Skill Games

Instructions

 A game of fierce skill in the land of the very high buzz. You're going to need two card tables, ping pong balls, and of course, beer. Set up the card tables on opposite sides of a room, the farther apart, the greater the challenge. Place a cup of beer on the far table for each player. Each player takes turns bouncing a ball off the near table trying to land the ball in the cup on the far table. If a player bounces a ball that does not make it to the opposite table, that player must drink from his/her beer. If a player is successful in landing the ball in an opponents cup, the opponent must immediately bounce a ball into the cup of the successful player. If unsuccessful in the match, that person must drink the entire cup of beer with the ball in it. But, if the challenger is successful, the first player must drink his entire beer. If you ever land the ball in your own cup, you must drink the entire beer with the ball in it.

Instructions

 Just like ping-pong, this can be played either in singles or doubles. Supplies: players, beer, and a ping-pong table. Each player fills a cup with beer and places it one paddle-width from the end of the table, in the centre (or a paddle-width from the side for doubles). Hitting your opponent's cup earns you a point and requires the opponent to sip (5 sips to a cup). If you get the ball in your opponent's cup, you are awarded 5 points and the opponent must drink whatever remains in the cup (excluding the ball). No player may touch the ball prior to its hitting the table or a cup; if the ball hits a cup before hitting the table, it remains in play even after a single bounce on the table. A player may attempt to save a point after the ball hits a cup by returning it (provided of course the ball has bounced no more than one time). Multiple hits count only as a single point (exception: a ball hitting a cup and then bouncing inside the cup, or inside the partner's cup, counts as 5 points inside the cup.) A number of house rules are common - knocking a cup over is grounds for a penalty chug (but no points); ball may not be auto-returned via a fortuitous bounce off the cup, etc. The trajectories of the volleys should be high arcs, to keep things civilized. When away and without a ping-pong table then; nets can be created using some string, two chairs, and three or four paper towels.

Instructions

 Nothing quite like a drinking game based on games we grew up on. The normal supplies are needed: Beer and people. But you will also need a checker- board (or something similar), and instead of checkers, lots of small glasses, such as a shot glass. Actual the glasses should be of two different types, one for each player. Set up the board normally, and fill the glasses with beer or some other mixed drink. Straight shots will cause death. Play the game as you normally would, except that you have only five seconds to make a move. When you jump a player, that person has to drink the glass. The losing player then also has to drink the remaining shots on the board. Another version is a tag-team game. Each player on a team alternates the moves. The only stipulation is that there is no talking allowed between partners.

Equipment

 At least two cups (standard keg cups work great) as many bottle caps as you can get a hold of water beer

Instructions

 Players sit approximately 10 feet from each other on the floor (depends approximately on the size of the room and the skill of the players). Players alternately flip the bottle caps at each others goal - the cup, which is filled about half way with water (this prevents caps from popping out). If a player makes a shot he scores one point; however the opposing player is allowed the chance to cancel the point by making his next shot. If the opposing player misses his cancel shot he is required to take one drink (we generally equate six points to one 12 oz beer - no milking). If the opposing player make 12 oz cancel shot, no points are immediately scored. Player one shoots again and if he misses he must drink once (no points). If he makes his second shot it is once again up to player two to cancel - if he misses he drinks twice, if he makes then player one must make or else drink twice. This can go on to the point where a player must chug his whole beer before he can shoot again - only one point is awarded, though. The only other rule is that any ricochets are worth two points (i.e. a bounce off the floor, or a thigh, or the wall. To cancel, player two must ricochet his cap also. If he just makes a normal shot he cancels out one of the two points and must take a drink. Games generally go to 15 and you must win by two. We have played this with as many as four people to a team, or if your room is large enough you can spread individuals into various formations for individual play. This game was originally played with your beer in the cup that was being shot at - it got pretty disgusting - use the water method. Not only did beer get all over the carpets/floors but whatever was on the carpets/floors got in your beer.

Instructions

 All players sit in a circle at a table. Each player takes a turn making a funny face or some other type of funny gesture or remark. Anyone who laughs must take a big swig of his/her drink. Embarrassment is the key to making the players laugh. Try making a statement about another players misfortune with an ex boyfriend or girlfriend.

Instructions

 Another game for the insane, very very high buzz factor. As the story goes, nobody has ever won, lost or drawn. Some tips : Don't play it in a crowded bar (you may lose 'your' barman). Make sure the bar staff are friendly and can take a joke (very important to avoid a draw). Don't make any plans for the following morning. The steps are very simple : The drinker approaches the bar and orders a shot drink (whisk(e)y, bourbon, vodka, etc., etc..). The drinker pays for the drink with too much money (i.e. hand over a $5-bill for a $2 drink). As the barman goes away to get change, the drinker shoots the shot. When the barman returns with the change, go to step number 1. The game ends in a number of possible ways: Drinker falls over (Result: Bar wins). Barman punches drinker's lights out (Result: Draw). Drinker gets thrown out (Result: Draw). Bar closes (Result: Drinker wins).