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Beer pong (also called Beirut, Ruit, Lob pong and other names) is a drinking game in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in one of several cups of beer on the other end. The game typically consists of two two-player teams, one on each side of a table, and a number of cups set up on each side. There are no official rules, so rules may vary widely, though usually there are six, ten or 15 plastic cups arranged in a triangle on each side. [1] The number of players on a team can vary as well, from one to three or more.
When a ball lands in a cup, the defending team must consume that cup's beer. The game is won by eliminating all the other team's cups before one's own cups are eliminated. The losing team must then consume all the beer remaining in the winning team's cups. [1] The order of play varies – both players on one team shoot followed by both players on the other team, or players on opposite teams can alternate back and forth. [2] If two balls land in the same cup during the same round of play, the game is over.
Today, beer pong is played at a multitude of North American colleges and universities and elsewhere. [3] [4] The game is also played by high school students, despite the fact that furnishing alcohol to persons under the age of 21 is illegal in the United States. [5] [6]
Although the preceding guidelines are common, the rules may be subject to a wide variety of modifications and additions that often vary based on the area of the country, the state, or even the house in which a particular game is played.
The game is a spin-off of a similar game, also called pong, which uses ping pong paddles and was said to have been created at Dartmouth College. [7]
The most common modern version of the game is played without paddles and has a murkier beginning. The Daily Princetonian, the student newspaper of Princeton University, attributed the naming of the paddle-less game where balls are thrown into cups to the early 1980s at Bucknell University or Lehigh University. [7] Many students at Lafayette College, rivals of Lehigh, insist modern, paddle-less Beirut was invented at their school, but The Lafayette, the college's student newspaper, says there is no proof to back up the assertion. [8]
The meaning of the terms Beer pong and Beirut may vary depending on where the game is played. Beer pong is the more common name of the game, with a CollegeHumor survey showing that 77% of respondents called it "Beer pong," versus 23% for "Beirut". [9] However, Beirut is unambiguously accepted to be the version of the game in which players throw the balls, while in some locations beer pong can mean either the same game as Beirut, or the version with paddles.
The naming of "Beirut" is disputed. The Daily Princetonian suggests that the name was coined at Bucknell or Lehigh around the time of the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut being the capital of Lebanon and scene of much fighting. [7]
Beer pong is usually played with two teams of two persons each. Each team begins the game standing at either end of the table behind their rack of cups.
According to the World Series of Beer Pong, the regulation table size is 8 × 2 feet (2.44 × 0.61 meters), and it stands 27.5 inches (69.8 centimeters) above the ground. [10]
The most common place to play beer pong is on a ping pong table, however the game can be played on any flat surface with enough space to hold the two formations of cups, such as a board or a door taken from its hinges. A folding banquet table is also a common playing surface.
Beer pong enthusiasts may create a personalized table for use by friends and visitors. In general, this will be a plywood board cut to proper size, painted with sports, school or fraternity symbols, and then given a liquid-proof coating. [11]
The most common and preferred cups used are Solo or Dixie 16 ounce cups. These cups have ridge-lines which can be used precisely to measure the amount of beer to be poured.
On each side of the table, teams assemble equilateral triangles, with the convergence point focusing on the other team. Games typically use either six or ten cups, but any higher number may be used. The cups forming the base of the triangle are aligned with the edge of the table, unless the tabletop has a bevel which would make such an arrangement unstable. In this case, the thumb is used as an impromptu measuring device, with the cups set back from the edge of the table the distance from the tip of the thumb to its first knuckle.
Also on each side are one or two cups filled with water used to rinse balls which have fallen on the floor, often called a "rinse", "courtesy cup", "douche cup" or "water cup".
In one variation, for sanitary reasons each cup may be filled with water instead of alcohol, with participants drinking from their own beer when a ball is sunk. This prevents players from sharing cups and from germs or dirt getting into the beer they drink.
38 mm or 40 mm table tennis balls are used. At some universities, a quarter is instead used for game play. If a quarter is being used then it's no longer beer pong, but rather the game called " quarters".
