next tournament? Check out the Beer Pong rules below:

BEERPONG RULES:
#1. There is to be a referee present at all times during the course of each game.
#2. Fines are to be that of a distasteful nature, e.g. tequila…
#3. No beverages other than those used for the game are to be present on the table at any time or a fine will be dispensed by the referee. Players must have their cups in hand at all times.
#4. The teams to play are to be that of two people only. No substitutions are allowed.
#5. Both players must stand beside each other whilst a throw is being made.
#6. Any challenge on a throw or any form of interference will be resolved by the referee.
#7. Any decision made by the referee is final.
#8. There is no defense.
#9. On any throw the ball must land in a cup starting from the top down for said throw to be counted as legitimate.
#10. Once half of either team’s drinks are finished half time will be called.
#11. A direct throw at the opponents’ cups may be swatted away by the defending team.
#12. A successful direct throw will constitute both defending players to drink one cup only.
#13. A throw where the ball bounces before landing in a cup may not be swatted away. A successful bounced throw will constitute one of the defending players to have one beverage only. The offenders will decide who drinks.
#14. An extremely poor throw will constitute a ‘shit throw’, the offender will have sips from their own drinks in direct proportion to the number of fingers shown by the referee.
#15. If the beer pong ball lands in the beverage of any player, during the course of the game, that player will be required to finish the remainder of their beverage.
#16. Bumping of the table or damaging the table will incur a death penalty.
#17. After each successful throw, (a throw that lands the ball within a cup) by either team, a new rule may be implemented for the remainder of that game.
#18. Rules may not be directed at any specific person or persons but must be generalized, e.g. all players must throw with their left hand. This is legitimate and may stand. Picking a specific player, eg: Kyle must drink whenever anyone else drinks, is an illegal rule and will not stand.
#19. New rules are made once only, should any player make an illegal rule they forfeit their rule and the game commences.
#20. Any new rule may cancel a previous rule, add to a previous rule or be entirely new.
#21. No player may leave the game without express permission from the referee as well as agreement by the opposing team.
#22. All challengers will supply the beverages for the game that they are to play.
#23. No hard liquor within beer pong cups, beer only.
#24. Should any of the demarcated foul lines be struck by the ball, the offenders will be subjected to a fine.
#25. Bystanders are to stand behind either team and not to the side in case of a ball being swatted away. No player will be held liable for any injuries received.
#26. Should any player be incapacitated for any reason, said player’s partner will receive a fine and continue the game alone until completion.
#27. Each team will receive one timeout per round and the request therefore must be directed at the referee.
#28. The winning team must stay on the table until they are beaten and may only forfeit the table by drinking all of their beer.