There are countless articles about the history of beer pong and it appears that everyone comes back to some particular fraternity or college. The modern day beer pong was invented in almost every small liberal arts college up and down the East Coast. To think, some college kids just considering entertaining themselves when it was subzero outside decided to invent a drinking game to play inside. What a groundbreaking invention!
According to the “Book of Beer Pong”, which is the absolute source for any kind of research, beer pong started at Dartmouth College sometime in the 1950s and 1960s (DiSorbo, D. (2009)). But at the same time, Bucknell University claims to have invented the game in the 1970s (Allshouse, J. (2004, July 16)). They called …show more content…
Seeing all the ways people throw the balls is interesting and sometimes hilarious. People go from lobbing, speedball and the classic bouncing ball. Now with the Elbow/Wrists Rule, this is usually an unspoken rule at house parties (or at least until someone breaks it). When shooting, players must keep their elbows behind the edge of the table. If a wrists rule is in effect, players must keep their wrists behind the edge of the table. If the shot is made, the infracting player may step back and re-shoot the ball. This tends to be the most argued-over rule in Beer Pong, due to the fact that it is sometimes difficult to determine if the elbow / wrist does indeed cross the plane of the table Yes, Females have to abide by this rule as well. Re-Racking is another big game changer to the game. Once per game, each team can request the cups to be rearranged at the start of their turn. This is known as re-racking, racking, or reforming. Racking may take place when you have remaining cups in the amount of 6, 4, 3, or 2. If you get balls back after making 2 in a row, it is still considered your turn and you may not get a rack. If requested, Last cup may always be pulled back and
According to the “Book of Beer Pong”, which is the absolute source for any kind of research, beer pong started at Dartmouth College sometime in the 1950s and 1960s (DiSorbo, D. (2009)). But at the same time, Bucknell University claims to have invented the game in the 1970s (Allshouse, J. (2004, July 16)). They called …show more content…
Seeing all the ways people throw the balls is interesting and sometimes hilarious. People go from lobbing, speedball and the classic bouncing ball. Now with the Elbow/Wrists Rule, this is usually an unspoken rule at house parties (or at least until someone breaks it). When shooting, players must keep their elbows behind the edge of the table. If a wrists rule is in effect, players must keep their wrists behind the edge of the table. If the shot is made, the infracting player may step back and re-shoot the ball. This tends to be the most argued-over rule in Beer Pong, due to the fact that it is sometimes difficult to determine if the elbow / wrist does indeed cross the plane of the table Yes, Females have to abide by this rule as well. Re-Racking is another big game changer to the game. Once per game, each team can request the cups to be rearranged at the start of their turn. This is known as re-racking, racking, or reforming. Racking may take place when you have remaining cups in the amount of 6, 4, 3, or 2. If you get balls back after making 2 in a row, it is still considered your turn and you may not get a rack. If requested, Last cup may always be pulled back and