Usually a cheap pale lager or light beer of 3.2-5% abv [4] (for example, Bud Light, Keystone Light, Coors Light) is used since large quantities may be consumed during the course of several games. Typically, approximately 4 ounces of beer is poured into each cup in the formation, which is equivalent to the first or second ridgeline up from the bottom in a 16 ounce cup. This works out to be two 12 ounce cans of beer per team in a regular six cup game. However, more or less liquid can be used. Sometimes, teams may decide to fill one cup of their choice to the brim, which is called the "Money Cup" or "Death Cup". Also, strong ale may be used by one team and not the other as a means of handicapping. The game is not limited to beer. Hard alcohol mixes, shots, or wine can be substituted by choice or when beer is not available.
There are very few universal beer pong rules, and specific rules should be agreed upon before play begins. Typically, players abide by a uniform set of "house rules", which are often consistent within one university or region of the country (e.g., "Ivy League rules" or "West Coast rules"), or may vary on a house-by-house basis. [12] The following rules should all be considered general and may or may not apply to specific games.
Beer pong can be played with a variety of minor rule changes based on 'house rules' or 'table rules'. These include variations in any number of rules. For example, a successful bounce often results in a two cup drink requirement for the defending team. However, other tables may ban the bounce altogether. While 6 cup is generally standard, 10 cup can played by house rules. House rules are very important for the game, as they dictate how the game is played in the 'here and now' rather than some type of standardized method, such as that described here on wikipedia. Other common house rules include rituals for a tie (rebuttal, overtime, shoot till you miss, etc.), the 'elbow rule' (where a players elbow from their leading arm may not exceed the edge of the table), re-rack rules (usually one re-rack is allowed per 6 cup game but some tables are played with none or several re-racks), "behind the back" shots (if a ball makes it's way back to the side it was just thrown from, the player is allowed to make an underhand shot from behind their back), and more. House rules make a game of beer pong unique to the house, table, or group of friends. Knowing and playing by the specific rules is an important part of the game, and this wikipedia article only serves as a basic guideline, but by no means is a standardized rulebook.
The team who won the previous game is often given possession of both balls first, enabling that team to set a scoring precedent.
In tournaments, where no upper hand is established prior to a matchup, many other techniques are often employed in determining the initial possession. Among these are shooting normally to see who can make a cup first, alternating possession, making shots from a long distance, playing rock, paper, scissors or doing a face off, which is done when a player from each team holds eye contact (known as "eye to eye") with each other and will simultaneously shoot the ball with their opponent. The player who shoots the ball into the cup closest to the front of the formation wins possession for his team. If both players either miss or make it on the same shot, the face off repeats with the other players. As a variation on initial possession, rather than giving the initial team two balls to start, the disadvantaged team will sometimes receive a single ball to shoot with and begin the game.If ball lands balanced on the edge of a couple cups it counts as 3 cups and and there ball back.
There are four major ways to shoot in beer pong:
House rules often dictate the distance from which a player must shoot. In some locations, the shooter's hand is not allowed to cross the plane of the table. In others, players are permitted to lean out over the table when shooting, decreasing the distance of the shot and presumably improving accuracy. However, any cups which he or she inadvertently knocks over while leaning are removed from play, thus putting their team at a disadvantage. If a player makes two cups in a row, they may say "heating up", and if they make the next one then they would say "on fire" and they would continue to shoot and get the ball back until they miss. If they were to make last cup while on fire, then the game is automatically over
Reracking, rearranging or consolidation are terms for the one or two rearrangements of cups into different formations, which is an optional rule. It is normally used in order to keep the game progressing at a steady pace, thus giving other hopeful players an opportunity to play. The various rerack formations have different names depending on house rules. Players may either be required to ask for a rerack at the beginning of a turn; alternatively reracking is done automatically, depending on house rules. Reracks are not allowed during the middle of ones turn and must be announced before the first player shoots the ball. Common reracks are performed when six, four, three, two, or one cup remains to be made. In some places, reracking with five cups is considered a faux pas, despite how disjointed the current pattern may be.
