Extreme Beer Pong Now

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.

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.

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 make your shot