Water pong rules
**A 25 minute time limit for game play will be enforced. If the game is not over at the 25 minute mark, each player will have one more turn**
Deciding Who Goes First
Once the teams have been arranged, the team to go first must be decided. This will be done by a quick game of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’.
Setup
TEN (10) cups are arranged in front of each team and an agreed amount of water is placed in each cup. Each team will also have another cup for personal use to rinse the ping pong ball.
Elbow Rule
When shooting, players must keep their elbows behind the edge of the table. Breaking this rule results in the shot not counting. If the shot is made, the infracting player may step back and re-shoot the ball.
Re-Racking
Each team is allowed ONE RE-RACK 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. Re-racking may take place when you have remaining cups in the amount of 6, 4, 3, or 2. You may not re-rack in the middle of your turn (i.e., if you get balls back after making 2 in a row, it is still considered your turn and you may not get a re-rack.) If requested, the last cup may always be pulled back and centered.
Bouncing / Swatting
If a ball hits the table and then goes into a cup (even by accident), the cup that the ball goes into is removed, as well as another cup of the defending player’s choice. If there are only 2 cups remaining, the bounce only counts as one cup, so it’s fairly useless to bounce on the last 2 cups….unless you’re simply trying to be a tough guy.
Fixing Cups
At any time in the game, a player may ask for the cups to be fixed. This is not to get confused with re-racking. This is simply putting the cups back to where they would have been had they not slid or been knocked out of position.
Bring It Back
If both players on a team each make a cup during the same turn, they each receive another shot (“bringing it back”).
Two Balls, One Cup
Once a cup is made, but is still on the table and not in a hand, and both balls land inside, it is worth 3 cups (2 additional chosen by the defending team). This is most common if players shoot at the same time or if the defending team is not paying attention.
NO:
Rebuttal/Redemption
After the last cup is hit, each player from the losing team has a chance to hit the remaining cups. Each player shoots until they miss, the order in which this is done does not matter. If there are racks left over they may be used now. Once both players miss and there are remaining cups, the game is over. If the players manage to hit all remaining cups the game goes into a 3-cup overtime.
Overtime
THREE (3) cups are placed back into a triangle shape and the would-have-been winners shoot first. There are no re-racks permitted in overtime, however the last cup may be pulled back / centered.
Deciding Who Goes First
Once the teams have been arranged, the team to go first must be decided. This will be done by a quick game of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’.
Setup
TEN (10) cups are arranged in front of each team and an agreed amount of water is placed in each cup. Each team will also have another cup for personal use to rinse the ping pong ball.
Elbow Rule
When shooting, players must keep their elbows behind the edge of the table. Breaking this rule results in the shot not counting. If the shot is made, the infracting player may step back and re-shoot the ball.
Re-Racking
Each team is allowed ONE RE-RACK 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. Re-racking may take place when you have remaining cups in the amount of 6, 4, 3, or 2. You may not re-rack in the middle of your turn (i.e., if you get balls back after making 2 in a row, it is still considered your turn and you may not get a re-rack.) If requested, the last cup may always be pulled back and centered.
Bouncing / Swatting
If a ball hits the table and then goes into a cup (even by accident), the cup that the ball goes into is removed, as well as another cup of the defending player’s choice. If there are only 2 cups remaining, the bounce only counts as one cup, so it’s fairly useless to bounce on the last 2 cups….unless you’re simply trying to be a tough guy.
Fixing Cups
At any time in the game, a player may ask for the cups to be fixed. This is not to get confused with re-racking. This is simply putting the cups back to where they would have been had they not slid or been knocked out of position.
Bring It Back
If both players on a team each make a cup during the same turn, they each receive another shot (“bringing it back”).
Two Balls, One Cup
Once a cup is made, but is still on the table and not in a hand, and both balls land inside, it is worth 3 cups (2 additional chosen by the defending team). This is most common if players shoot at the same time or if the defending team is not paying attention.
NO:
- Rollbacks / Behind The Back
- Island / Solo / Lonely Cup
- Fingering / Blowing
Rebuttal/Redemption
After the last cup is hit, each player from the losing team has a chance to hit the remaining cups. Each player shoots until they miss, the order in which this is done does not matter. If there are racks left over they may be used now. Once both players miss and there are remaining cups, the game is over. If the players manage to hit all remaining cups the game goes into a 3-cup overtime.
Overtime
THREE (3) cups are placed back into a triangle shape and the would-have-been winners shoot first. There are no re-racks permitted in overtime, however the last cup may be pulled back / centered.