Another variation played in some circles involves leaving all empty cups in their positions on the table. If a player of the opposing team accidentally sinks a ball into an empty cup on one's side, they have to drink the corresponding cup on their own side. If that cup is empty, another in the same row is used. If none are available, then move back a row, and continue until a cup is found. If there is only a single cup remaining on their side, then the team drinks that cup, and the game is over. At any time, players from either team can request to know which cups are empty/full on the other side of the table.
If a player shoots the ball and it stalls inbetween the cups it is two cups and the player who shot gets there ball back
If both players on a team make their shots for a turn, the balls are sent back to that team, called "roll back", "bring back", "balls back" and other names. The team is given the opportunity to shoot for another turn. This is analogous to pool, where a successful shot will provide the team with an additional shot, and allows for the possibility of one team eliminating all cups and shutting out an opponent before they are given a chance to play.
Professionals, when both making a cup for bring back, will simply say "SENDIES" meaning to send the balls back
If both players make their shots into the same cup on a given turn, one of several things can happen depending on the local rules. Generally, both cups are consumed and the balls are "rolled back." Other variations include drinking multiple cups or the game ending.
There are three ways that a team can defend their cups:
A shutout rule is a house rule usually stated before a game or during the game in the midst of a shutout. If the shutout does occur the losing team must do whatever the two teams decided on before the game or during the game. The rule is not a set rule and can change from location to location or from game to game. Some common shutout rules are that the losing team has to run around the residence in the nude (commonly referred to as being "skunked") or simply do a beer bong.[ citation needed]
If the opposing team makes the last cup, the other team must make all remaining cups, or the opposing team wins. However, if the team makes both shots in the final cup, the game is over, with no chance for a rebuttal. A second, less common rebuttal method is "shoot 'til you miss", where the losing team tries to hit all of the opposing team's cups, until they miss a shot. If a tie occurs, either it cancels out and both teams keep playing or an overtime ensues.
During the game if two balls are made into the same cup then the game is over immediately.
Depending on the rules of the house, a penalty for the losing team may be in order if they are "shut out" (fail to make a cup). A common penalty for being shut out is streaking.
A team who is on the verge of defeat has a last ditch effort to keep the game going. This is called "Rebuttal." If both players are successful in their final chance, the game continues and 6 new cups are set up for both sides, extending the game. Or both players of the losing team just take turns shooting until they miss. Both player must make their shots for the game to continue.
In some house rules, players must immediately drink any cup that has been hit. Failure to do so incurs a penalty, such as drinking more beer or losing the game. [13] In most cases this is called "drink before you sink". In other words, you must finish drinking the cup that has been made before you take your next shot. In other house rules, cups that are hit and unconsumed are "Death Cups" and if a ball is shot into one, the game is over immediately with no redemption.
Some municipalities and states have attempted to ban beer pong, either from bars or in general. In Oxford, Ohio, where Miami University is located, the city council tried to ban the game from being played outdoors, [14] and in Arlington, Virginia, bar owners were told to stop allowing the game to be played in their establishments. [1] In some cases, parents have been arrested for allowing the game to be played by underage participants. [5] Also, some schools in North Carolina have tried to ban the game, citing laws that all drinking games are illegal in the state. In the fall of 2007, Georgetown University officially banned all beer pong paraphernalia, such as custom-built tables and the possession of many ping-pong balls. [15] Some writers have mentioned beer pong as contributing to "out of control" college drinking. [16]
National Beer pong tournaments are held in the United States. Since the drinking age in the United States is currently 21 in all states, entry into most tournaments is restricted to players who meet this age requirement. Some, however, have held tournaments with other liquids legal to minors, such as milk or water. On October 19, 2007 Justin Agnew and Sam Hoffman took first place at the World Series of Beer Pong held in Las Vegas defeating Brooke Lopez and Kelly Milkican, who when interviewed said "We were simply outmatched". Although it is not official, a majority of the beer pong playing population regards these two as the World Champions. Guinness is in the process of entering the names into the book of records, but reportedly is taking issue with the fact that the beer used at the W.S.O.B.P. was a non-Guinness product.[ citation needed] Furthermore, Brooke Lopez and Kelly Milkican have not won against the Agnew/Hoffman tandom in over a year of competition leaving them "frusterated and bitter" with their lack of beer pong skills.
