Planet Of Beer

Most beer games are designed to get the players as loopy as possible. I’ve listed a few here that at least require a modicum of skill and not as much chug-a-lugging. I’ll say it again: Be responsible and don’t torture yourself and others around you by drinking too much. Most beer games are takeoffs of basic non-beer games.

Beer Ping-Pong

Players place a full glass of beer one paddle-width from the edge of the ping-pong table. If you hit your opponent’s cup, you earn a point and your opponent must slip. If you get the ball in your opponent’s cup, you earn five points and he or she must drink the whole cup. (Don’t swallow the ball!)

Beer Piano Here’s one of the musically inclined. One person blows into a beer bottle that’s been all or partially drunk. The player tries to find that note on a piano (or any other instrument). He or she gets three tries. If the person fails, it’s times to drink a beer. If the contestant gets the note, the note blower must drink.

Beer Cheers or “Hi Bob!’

This is similar to many television drinking games. Watch Cheers. Every times Norm touches his beer, drink a gulp of beer. If he drinks from his beer, drink the entire time he’s drinking. Every time the crowd yells “Norm!” drink. Other players can base their consumption on primary character’s actions in the show. A similar game is played with the old Newhart show. Every time someone says “hi Bob!” it’s time to chug.

Beer Hunter This one cracks me up. Take one bottle of beer and shake it for five minutes. Put it in a box with six or more beers just like it. Mix them up while the player is not looking. Have another person mix them up when the fist mixer isn’t looking and so on. The idea is to have the shaken beer hidden among its unshaken brethren. The first player picks up the beer and opens it. If he or she doesn’t get a face full if beer, he or she drinks it. And so on. You may want to try this one outdoors-no sense in damaging any furniture or angering the host.

Beirut also commonly known as ‘Beer Pong‘ is the most popular drinking game among college students today. Roughly twenty years ago the game emerged into society and caught on like wild fire. Beirut evolved as a “paddle-less” version of Beer Pong, a similar game that used paddles to propel the ping pong instead of throwing the ping pong by hand. According to Wikipedia there are two stories of where Beirut originated from. The first story explains that the game was popularized in 1983 after a student from Lehigh University observed a game at Bucknell University. The other story goes on to say that the game was developed in 1986. This is when a fraternity at Lehigh University created the game after all ping pong paddles were broken for regular Beer Pong. True Beirut .com supports the first story due to extent research in this area and finding many “old timers” who have claimed to play the game before 1986.

Anyhow, the reason the game is called Beirut instead of ‘Beer Pong‘ is because of an interesting history fact. Since the name Beer Pong had already been assigned to the game with paddles, a name for the game without paddles was in need. What ended up coming to these student’s mind oddly enough is the 70’s. To be exact they saw throwing the ping pong balls into the opposite cups symbolizing the “bombings” from East Beirut to West Beirut while they were at war in the 70’s (In Lebanon)

The game of Beirut spread very fast across the nation picking up a bunch of different variations of the game as it went. Although the game is called Beirut, it is often referred to as Beer Pong in many areas. It has been agreed among most people that calling the game Beirut or Beer Pong is acceptable and can be used interchangeably when referring to the game. Tendencies show that more people from the north refer to it as Beirut and more people from the south refer to it either as Beirut or Beer Pong. Simply it is argued that ‘Beer Pong‘ is easier to remember and makes more sense to the novice player. But most serious players call it ‘Beirut‘.

I personally believe the game started in the 70’s but did not get popular until the 80’s and has been spreading ever since. There is now not 1 university or college in the US that does not have a few hardcore Beirut players.

Do you always end up playing beer drinking games when you are with your friends? If the answer is yes, you probably end up playing the same beer games every time. If you want to spice up your Friday and Saturday nights a bit more, you can introduce a new game to your friends. Remember that if you want to play drinking games, you should make sure to offer your guests non-alcoholic beverages, such as water or coffee, and some snacks to help soak up the alcohol. Being a good friend means that you respect your friends, so if someone wants to quit, let them. Otherwise, have a good time, and enjoy playing this game during your next night out with the boys, a co-ed party, or a bachelor party.
There are tons of different beer games to play, but what you really need is a game that will get everyone excited and laughing. The name of the game is Flash. It is best played with at least four or five players, but the more players that you have the more fun (and difficult) it becomes.
Everyone sits in a circle so that each person can see every other person. Make sure to keep a bit of room in between each player for people to join in at any time, and to give yourself a bit of space to flash your sign.
Each person chooses a hand gesture or funny face that will represent him or her. It doesn’t matter what the face or gesture is, as long as it is short. Your hand gesture or face can be flirty, rude, exotic, or anything else, but make sure that you choose one that you can easily remember.
Go around the circle one time and have each person perform his or her hand motion or funny face. Make sure that you can remember as many of your friend’s gestures or faces as possible, because it is going to help you in the game.
To get the game going, you need to get a steady rhythm or beat going. You can easily do this by having everyone tap their feet two times and then clap their hands once.
One person starts by performing his hand motion or face, followed immediately by someone else in the group’s gesture. Keeping in time with the rhythm, this person must then perform someone their hand motion followed by someone else’s gesture.
When a player breaks the rhythm, either because they weren’t paying attention and didn’t see their gesture or face, or they can’t come up with someone’s hand gesture, they have to drink. The amount that each player drinks when they lose should be determined before the game starts. You can all drink the same amount of beer, or you give people special handicaps based on their drinking abilities.
After the penalty period, play begins again the same way as before, with the person who just had to drink starting up the action. If you think the game is too easy, you can speed up the tempo a bit to make things go a bit faster!
Flash is a great game, because it gets everyone loosened up a bit and also gets people moving a bit. If you want to get your next party or gathering going, you can try to play this beer drinking game. The game is also good for getting people talking and interacting with each other; for example, if you are playing with a cute girl, you can guarantee that her eyes will be on you when it is your turn to flash.