Blowing: A technique used to keep a ball that is rimming a cup from dropping in the cup. If you blow the ball while it is rimming a cup, the ball will often exit the cup. This technique is sometimes banned or reserved only for girls.
Formation: The arrangement of cups for the game. Examples may include 6-cup, 10-cup, 12-cup, etc. Furthermore, the cups may be spaced, together (touching), or random.
Get Them Back: Used to describe a situation when the game is being played with 2 balls. If a team hits two shots in a row with each of its balls, then they may get to have the balls back in order to have another turn. If a team never misses, it is possible that the other team may never get more than 1 shot.
"Let it ride": Used to describe a way of playing beer pong where you are not allowed to interfere with a ball's chance of hitting a cup. In other words, no blowing and no swatting. As an opposing player, you may interact with a thrown ball only after it is certain that it will not land in a cup.
Not Spaced: A formation of the cups in which, guess what, the cups are not spaced. Instead, they are in a formation in which they are touching each other. Contrast with spaced cups.
Redemption: An opportunity to still be in the game if all of your cups are hit. If the opposing team hits all of your cups, having redemption would give you the opportunity to shoot at your opponents' cups until you miss. If you end up hitting all of the opponents' cups, you have a tie game. A tie game may be resolved in an overtime game, or if the players involved are of the feminine kind, we suggest an all out mud wrestling match may best resolve the issue of a tie game. (Contrast with sudden death).
Reform: Re-arranging the formation of cups. For example, if there are only four cups left, you may arrange them in a diamond. Three may be arranged in a triangle. Some versions of beer pong reform, others don't. Check the House/Night/Game rules, or make them yourself.
Spaced Cups: Cups have space between them. They may be evenly spaced (possibly just enough space to pass a ping pong ball through) or they may be randomly spaced. Contrasted with not spaced.
Sudden Death: The game ends when the last cup is hit, i.e., no redemption. Sudden death may also occur when each member of a team hits a cup in order to finish off the other team's cups. The team would get the balls back, but since there are no longer any cups for them to throw at, the game is over.
Swatting: A technique used to keep an opponent's ball from hitting one of your cups. Essentially, if the ball takes a bounce, you are free to swat it away. This technique if sometimes not allowed.
David:
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you tell us all about beer pong? Find some links. Post some pics. Share some information......
Blowing: A technique used to keep a ball that is rimming a cup from dropping in the cup. If you blow the ball while it is rimming a cup, the ball will often exit the cup. This technique is sometimes banned or reserved only for girls.
ReplyDeleteFormation: The arrangement of cups for the game. Examples may include 6-cup, 10-cup, 12-cup, etc. Furthermore, the cups may be spaced, together (touching), or random.
Get Them Back: Used to describe a situation when the game is being played with 2 balls. If a team hits two shots in a row with each of its balls, then they may get to have the balls back in order to have another turn. If a team never misses, it is possible that the other team may never get more than 1 shot.
"Let it ride": Used to describe a way of playing beer pong where you are not allowed to interfere with a ball's chance of hitting a cup. In other words, no blowing and no swatting. As an opposing player, you may interact with a thrown ball only after it is certain that it will not land in a cup.
Not Spaced: A formation of the cups in which, guess what, the cups are not spaced. Instead, they are in a formation in which they are touching each other. Contrast with spaced cups.
Redemption: An opportunity to still be in the game if all of your cups are hit. If the opposing team hits all of your cups, having redemption would give you the opportunity to shoot at your opponents' cups until you miss. If you end up hitting all of the opponents' cups, you have a tie game. A tie game may be resolved in an overtime game, or if the players involved are of the feminine kind, we suggest an all out mud wrestling match may best resolve the issue of a tie game. (Contrast with sudden death).
Reform: Re-arranging the formation of cups. For example, if there are only four cups left, you may arrange them in a diamond. Three may be arranged in a triangle. Some versions of beer pong reform, others don't. Check the House/Night/Game rules, or make them yourself.
Spaced Cups: Cups have space between them. They may be evenly spaced (possibly just enough space to pass a ping pong ball through) or they may be randomly spaced. Contrasted with not spaced.
Sudden Death: The game ends when the last cup is hit, i.e., no redemption. Sudden death may also occur when each member of a team hits a cup in order to finish off the other team's cups. The team would get the balls back, but since there are no longer any cups for them to throw at, the game is over.
Swatting: A technique used to keep an opponent's ball from hitting one of your cups. Essentially, if the ball takes a bounce, you are free to swat it away. This technique if sometimes not allowed.