The most notable include The World Series of Beer Pong, The Bing Bong Spring Cup, The World Pong Tour, [17] [18] Beer Pong Summer Cup, Beer Pong World Cup Invitational, ABAA's National Tour and the World Beer Pong Tournament.
A more common and decentralized organization of Beer pong games is small leagues. Ordinarily, a group of college students or other pong enthusiasts will create teams (partnerships) and play weekly against each other, such as at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with the "Isla Vista Beer Pong League", [19] and New York University. [20]
The game also appears in the Nintendo Wii game Game Party. [21]
Bud Pong was the branded version of beer pong that brewer Anheuser-Busch said involved the drinking of water, not Budweiser or any other beer. In the summer of 2005, the company began marketing "Bud Pong" kits to its distributors. Francine I. Katz, vice president for communications and consumer affairs, was reported in The New York Times as saying that Bud Pong was not intended for underage drinkers because promotions were held in bars, not on campuses. And it did not promote binge drinking, she said, because official rules call for water to be used, not beer. [22]
The New York Times quoted a bartender at a club near Clemson University as saying she had worked at several Bud Pong events and had "never seen anyone playing with water. It's always beer. It's just like any other beer pong." [22]
Some expressed incredulity at Anheuser-Busch's public statements. Henry Wechsler, director of the College Alcohol Study at the Harvard School of Public Health, said: "Why would alcohol companies promote games that involve drinking water? It's preposterous," [22] while advertising news site Adjab opined that "someone playing Bud Pong with water is about as likely as a teenage kid using the rolling paper he bought at the convenience store to smoke tobacco." [23]
On October 19, 2005, the company professed surprise that some players were using beer instead of water, and withdrew the game in response to criticism. Katz stated that "Despite our explicit guidelines, there may have been instances where this promotion was not carried out in the manner it was intended." However, on many campuses this water rule has been adopted to promote cleanliness. Players then keep a beer in a can or cup and must finish it by the end of the game.
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Beer pong (also called Beirut, Ruit, Lob pong and other names) is a drinking game in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table with the intent of landing the ball in one of several cups of beer on the other end. The game typically consists of two two-player teams, one on each side of a table, and a number of cups set up on each side. There are no official rules, so rules may vary widely, though usually there are six, ten or 15 plastic cups arranged in a triangle on each side. [1] The number of players on a team can vary as well, from one to three or more.
When a ball lands in a cup, the defending team must consume that cup's beer. The game is won by eliminating all the other team's cups before one's own cups are eliminated. The losing team must then consume all the beer remaining in the winning team's cups. [1] The order of play varies – both players on one team shoot followed by both players on the other team, or players on opposite teams can alternate back and forth. [2] If two balls land in the same cup during the same round of play, the game is over.
Today, beer pong is played at a multitude of North American colleges and universities and elsewhere. [3] [4] The game is also played by high school students, despite the fact that furnishing alcohol to persons under the age of 21 is illegal in the United States. [5] [6]
Although the preceding guidelines are common, the rules may be subject to a wide variety of modifications and additions that often vary based on the area of the country, the state, or even the house in which a particular game is played.
The game is a spin-off of a similar game, also called pong, which uses ping pong paddles and was said to have been created at Dartmouth College. [7]
The most common modern version of the game is played without paddles and has a murkier beginning. The Daily Princetonian, the student newspaper of Princeton University, attributed the naming of the paddle-less game where balls are thrown into cups to the early 1980s at Bucknell University or Lehigh University. [7] Many students at Lafayette College, rivals of Lehigh, insist modern, paddle-less Beirut was invented at their school, but The Lafayette, the college's student newspaper, says there is no proof to back up the assertion. [8]
The meaning of the terms Beer pong and Beirut may vary depending on where the game is played. Beer pong is the more common name of the game, with a CollegeHumor survey showing that 77% of respondents called it "Beer pong," versus 23% for "Beirut". [9] However, Beirut is unambiguously accepted to be the version of the game in which players throw the balls, while in some locations beer pong can mean either the same game as Beirut, or the version with paddles.
