Q&A for How to Play Beer Pong

The only one to drink is the person whose cup has been shot into by the opposing player.

It depends on the table. However, feel free to experiment. You can set up each triangle on a different table across the room, or move each triangle as close together as you like. This will increase and decrease the level of difficulty, respectively.

You can use whatever drink you want, just make sure to change the name according to the drink, for example "milk pong."

Yeah, but nothing happens. If both of the balls make it to the cups, the opponent team drinks those cups.

Yes. It is often used as a distraction, but once the ball leaves the other players hand you must move what ever is blocking the cup.

Yes, that's a common variation of pong. Bounce shots still count if your opponent misses the swat or isn't paying attention.

There are different variations to this occurrence: 1) You count an extra cup for each bounce (aka 2 bounces = 3 cups); 2) Any bounce is always 2 cups. You should decide what rules to play by and stick to them or adhere by the "house rules".

They should all be touching rim to rim in the pyramid. You can move your opponent's cups back together if they become separated.

If they both make the same cup in one turn, the game is over.

Then the cup that it bounces off of and the cup that it makes it into are both taken out.

No, you do not.

No, you just fill the cup back up to the level it was at before it was knocked over and put it back.

Your opponent's cups should be at least a foot or two apart from yours if not more.

Yes, this is not a requirement. The only objective is to get the ball in a cup. However, it is a good idea to decide on the rules before you play. If no agreement can be reached, then 'house rules' apply, i.e. the owner of the house you are in has the final word.

No, you aren't allowed to interfere with their shot at all. If you accidentally do, then just replay that shot.

No, once the ball leaves the opponent's hand, there can not be any interference.

Absolutely! If one player can't have alcohol, their teammate can drink all of the cups. You can also fill 5 cups with water, 5 with beer and have the non-drinking teammate drink the water cups. Beer pong rules can be adjusted to fit the comfort of the players. What's most important is everyone is having fun and being safe!

Officially, no. The game has a maximum of 4 players. However, if you want to adjust the rules so players rotate with 7 on each side, that's perfectly allowed. In this instance, though, it might be better to fill the cups with water and have everyone drink from their own beer can to avoid spreading germs. 14 people is a lot!

That counts as a point and that cup must be drunk from and removed from play.

Absolutely! While this would technically be considered "Water Pong" or "Cup Pong," this is a safer alternative and can be played with the exact same rules.

"Re-racking" is a term for re-stacking cups into a formation where they're closer together. The most common re-rack is when there are 4 cups remaining on either side. Since these cups are usually spaced apart due to the other cups being removed, players re-rack them into a diamond to make points easier to score.

As long as your elbow is behind your side of the table when you shoot, you can be as far or close as you want.

Playing by the traditional rules of beer pong, teams start with one or two balls each.

No. Whichever team loses all their cups first is the losing team. The winners are the team with cups remaining.

It's not recommended to tape the cups down. Your cups should not tip over if you've filled them at least halfway. If tipping is still a problem, consider filling the cups all the way up with water. Then, drink from your own separate beer can any time the ball lands in one of your cups.