Sober up the Beer Pong champ with new games

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 1:01 AM

You’ve beaten all your frat brothers at Beer Pong so often that they won’t even play you anymore. Your shoes are beginning to mildew from all the spilled beer in Flip Cup and you’re just so darn tired of having to check the rule list every time you play King’s Cup. Check out what students from around Nevada said they are playing when the same old drinking games turn sour.

Flip, Sip or Strip

Number of players: Any
You will need: Quarters, a drink for each player
Directions: The first person flips a coin and calls heads or tails while it’s in the air. If a player guesses right, the coin is passed to the right for the next person to flip.
– If a player guesses wrong, he/she either takes a sip of the drink or strips off an article of clothing. The player then passes the coin to the left.
– If a player guesses correctly, he/she can choose to flip again. A second correct guess means he/she can pass the coin to anyone in the circle. A wrong guess has normal consequences.
– If a player guesses right three times in a row, he/she may put an article of clothing back on.
– Lousy tosses must be redone. Coins must either land or be caught in the air. If catching, the coin should not be slapped backwards.
Troy Pearman, 23-year-old computer science major at Truckee Meadows Community College

Drunk Driver

Number of players: Two to four
You will need: A deck of cards without jokers and alcohol of choice
Directions: Cards must be laid in a pyramid, facedown. The bottom row will have eight cards, each row with one less until the top has one. Flip the top card of the pyramid over.
– Players must guess whether the next card in the pyramid is higher or lower than the last one.
– If correct, it is the next player’s turn. If wrong, the player must take a drink and guess again until correct.
– Once the pyramid is out, the last player to miss must go on “the ride.”
– The ride happens when the entire deck is reshuffled and put together for the ride. The player must then guess higher or lower on each card, drinking each time he/she is incorrect.
– If a pulled card matches the last, the driver can take someone along on the ride. This person must drink whenever the driver does.
– The game ends when the ride is over.
Tim Ritchie, 27-year-old computer science major at the College of Southern Nevada

Kegball

Number of players: At least 10
You will need: A kickball, four bases, shot glasses for each player, hard alcohol and a keg at second base
Directions: This game is played like grade school kickball.
– Divide players into even teams. Teams will then participate in a slam-off to decide which team kicks first. Do this by lining teams up face-to-face. Take shots down the line. The first team to finish kicks first.
– Base runners are taken out when the offense hits them with the ball or tags the base.
– In order to stay safe on base, a player must continue sipping his/her drink or else any player on the opposing team can tag them out with the ball.
– If a runner slips, slides, trips or falls he/she has to do a six-second keg stand at the end of the inning.
– Between each inning, teams face off in another slam-off. The winning team of the slam-off gets an extra point.
– If two people disagree on a call, they must see who can do a longer keg stand. The longer one wins.
– The game is over when the keg is empty or a team has reached a predetermined amount of points.
Taylor Hentsch, 19-year-old electrical engineering major at the University of Nevada, Reno

The Drinking Bat

Number of players: Two to 20. This can be played like a real baseball game or just among a few players.
You will need: A whiffle ball bat and a beer for each player
Directions: The bat must be cut off at the end so that the contents of a beer can fit inside.
– The batter must chug the beer from the bat and spin around three times.
– Another player will pitch the can. The batter must hit it with the bat to score a point.
– Teams can be made and points can be accounted for similar to an actual baseball game if there are enough people.
Jon Criss, 20-year-old photography major at the University of Nevada, Reno

Rage Cage

Number of players: Four to 10
You will need: Two quarters, two shot glasses, four cups, beer and hard alcohol
Directions: Place the four cups in the middle of the table, filled a quarter each with beer.
– Players on opposite sides of the table will start with a filled shot glass. The two players must attempt to bounce the quarters into one of the beer-filled cups in the middle.
– If the quarters go in, the shot glass is passed clockwise. If it’s made on the first try, the shot glass goes to the person behind whoever has the other shot glass.
– Players keep shooting until they make it in a cup. Meanwhile, the other players pass their cups around and lap the losing player, he/she becomes stuck in the “rage cage.”
– That player must drink his/her entire drink before another lap comes around to stay in the game. This continues until players are eliminated.
Brittany Madrid, 19-year-old biology major at the University of Nevada, Reno

Tara Verderosa can be reached at tverderosa@nevadasagebrush.com.