The naming of "Beirut" is disputed. The Daily Princetonian suggests that the name was coined at Bucknell or Lehigh around the time of the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut being the capital of Lebanon and scene of much fighting. [7]
Beer pong is usually played with two teams of two persons each. Each team begins the game standing at either end of the table behind their rack of cups.
According to the World Series of Beer Pong, the regulation table size is 8 × 2 feet (2.44 × 0.61 meters), and it stands 27.5 inches (69.8 centimeters) above the ground. [10]
The most common place to play beer pong is on a ping pong table, however the game can be played on any flat surface with enough space to hold the two formations of cups, such as a board or a door taken from its hinges. A folding banquet table is also a common playing surface.
Beer pong enthusiasts may create a personalized table for use by friends and visitors. In general, this will be a plywood board cut to proper size, painted with sports, school or fraternity symbols, and then given a liquid-proof coating. [11]
The most common and preferred cups used are Solo or Dixie 16 ounce cups. These cups have ridge-lines which can be used precisely to measure the amount of beer to be poured.
On each side of the table, teams assemble equilateral triangles, with the convergence point focusing on the other team. Games typically use either six or ten cups, but any higher number may be used. The cups forming the base of the triangle are aligned with the edge of the table, unless the tabletop has a bevel which would make such an arrangement unstable. In this case, the thumb is used as an impromptu measuring device, with the cups set back from the edge of the table the distance from the tip of the thumb to its first knuckle.
Also on each side are one or two cups filled with water used to rinse balls which have fallen on the floor, often called a "rinse", "courtesy cup", "douche cup" or "water cup".
In one variation, for sanitary reasons each cup may be filled with water instead of alcohol, with participants drinking from their own beer when a ball is sunk. This prevents players from sharing cups and from germs or dirt getting into the beer they drink.
38 mm or 40 mm table tennis balls are used. At some universities, a quarter is instead used for game play. If a quarter is being used then it's no longer beer pong, but rather the game called " quarters".
Usually a cheap pale lager or light beer of 3.2-5% abv [4] (for example, Bud Light, Keystone Light, Coors Light) is used since large quantities may be consumed during the course of several games. Typically, approximately 4 ounces of beer is poured into each cup in the formation, which is equivalent to the first or second ridgeline up from the bottom in a 16 ounce cup. This works out to be two 12 ounce cans of beer per team in a regular six cup game. However, more or less liquid can be used. Sometimes, teams may decide to fill one cup of their choice to the brim, which is called the "Money Cup" or "Death Cup". Also, strong ale may be used by one team and not the other as a means of handicapping. The game is not limited to beer. Hard alcohol mixes, shots, or wine can be substituted by choice or when beer is not available.
There are very few universal beer pong rules, and specific rules should be agreed upon before play begins. Typically, players abide by a uniform set of "house rules", which are often consistent within one university or region of the country (e.g., "Ivy League rules" or "West Coast rules"), or may vary on a house-by-house basis. [12] The following rules should all be considered general and may or may not apply to specific games.
Beer pong can be played with a variety of minor rule changes based on 'house rules' or 'table rules'. These include variations in any number of rules. For example, a successful bounce often results in a two cup drink requirement for the defending team. However, other tables may ban the bounce altogether. While 6 cup is generally standard, 10 cup can played by house rules. House rules are very important for the game, as they dictate how the game is played in the 'here and now' rather than some type of standardized method, such as that described here on wikipedia. Other common house rules include rituals for a tie (rebuttal, overtime, shoot till you miss, etc.), the 'elbow rule' (where a players elbow from their leading arm may not exceed the edge of the table), re-rack rules (usually one re-rack is allowed per 6 cup game but some tables are played with none or several re-racks), "behind the back" shots (if a ball makes it's way back to the side it was just thrown from, the player is allowed to make an underhand shot from behind their back), and more. House rules make a game of beer pong unique to the house, table, or group of friends. Knowing and playing by the specific rules is an important part of the game, and this wikipedia article only serves as a basic guideline, but by no means is a standardized rulebook.
