Hey fellow beer enthusiasts!! I have a few questions for you!
Have you ever found yourself at a party looking for something to do? Or at home with friends on a weekend night wishing you had an alternative form of entertainment? Or found yourself sitting on your couch, waiting for the hand on the clock to hit 10 so you can head out to the bar? Have you ever found yourself just simply bored?
I know most of you have encountered at least one, if not all, of these situations, but not to worry! I have created a list of entertaining, social, and most importantly cheap drinking games to jump-start what is sure to be a fun night.
1. Beer Pong or Beirut?
The first drinking game on my list, and probably the most celebrated on college campuses across the country, is known by two names: Beer Pong or Beirut. Which ever name you choose to use, if you drink beer you are bound to run into this particular game. All you need are 4 participants, 2 ping-pong balls, at least 20 cups ( red solo cups are the most commonly used brand), a table to play on, and of course some beer.
How To Play:
1. Create teams of two players
2. Set up ten cups on each side of the table in a pyramid-like format
3. Fill the cups up about half way with beer
4. The game begins with an "eye-to-eye" shot in which one player from each team attempts to land the ball in one of the other team's cups while looking into the eyes of the opposite shooter. This continues, alternating shooters, until a cup has been made, determining which team goes first.
5. Each player shoots once in turn, until a cup is made.
6. Once the ball lands in the cup of the opposite team, that cup is taken out of the rack and one of the opposing team members must drink the beer remaining in the cup.
7. This continues until one team has successfully gotten rid of every cup on the opposing team's side.
Rules:
Although the rules for beer pong, as well as pretty must every drinking game, vary depending on who is playing these are the general rules that myself and my friends follow:
1. "On Fire"- If a player successfully lands three cups in consecutive turns, then that player is allowed to keep shooting until they miss.
2. "Wrist/ Elbow Rule"- While shooting, every player must stand at a far enough distance so that neither their wrist or their elbow cross the edge of the table.
3. "Behind The Back"- If a player shoots and misses a cup but the ball is rebounded back towards them, and they snatch it before it hits the ground or a member of the other team grabs it, they are allowed an extra shot, but must throw the ball behind their back.
4. "Re-Rack"- each team is allotted two re-racks per-game, meaning they can ask the other team to rearrange the cups.
5."Bouncing"- If a player bounces the ball off of the table and into a cup, the opposing team must take away two cups from the rack in front of them.
2. Flip Cup
Flip cup, a drinking relay race, is by far my favorite drinking game. It is my drinking game of choice because its fast, fun, loud, competitive, and forces you to drink a good amount of beer in a short period of time. Unlike beer pong, there is not limit to the number of participants, very few rules, and little skill involved. In my opinion, flip cup is by far the most social and entertaining game on my list.
How To Play:
1. Create teams of as many people who want to play, as long as the teams are even.
2. Everyone has their own cup in front of them and fills it with beer to the half way mark.
3. The game begins when one person from each team, generally two people directly across from each other cheers to set of the race.
4. Then one at a time each player chugs their beer as quick as possible, places their empty cup right side up on the edge of the table and lightly flips it until it lands on the other side.
5. The next person in the chain can only begin to drink when the teammate before them successfully flips their cup.
6. The game ends when one team has completed the relay.
3. Card Games
Drinking card games are also extremely popular in social settings as well as in smaller gatherings. The main benefit of card games is that they provide a fun way to drink beer, while being able to talk to the people around you, as opposed to flip cup which tends to get pretty loud and competitive. The most commonly played card game is Kings. The rules to this particular card game vary from place to place. But the general idea is that all of the cards are placed face down on a table and one player at a time picks up a card. Each card represents a different action. For example, if a player picks up a "4" then every participant must touch the floor, and the last person to do this must drink. The game ends when all of the cards have been chosen and the players have had an awesome time!
A= waterfall, 2=you, 3=me, 4=floor, 5=guys, 6=chicks, 7=heaven, 8= pick a date, 9= busta rhyme, 10= categories, J= never have I ever, Q= questions, K= make a rule.
Other fun and easy to learn drinking card games:
Up the river, down the river
Sevens ( one of my favorites- no strategy and lots of beer)
Purple
High or Lower
I'm always looking for new ways to have fun with my friends, so if anybody has any fun, social, and cheap drinking games please post them here and share your thoughts!
To be honest, I don't think playing games while drinking beer will ever get old!
No comments:
Post a Comment