Battleship Beer Pong

 

Battleship Beer Pong (Battle, ship, beer, pong): A variant of beer pong created some time some where in 2002 which incorporates the classic battleship board game with a traditional beer pong match. There are two versions of this game: the original, and the 2 vs. 2 version.

 

- Original Version:

 

The game was formulated on a night where there were six players constantly rotating, playing some normal games when they realized they wanted to play a game involving everyone. Instead of a game of civil war beer pong or just multi-cup game (300 cup), they decided on something completely new...

 

1.) The Setup:

 

You need 6 players -> 3 on each team -> 3 balls in play

 

You need 18 cups per side which are then broken up into "ships". The ships can be setup anywhere on your side of the table but at least two ships must be positioned vertically with the rest being horizontally. Much like real battle-ship no diagnal ships are allowed. There has to be a 5-ship(carrier), 4-ship(battleship), two 3-ships(submarine), and a 2-ship(destroyer). Any cups that are drank must be placed on the outer edge of the table on your side and cannot be stacked.

 

2.) The Gameplay:

 

The team that shoots first starts with 1 ball while the other team has 2 balls. Then the receiving team shoots all 3 balls back.

 

Quick Hits:

-Bouncing is allowed (torpedoes) but only counts as one cup.

-Ricochets count.

-If you sink a ship (all cups on that ship gone) then your team automatically gets balls back.

-If you triple-up (all three players hit cups) then your team automatically gets balls back.

-Any overtime will be a 2 ship and a 3 ship (one vertical, one horizontal).

-Ricochets are integral part of the game especially when you keep the used cups on the sides of the table.

 

-Two-vs-two Version:

 

Most of the rules are the same except:

 

-there is only 2 balls in play.

-there is only a 5-ship, 4-ship, 3-ship, 2-ship

-overtime is one 3-ship

 

-Variations:

 

-change the amount of ships/ players/ balls. (adding a life raft or 1-ship is common)

-bouncing only/ no bouncing.

-overtime rules.