The team who won the previous game is often given possession of both balls first, enabling that team to set a scoring precedent.
In tournaments, where no upper hand is established prior to a matchup, many other techniques are often employed in determining the initial possession. Among these are shooting normally to see who can make a cup first, alternating possession, making shots from a long distance, playing rock, paper, scissors or doing a face off, which is done when a player from each team holds eye contact (known as "eye to eye") with each other and will simultaneously shoot the ball with their opponent. The player who shoots the ball into the cup closest to the front of the formation wins possession for his team. If both players either miss or make it on the same shot, the face off repeats with the other players. As a variation on initial possession, rather than giving the initial team two balls to start, the disadvantaged team will sometimes receive a single ball to shoot with and begin the game.If ball lands balanced on the edge of a couple cups it counts as 3 cups and and there ball back.
There are four major ways to shoot in beer pong:
House rules often dictate the distance from which a player must shoot. In some locations, the shooter's hand is not allowed to cross the plane of the table. In others, players are permitted to lean out over the table when shooting, decreasing the distance of the shot and presumably improving accuracy. However, any cups which he or she inadvertently knocks over while leaning are removed from play, thus putting their team at a disadvantage. If a player makes two cups in a row, they may say "heating up", and if they make the next one then they would say "on fire" and they would continue to shoot and get the ball back until they miss. If they were to make last cup while on fire, then the game is automatically over
Reracking, rearranging or consolidation are terms for the one or two rearrangements of cups into different formations, which is an optional rule. It is normally used in order to keep the game progressing at a steady pace, thus giving other hopeful players an opportunity to play. The various rerack formations have different names depending on house rules. Players may either be required to ask for a rerack at the beginning of a turn; alternatively reracking is done automatically, depending on house rules. Reracks are not allowed during the middle of ones turn and must be announced before the first player shoots the ball. Common reracks are performed when six, four, three, two, or one cup remains to be made. In some places, reracking with five cups is considered a faux pas, despite how disjointed the current pattern may be.
Another variation played in some circles involves leaving all empty cups in their positions on the table. If a player of the opposing team accidentally sinks a ball into an empty cup on one's side, they have to drink the corresponding cup on their own side. If that cup is empty, another in the same row is used. If none are available, then move back a row, and continue until a cup is found. If there is only a single cup remaining on their side, then the team drinks that cup, and the game is over. At any time, players from either team can request to know which cups are empty/full on the other side of the table.
If a player shoots the ball and it stalls inbetween the cups it is two cups and the player who shot gets there ball back
If both players on a team make their shots for a turn, the balls are sent back to that team, called "roll back", "bring back", "balls back" and other names. The team is given the opportunity to shoot for another turn. This is analogous to pool, where a successful shot will provide the team with an additional shot, and allows for the possibility of one team eliminating all cups and shutting out an opponent before they are given a chance to play.
Professionals, when both making a cup for bring back, will simply say "SENDIES" meaning to send the balls back
If both players make their shots into the same cup on a given turn, one of several things can happen depending on the local rules. Generally, both cups are consumed and the balls are "rolled back." Other variations include drinking multiple cups or the game ending.
There are three ways that a team can defend their cups:
A shutout rule is a house rule usually stated before a game or during the game in the midst of a shutout. If the shutout does occur the losing team must do whatever the two teams decided on before the game or during the game. The rule is not a set rule and can change from location to location or from game to game. Some common shutout rules are that the losing team has to run around the residence in the nude (commonly referred to as being "skunked") or simply do a beer bong.[ citation needed]
If the opposing team makes the last cup, the other team must make all remaining cups, or the opposing team wins. However, if the team makes both shots in the final cup, the game is over, with no chance for a rebuttal. A second, less common rebuttal method is "shoot 'til you miss", where the losing team tries to hit all of the opposing team's cups, until they miss a shot. If a tie occurs, either it cancels out and both teams keep playing or an overtime ensues.
During the game if two balls are made into the same cup then the game is over immediately.
Depending on the rules of the house, a penalty for the losing team may be in order if they are "shut out" (fail to make a cup). A common penalty for being shut out is streaking.
