By World Beer Pong Federation.com
Competitors: Two teams consisting of anywhere between three and nine players per team.
Setup:
1.) An 8 ft. table should be placed up against a nearby wall. Starting from the wall, place four beer pong cups in a straight line.
2.)The cup closest to the wall is worth a home run, the cup in front of it a triple, the cup in front of that a double, and the front cup is a single. An example is provided below.
3.) The singles cup should only be filled with a small amount of beer, with the doubles cup having a little more beer, and the triples cup a little more beer still, and the home run cup having the most beer.
Start of the Match: The visiting team goes first, just like in regular baseball.
During Gameplay:
1.) There are three outs per inning. The game lasts anywhere between five and nine innings, depending on how long you want the game to go on.
2.) While on offense, each player takes an at-bat in a set batting order, which consists of bouncing one pong ball toward the four cups. If it goes into one of the cups, they score the corresponding hit. If the ball does not go into the cup, it is an out.
3.) When a cup is sank, a player on the defensive team must drink. Defensive players drink in the same order as their batting order. After drinking the cup, it must be refilled to the same level it was before.
4.) Defensive players can stand on each side of the cups to play defense and provide distractions if they wish. They cannot catch the ball after the first bounce, but are free to do so after any second bounce, including off the cups. A catch results in an out.
5.) Each successive hit moves any baserunner the corresponding number of bases. For example, if a team has a runner on first base and the batter hits a double, the runner goes to third base. The team would then have runners on second and third base. When a baserunner crosses home plate, it counts as a run.
Winning the Game:
1.) The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins.
Overtime:
1.) If both teams are tied after the scheduled amount of innings has taken place, the game moves into extra innings in the same manner as regular baseball until a winner can be determined.