A team who is on the verge of defeat has a last ditch effort to keep the game going. This is called "Rebuttal." If both players are successful in their final chance, the game continues and 6 new cups are set up for both sides, extending the game. Or both players of the losing team just take turns shooting until they miss. Both player must make their shots for the game to continue.
In some house rules, players must immediately drink any cup that has been hit. Failure to do so incurs a penalty, such as drinking more beer or losing the game. [13] In most cases this is called "drink before you sink". In other words, you must finish drinking the cup that has been made before you take your next shot. In other house rules, cups that are hit and unconsumed are "Death Cups" and if a ball is shot into one, the game is over immediately with no redemption.
Some municipalities and states have attempted to ban beer pong, either from bars or in general. In Oxford, Ohio, where Miami University is located, the city council tried to ban the game from being played outdoors, [14] and in Arlington, Virginia, bar owners were told to stop allowing the game to be played in their establishments. [1] In some cases, parents have been arrested for allowing the game to be played by underage participants. [5] Also, some schools in North Carolina have tried to ban the game, citing laws that all drinking games are illegal in the state. In the fall of 2007, Georgetown University officially banned all beer pong paraphernalia, such as custom-built tables and the possession of many ping-pong balls. [15] Some writers have mentioned beer pong as contributing to "out of control" college drinking. [16]
National Beer pong tournaments are held in the United States. Since the drinking age in the United States is currently 21 in all states, entry into most tournaments is restricted to players who meet this age requirement. Some, however, have held tournaments with other liquids legal to minors, such as milk or water. On October 19, 2007 Justin Agnew and Sam Hoffman took first place at the World Series of Beer Pong held in Las Vegas defeating Brooke Lopez and Kelly Milkican, who when interviewed said "We were simply outmatched". Although it is not official, a majority of the beer pong playing population regards these two as the World Champions. Guinness is in the process of entering the names into the book of records, but reportedly is taking issue with the fact that the beer used at the W.S.O.B.P. was a non-Guinness product.[ citation needed] Furthermore, Brooke Lopez and Kelly Milkican have not won against the Agnew/Hoffman tandom in over a year of competition leaving them "frusterated and bitter" with their lack of beer pong skills.
The most notable include The World Series of Beer Pong, The Bing Bong Spring Cup, The World Pong Tour, [17] [18] Beer Pong Summer Cup, Beer Pong World Cup Invitational, ABAA's National Tour and the World Beer Pong Tournament.
A more common and decentralized organization of Beer pong games is small leagues. Ordinarily, a group of college students or other pong enthusiasts will create teams (partnerships) and play weekly against each other, such as at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with the "Isla Vista Beer Pong League", [19] and New York University. [20]
The game also appears in the Nintendo Wii game Game Party. [21]
Bud Pong was the branded version of beer pong that brewer Anheuser-Busch said involved the drinking of water, not Budweiser or any other beer. In the summer of 2005, the company began marketing "Bud Pong" kits to its distributors. Francine I. Katz, vice president for communications and consumer affairs, was reported in The New York Times as saying that Bud Pong was not intended for underage drinkers because promotions were held in bars, not on campuses. And it did not promote binge drinking, she said, because official rules call for water to be used, not beer. [22]
The New York Times quoted a bartender at a club near Clemson University as saying she had worked at several Bud Pong events and had "never seen anyone playing with water. It's always beer. It's just like any other beer pong." [22]
Some expressed incredulity at Anheuser-Busch's public statements. Henry Wechsler, director of the College Alcohol Study at the Harvard School of Public Health, said: "Why would alcohol companies promote games that involve drinking water? It's preposterous," [22] while advertising news site Adjab opined that "someone playing Bud Pong with water is about as likely as a teenage kid using the rolling paper he bought at the convenience store to smoke tobacco." [23]
On October 19, 2005, the company professed surprise that some players were using beer instead of water, and withdrew the game in response to criticism. Katz stated that "Despite our explicit guidelines, there may have been instances where this promotion was not carried out in the manner it was intended." However, on many campuses this water rule has been adopted to promote cleanliness. Players then keep a beer in a can or cup and must finish it by the end of the game.
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